The French Riviera has no single starting point. Road days collect you in Nice, boats leave from harbours between Cannes and Monaco, and the food walks meet in Cannes and Menton. Find the spot printed on your French Riviera tickets here, with the tram or train stop beside it.
Your booking names a meeting point. Look it up below, stretch by stretch along the coast. Each entry comes from the tour's own listing, so the name on your booking should match one of them.
Go and see it the day before if you can, above all for a boat. The free cancellation covers you only if you cancel at least 24 hours ahead.
Port Lympia is the harbour east of Castle Hill, and the shared boats leave from its quays. Tram line 2 runs there from the airport and the centre.
The centre of Nice is where the bikes, the tasting and the hotel pickups are. The Promenade des Anglais runs along the bay west of the Old Town.
Check the pickup time on your booking, and be in your lobby a few minutes early.
East of Nice, the coast road and the train pass Villefranche-sur-Mer first, then Beaulieu-sur-Mer. The cape of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat runs out to sea between them.
No shared tour starts in Villefranche-sur-Mer itself. The Nice boats cross its bay, and one of them puts you ashore there for 45 minutes. Cruise ships anchor in the same bay and tender passengers to Port de la Santé.
The solar boat leaves from the Môle des Pêcheurs in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, which has its own station. The day-cruiser boards at Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, where there is no station, so plan the last stretch by road.
Èze village sits on its rock far above the sea. Èze-sur-Mer is its shore, with a station on the coastal line and a small port. The private boat from Port Silva Maris boards there.
The road days climb to the village by the Moyenne Corniche, the middle of the three coast roads. They stop at its viewpoints on the way to Monaco.
Monaco is a few minutes further by train. The self-drive boat leaves a dock there, pinned on Port Hercule, the harbour below the Rock.
Menton is the last stop before Italy, on the line to Ventimiglia. The food walk meets at the Carrousel de Menton, the merry-go-round by 11 Rue Saint-Michel, and ends there three hours later. The walk takes in the market hall, Plage des Sablettes and the old-town lanes.
Cannes is about 27 minutes west of Nice by train. Its two meeting points are both on the water: the Old Port for the food walk and Port Pierre Canto for the island boat.
Antibes has no fixed meeting point of its own. The private tour west of Nice picks up there by arrangement.
Match your meeting point to its tram stop or station here.
| Meeting point | Town | Nearest tram or train | Who meets here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Lympia tram stop | Nice | Port Lympia (tram 2) | The shared boats |
| NiceCar, Rue Lascaris | Nice | Port Lympia (tram 2) | The open-top e-car |
| Cap de Nice base | Nice | East of the port | The mini Fiats |
| Mobilboard, Rue Halévy | Nice | Central Nice, by the Promenade | E-bikes and Segways |
| Centrum Box, Rue Berlioz | Nice | Alsace-Lorraine (tram) | The vineyard ride |
| VinoLove, Rue Désiré Niel | Nice | Central Nice | The wine tasting |
| Your hotel | Nice | None needed | The road days |
| Môle des Pêcheurs | Beaulieu-sur-Mer | Beaulieu-sur-Mer station | The solar boat |
| Quai Virgile Allari | Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat | No station; by road | The day-cruiser |
| Port Silva Maris | Èze-sur-Mer | Èze-sur-Mer station | A private boat |
| Port Hercule | Monaco | Monaco-Monte-Carlo station | The self-drive boat |
| The Carrousel | Menton | Menton station | The Menton food walk |
| Quai Saint-Pierre | Cannes | Cannes station | The Cannes food walk |
| Port Pierre Canto | Cannes | Cannes station | The island boat |
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Nice to Monaco
The port, the bay of
Villefranche, the cape and the Rock
The map loads from Google only when you press the button. Nice's port is at the left, Monaco at the right, and the cape of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat between them.
Every meeting point and arrival rule comes from the tour's own listing. The tram to the port is Lignes d'Azur's, and the train stops are SNCF's, checked 26 September 2026. The cruise port is the Département's page.
Three hours on a private boat for up to seven from a small marina on the shore below the hill village, with drinks, snacks and towels aboard. Plus €300 in local fees per booking.
From $348 per person plus €300 local fees, per booking
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Two hours piloting your own 5.2-metre boat from a dock in Monaco, no licence needed, for up to four and priced per boat. Fridge, speaker and sunshade aboard; the paddleboard and food cost extra.
From $158 per group (up to 4)
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Four hours on a private boat from the Cannes seafront for up to eleven, priced per group: out to the islands off the bay, an hour at anchor, snorkel gear and a paddleboard. Plus €300 for the captain and service.
From $476 per group (up to 11) plus €300 captain and service, per booking
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