There are 9 ways to get from Cannes to Positano by plane, ferry, train, bus, car, or train (Trenitalia)
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Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Naples Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane NCE - NAP
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
6h 25m€97–291Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Salernobus N1501
19h 18m€79–137Train, ferry
- Take the train from Cannes to Ventimigliatrain C3
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Roma Terminitrain Fb / ...
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centraletrain Fr
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
12h 24m€135–356Drive 970.6 km
- Drive from Cannes to Positanocar 970.6 km
9h 40m€151–218Train, train to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly to Naples Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Cannes to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova Sestri Ponen.train
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane GOA - NAP
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
9h 7m€109–319Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Naples Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Cannes to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane MRS - NAP
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
8h 21m€127–361Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane NCE - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napolitrain
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
7h 48m€98–308Train
- Take the train from Cannes to Ventimigliatrain C3
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Roma Terminitrain Ic
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centraletrain Fr
14h 34m€111–248Bus via Siena
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Sienabus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Siena Central Train Station to Naples Metropark Central Parkingbus Itabus
20h 4m€82–158
Cannes to Positano by train, subway, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cannes to Positano is to bus which costs €75 - €140 and takes 19h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Cannes to Positano is to fly and ferry which takes 6h 25m and costs €95 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Cannes to Positano. However, there are services departing from Gare SNCF Cannes and arriving at Positano Sponda via Nice Airport, Salerno and Amalfi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Cannes to Positano. However, there are services departing from Cannes and arriving at Meta via Ventimiglia, Roma Termini and Napoli P. Garibaldi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 34m.
The distance between Cannes and Positano is 743 km. The road distance is 970.6 km.
The best way to get from Cannes to Positano without a car is to train and ferry which takes 12h 24m and costs €130 - €360.
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Cannes to Positano, including transfers.
Cannes to Positano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice Airport station.
Cannes to Positano train services, operated by ZOU!, depart from Cannes station.
The best way to get from Cannes to Positano is to bus which takes 19h 18m and costs €75 - €140. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €110 - €250 and takes 14h 34m.
What companies run services between Cannes, France and Positano, Italy?
FlixBus operates a bus from Nice Airport to Salerno once daily. Tickets cost €75–130 and the journey takes 14h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cannes to Positano Chiesa Nuova via Ventimiglia, Roma Termini, Napoli Centrale, Napoli P. Garibaldi, Meta, and Meta in around 14h 34m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Naples Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Naples Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Naples Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Naples Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €21–110
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Naples Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €23–130
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- ZOU!
Train from Cannes to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
Train from Cannes to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
Train from Cannes to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Cannes to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Cannes to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Cannes to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Cannes to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Sestri Ponen.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Roma Termini
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Cannes to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nice Airport to Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Siena
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Siena Central Train Station to Naples Metropark Central Parking
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- (+39)081.552.07.63
- [email protected]
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
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More Questions & Answers
Cannes to Positano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Salerno station.
Cannes to Positano train services, operated by ZOU!, arrive at Ventimiglia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cannes to Positano is 971 km. It takes approximately 9h 40m to drive from Cannes to Positano.
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