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Bus 81 Express to CannesorBus 82 Express to Antibes?

The short answer

For one traveler the Bus 82 Express to Antibes is cheaper by €10.40. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Bus 82 Express to Antibes is quicker: 47 min against 50 min. The Bus 81 Express to Cannes varies between 45 and 58 minutes.

Bus 81 Express to Cannes: 07:35–21:55. Bus 82 Express to Antibes: 07:30–21:55.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersBus 81 Express to CannesBus 82 Express to AntibesDifference
1€21.40€11€10.40
2€42.80€22€20.80
3€64.20€33€31.20
4€85.60€44€41.60
5€107€55€52
6€128.40€66€62.40
7€149.80€77€72.80
8€171.20€88€83.20

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
81 · ZOU! Express, for the Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurBus 81 Express to Cannes
From
The Ligne 81 stop at Nice Aéroport Terminal 2, five minutes ahead of Terminal 1
To
Cannes Gare SNCF in about 50 minutes, after Le Cannet, Place Benidorm (Office de Tourisme)
Runs
07:35–21:55
Journey
45–58 min

The fare is EUR 21.40 bought ahead — agency, e-boutique, app, SMS at the stop or a tapped card on the validator — against EUR 21.80 paid in cash to the driver.

No local hop: the operator's own sheet says a trip cannot be bought only between Cannes Gare SNCF and Le Cannet — this line is for the airport run.

The last direct departure is 20:50; a 21:55 departure still reaches Cannes, at 22:46, on a slower routing via Antibes.

The TER from Nice-Ville also reaches Cannes, unpriced here.

Bus 81 Express to Cannes: price for every party size

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82 · ZOU! Express, for the Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurBus 82 Express to Antibes
From
The Ligne 82 stop at Nice Aéroport Terminal 2, five minutes ahead of Terminal 1
To
The Pôle d'Echanges d'Antibes, by the railway station, in about 47 minutes, then on to Juan-les-Pins, Golfe-Juan and Vallauris
Runs
07:30–21:55
Journey
35–55 min

The fare is EUR 11.00 bought ahead — agency, e-boutique, app or a tapped card on the validator — against EUR 11.40 paid in cash to the driver.

One fare for the whole line: it costs the same whether you get off at Antibes or ride on to Golfe-Juan or Vallauris.

Since 10 March 2025 the bus also calls at Terminal 1, five minutes after Terminal 2.

The TER from Nice-Ville also reaches Antibes, unpriced here.

Bus 82 Express to Antibes: price for every party size

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