Access

By air:
The Nice - Côte d'Azur International Airport is located 13.7 miles away from Monaco. Helicopter and bus services, taxis and hire cars provide permanent links between the airport and the Principality. Furthermore Monaco can be reached by helicopter from Nice Airport. This service is scheduled every 20 minutes or on request and offers additional benefits such as free transport from the heliport to the hotel or other place of residence. The duration of the flight is 6 minutes.

By train:
The Monaco-Monte Carlo (SNCF) railway station is a stop for many international trains. The railway is a rapid means of communication between the Principality and all the localities of the Côte d'Azur from Cannes to Menton.

By road:
The A8 highway, which connects with the whole European highway system, serves the Principality by means of easy access roads (the exit "Monaco - La Turbie" coming from or going to France and "Monaco - Roquebrune" coming from or going to Italy). Local travel is provided by three major roads: the Low, the Middle and the Great Corniches.

Service by inter-town coaches:
To Nice and Cannes, via the Low and Middle Corniches, from 6AM to 1AM and also in the direction of Menton, Italy and the villages of the backcountry.

Some distances:
Cannes 31 miles
Genoa 174 km
Geneva 323 miles
Marseille 127 miles
Menton 4.3 miles
Nice 10.5 miles
Paris 595 miles
San Remo 22 miles
Turin 124 miles

By sea:
The two harbors of the Principality, the Condamine (Hercule harbor) and Fontvieille, are equipped to handle yachts of all weights and sizes while intercontinental liners are able to anchor in the bay of Monaco.

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