VISITORS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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Good to know

Exhibition hours for public access:

Tuesday 8 September: 10 am – 7 pm

Wednesday 9 September: 10 am – 7 pm

Thursday 10 September: 10 am – 7 pm

Friday 11 September: 10 am – 10 pm

Saturday 12 September: 10 am – 7 pm

Sunday 13 September: 10 am – 6 pm

  • By car : A8 motorway, Cannes/Mougins exit 

- Vieux Port GPS coordinates - 06400 Cannes – France

            Latitude : 43.551456 / Longitude : 7.01646

- Port Canto GPS coordinates - 06400 Cannes – France

            Latitude : 43.540386 / Longitude : 7.033511

  • By plane : Nice Côte d'Azur International Airport. Tel. (0)820 423 333 (€0.12/mn including VAT + call charge ). More information on flight times on the Nice airport website: www.nice.aeroport.fr
  • By helicopter: From Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur to the show.
    Green Bees Hélico. Tél. +33 4 93 90 56 99.
    More information
    • By water Shuttles  - Nice airport :
           - Connections Nice Côte d'Azur Airport/ Rapides Côte d'Azur (RCA) Place Cornut-Gentille - Tél. Tel. +33 (0)4 93 39 11 39
           - Cannes to Airport: 7 am - 8 am, then every 30 minutes until 6 pm– then 7 pm
           - Airport to Cannes: 8:00 - 9:00 then every 30 minutes until 7 pm, then     8 pm
    • By bus : the No. 81 bus direct to Cannes via the A8 motorway every day from 8:00 am until 8:05 pm. Departs Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 - Bay 3.
    • The No. 200 bus will take you to Cannes on the RN7 via St Laurent du Var, Cannes sur Mer, Biot, Antibes and Golfe Juan from 7:30 to 22:00 Mon-Sat and from 8:45 to 22:00 on Sundays. Departs Terminal 1 – Bay 0.
    • By train : Cannes SNCF station, Place de la Gare. Tel. +33 (0)892 35 35 35 (€0.15/min including VAT + call charge) or 3635. Book your tickets on https://www.sncf-connect.com/

    Yes, access is free for children up to 10 years included.

    Practical information

    Access to the maritime shuttles between the two ports is free once you are on the show grounds.

    The list of exhibitors is available on the show website in the section: Exhibitors.

    Any e-ticket for the Cannes Yachting Festival can only be purchased using a Visa or MasterCard bank or credit card. It is not possible to pay by cheque, bank transfer, or American Express card.

    Yes, you can purchase your e-ticket in advance, please follow this link.

    My access passes

    E-tickets sold at the online e-ticketing office are neither exchangeable nor refundable. Please note that in any circumstance, you remain responsible for covering costs relating to your visit (such as transport, hotel, meals…) and no request for a refund may be submitted for them. There will not be any ticket offices at the exhibition entrances, the ticket office is entirely online.

    E-tickets may only be purchased from the online ticket office.  The Cannes Yachting Festival entrances will not have any ticket desks.

    No, an e-ticket purchased in advance from the online ticket office does not allow priority access with no queuing.

    Only professional e-tickets and e-invitations are nominative.

    Check your junk email or go to the ticket office home page to easily find your e-ticket. 

    All the services associated with each e-ticket can be seen at Basket - CANNES YACHTING FESTIVAL 2026.

    Professionals

    Professional e-tickets are valid only from Tuesday 8 to Friday 11 September 2026. However you can access the Cannes Yachting Festival on the weekend of 12 and 13 September by getting Visitor–General Public e-tickets at billetterie.cannesyachtingfestival.com/billetterie.htm.

    Please fill in the "Press accreditation application" form at https://www.cannesyachtingfestival.com/en-gb/presse.html. Your application will be processed as soon as possible.

    During the exhibition

    Yes, you can re-enter the show on the same day. It is important to keep hold of your ticket so you can get back into the show.

    Only hand luggage with a maximum size of 40x30cm (A3 format) is allowed within the show.

    Yes, the Cannes Yachting Festival is accessible for people with reduced mobility, or using crutches. Everything is done to make access easier for anyone needing help and/or special assistance. To make your arrival easier, we invite you to see our welcome staff directly without following the queue.

    Dogs may only be brought onsite if they can be carried in a small bag. They must be carried in the bag, it is forbidden to have them on a leash.

    Around the exhibition

    You can find a list of the nearest ATMs via the following link: https://bit.ly/2xvRv6R

    You can find a list of the nearest car parks via the following link: https://bit.ly/4bbTD4J

    Information about database

    As every year, we have been alerted to e-mail campaigns from companies offering to purchase Cannes Yachting Festival databases. It is therefore important to point out that RX France group complies with European legislation on data protection (GDPR). RX France does not sell or rent its data to third party companies. The messages you receive from these companies are therefore fraudulent and have no connection with Expoprotection and the RX France group.