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I would not take the bus. The train service out of Nice to all these areas is the quickest & easiest way to go & not very expensive. The bus sometimes takes a round about route with many stops plus you can get stuck in traffic. We made the mistake of taking the bus from Nice to Juan Les Pin. It took us about 11/2 hours. We took the train back & it was only about 20 minutes.
John

I agree with the previous poster. While the bus fare (bus n° 200) is really cheap (only 1€), the trip can take up to 2h30 depending on the traffic. Nice's main train station is only a 10 minute-walk from your hotel and it takes between 29 to 40 minutes - depending on what local train you take - to get to Cannes (one-way ticket: 6,60€).

I advise the same about going to Monaco. Take the train. It's a 20 minute-trip (3,70€). The bus n° 100 takes about 1 h and the fare is still only 1€. This line is very popular and I think it's a little chaotic to manage to get inside the bus at the departure stop (near Segurane bus stop by the Velo Bleu station), despite the presence of an inspector and the frequence of the bus service (every 15 minutes). Some people don't respect the "first come, first served" basis and simply cut you in line... If you decide taking the bus, watch out with your valuables (wallet/purse) since it's one of the picketpockets' favorite bus lines.

Bus n° 100 timetable and itinerary: cg06.fr/cms/cg06/upload/serv...

Ops pickpockets

Not to nitpick but the bus fares went up from a euro to 1 euro 50 cents at the beginning of May. A lot of 50 cent coins have suddenly started appearing in change as a result.

The trains for Cannes do not have a regular timetable - there can be well over an hour between them at some times of day, so it pays to check the timetables, and makes sense to buy the tickets the day befor you travel so you don't end up in the notorious long queues at the ticket desks when you have minutes before the train departs

The 200 bus which runs between Nice and Cannes can be used to travel from Cannes to JLP. It starts outside the town hall along from the Palais de Festivals direction Le Suquet.

the picketpockets' favorite bus is where I lost my wallet a few years back. It makes a lot of sense to invest in one of those zipped moneybelt that goes across the chest under clothing. They will need more than slippery fingers to get it this time.

If you take the train you may hear a warning on the loudspeaker that there are "four robbers making their way through the train". I heard it last week out of Nice, and its a recording designed to frighten tourist into taking security precautions. It was quite alarming at the time! I thought - why tell us, why not do something about it! Couple of boats in Villefranche deposited a few hundred tourists at the station trying to save money on the Monaco excursion and it was pickpocket paradise.

So far, only the fares for Lignes d'Azur network buses/tram have gone up from 1€ to 1,50€.

I live in Nice and I often take the bus to go to Monaco, Villeneuve-Loubet, etc. As a matter of fact, I took buses n° 100 and 200 last week.

If you do not ask a ticket with a connection, the fare with TAM buses (100, 200, 400, 500 etc) is 1€ for now (prices will eventually go up according to one of the bus drivers).

A few examples:

Bus n° 200 to Cagnes-sur-mer: the fare is 1,50€

Bus n° 200 to Villeneuve-Loubet: the fare is 1€

Bus n° 100 to Villefranche-sur-mer: the fare is 1,50€

Bus n° 100 to Monaco: the fare is 1€

Bus n° 100 from Monaco to Nice with a tram connection: the fare is 1,50€

you got advise already leaning towards the train. However, when I go, often on business I fly into Nice and take the bus to Cannes, very nice ride, and see more of the town. ok to say I am not a train person, the car is even better lol!!!

It may save you lots of time (and folks at VT, too), if you take a Lignes d'Azur map from their office at Place Massena. It has all bus routes and stops, plus the tram. I guess, TAM network is there, too. I never go out without it in my bag.
Concerning the question – I would take the train to Cannes, and the bus to Monaco. P.S. There is a helicopter service, too 

‘the fares for Lignes d'Azur network buses/tram have gone up from 1€ to 1,50€’, and the airport bus – from 4€ to 6€
- They promised the 75% tax is for the rich only, didn’t they?..

Train = faster than bus
Bus = more scheduled rides than train (daytime) and sort of scenic as it follows the coast

Elainehead wrote:
So far, only the fares for Lignes d'Azur network buses/tram have gone up from 1€ to 1,50€.

I live in Nice and I often take the bus to go to Monaco, Villeneuve-Loubet, etc. As a matter of fact, I took buses n° 100 and 200 last week.

If you do not ask a ticket with a connection, the fare with TAM buses (100, 200, 400, 500 etc) is 1€ for now (prices will eventually go up according to one of the bus drivers).

A few examples:

Bus n° 200 to Cagnes-sur-mer: the fare is 1,50€

Bus n° 200 to Villeneuve-Loubet: the fare is 1€

Bus n° 100 to Villefranche-sur-mer: the fare is 1,50€

Bus n° 100 to Monaco: the fare is 1€

Bus n° 100 from Monaco to Nice with a tram connection: the fare is 1,50€

 Since July 1st, 2013, the TAM bus fares (n° 100, 200, etc) are now 1,50€.

Bus n° 100 to Villefranche-sur-mer: the fare is 1,50€

Bus n° 100 to Monaco: the fare is 1€

- This logic can drive anyone crazy: what's the distance to Villefranche, compared with that to Monaco? Should be cheaper, not dearer!

Monaco pays more subsidy, they have more money

Good use for the money, too, - they've got immaculately clean streets

Muscovite wrote:
Good use for the money, too, - they've got immaculately clean streets

 right ,as the old saying money talks and bs walks