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Bus 81 Express to CannesorWelcome Pickups transfer to Antibes?

The short answer

For one traveler the Bus 81 Express to Cannes is cheaper by €37.60. But at 3 travelers the Welcome Pickups transfer to Antibes takes over, and at 4 travelers the Bus 81 Express to Cannes takes over, and at 5 travelers the Welcome Pickups transfer to Antibes takes over.

The Welcome Pickups transfer to Antibes is quicker: 20 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. Welcome Pickups transfer to Antibes: Runs all night.

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 CannesWelcome Pickups transfer to AntibesDifference
1€21.40€59€37.60
2€42.80€59€16.20
3€64.20€59€5.20
4€85.60€93€7.40
5€107€93€14
6€128.40€93€35.40
7€149.80€93€56.80
8€171.20€93€78.20

The cheaper option changes at 3 travelers, from the Bus 81 Express to Cannes to the Welcome Pickups transfer to Antibes. The cheaper option changes at 4 travelers, from the Welcome Pickups transfer to Antibes to the Bus 81 Express to Cannes. The cheaper option changes at 5 travelers, from the Bus 81 Express to Cannes to the Welcome Pickups transfer to Antibes. That is the whole reason this comparison is not a single number.

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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