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Bus 81 Express to CannesorWelcome Pickups transfer to Menton?

The short answer

For one traveler the Bus 81 Express to Cannes is cheaper by €88.60. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Welcome Pickups transfer to Menton is quicker: 35 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 Menton: 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 MentonDifference
1€21.40€110€88.60
2€42.80€110€67.20
3€64.20€110€45.80
4€85.60€170€84.40
5€107€170€63
6€128.40€170€41.60
7€149.80€170€20.20
8€171.20€240€68.80

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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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