Cannes Travel Forum

In Port arriving at 10 AM till 7 PM on 4/23/09. Thinking of taking a train to St. Paul de Vence. How far is it, how long a ride, what is the cost? Where do we go when we get there (St. Paul), and what transportation would be available? We heard it's beautiful. Would welcome suggestions and any pertinent info. Thanks!!

hi - there is no train to st paul de vence. from cannes, take the local train to Cagnes sur mer and from there the bus which takes about fifteen minutes or so to the town walls. there is also a bus from nice, but the former is easier. there are several bus stops in cagnes sur mer - make sure you get to the right one ( not nearest the train station as i recall ). the truth is that a rental car is the easiest way to get there and the roads are good.
st paul is of course overrun with tourists with good reason. a delightful hill city. do not miss the Maeght Foundation art museum.
for what its worth our favorite hill village was tourette sur loup which is also served only by busses and harder to get to as well.

All the buses passing through Cagnes stop at the "Gare Routier", where you can pick up the bus for St Paul. Its five to ten minutes walk from the Cagnes Gare SNCF train station

it is a beautiful town indeed,and the advise has been good, i for one prefered the car ::)