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Air Nice-Côte d'Azur International Airport (NCE) Tel: (04) 9321 3012. Fax: (04) 9321 4402. Website: www.nice.aeroport.fr The airport is situated 24km (15 miles) away from Cannes. France's leading airport after Paris, it has direct flights to the main cities of France and Europe, and to North America, Africa and the Near East. There are hourly flights to Paris. Major airlines: France's national airline is Air France (tel: (03) 8855 2605). Other carriers include British Airways, Lufthansa, Sabena Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Swissair. Airport facilities: Services include duty-free shops and boutiques, a pharmacy, restaurants, a self-service cafeteria, a bar, bureaux de change and ATMs. Ada, Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz and Sixt provide car hire services. Disabled services are available (tel: (04) 9321 4458). A free shuttle bus (navette) between terminal one and two and car parks departs every eight minutes during peak times, otherwise every 15 minutes. The airport organises a personalised welcome for VIP visitors on request. Business facilities: Nice Airport's business centre (tel: (04) 9321 3073; fax: (04) 9321 3181) in terminal one provides fully equipped meeting areas (with a capacity for 250) and smaller offices (one with internet access). Transport to the city: Buses to Cannes run daily 0900-2200 (travel time - 45 minutes) every 30 minutes and cost FFr70. Taxis to the centre (travel time - 30 minutes) cost around FFr390 (Allo Taxis Niçois (tel: (04) 9313 7878)). Fixed-price taxi cheques can be purchased at the transport bureau by the information desk (tel: (04) 9321 3083). The journey takes at least an extra 15 minutes during the International Film Festival. Seven-minute helicopter flights run from Nice to Palm Beach (tel: (04) 9321 4646) and depart twice hourly from 0820-1720. A single trip costs FFr400 and a return costs FFr780 (including shuttle to the town centre). Cannes-Mandelieu Airport (CEQ) Tel: (04) 9390 4040. Fax: (04) 9390 4015. Website: www.cannes.aeroport.fr Situated eight kilometres (five miles) from Cannes' centre (journey time - ten minutes), Cannes-Mandelieu is France's leading private aviation airport. Airport facilities: These include reception rooms, a VIP lounge, hotel-booking, limousine and helicopter services. Approximate flight times to Cannes: From London is 2 hours; from New York is 7 hours; from Los Angeles is 13 hours; from Toronto is 10 hours (plus stopover and transfer) and from Sydney is 25 hours (plus stopover and transfer). Arrival/departure tax: None. |