Private Chauffeur — Cannes Yachting Festival8–13 September 2026 · Vieux Port & Port Canto

Our rates remain strictly unchanged during the Yachting Festival: no event surcharge is applied, unlike consumer apps that multiply their prices during the show. For a transfer from Nice Airport to Cannes, expect €110 in a Tesla Model Y (Electric), €130 in a Mercedes E-Class (Saloon), €160 in a Mercedes V-Class (Van) and €210 in a Mercedes S-Class. A journey within Cannes itself — between your hotel and the Vieux Port, for instance — starts at €30. For exhibitors and visitors running back-to-back meetings, chauffeur hire is the most suitable option: from €70/hour, with 5-hour packages from €350 and 10-hour packages from €700. All our rates are inclusive of tax and all charges.

This is the major logistical challenge of the Yachting Festival, and the one our clients raise most often. The two sites are around two kilometres apart along the Croisette — a twenty-five to thirty minute walk under the September sun, in business attire and often carrying documentation. During the show, the Croisette is saturated and parking near either port is simply impossible. Our solution is to place a chauffeur at your disposal for the day: they drop you as close as possible to each entrance, wait nearby during your meetings and collect you on your signal, without you having to order a car for every movement. You keep your belongings in the vehicle and move between the two ports without losing time or energy.

Yes, and it is our most requested service during the show. Nice Côte d'Azur Airport is 33 kilometres from Cannes — around 30 to 45 minutes via the A8 in normal conditions, though you should allow more during Yachting Festival week when traffic intensifies considerably. Your chauffeur tracks your flight number in real time and adjusts the pick-up in case of delay or early arrival, at no extra cost. They greet you in the arrivals hall with a name board, handle your luggage and drive you directly to your hotel, villa or the pontoon where your yacht is berthed. The rate is fixed and known at booking: from €110. For delegations and exhibitor teams, the Mercedes V-Class accommodates up to seven passengers with their luggage.

No, never. This is a firm commitment from Plug-In Cannes and one of the main reasons our professional clientele stays with us season after season. During the Yachting Festival, as during the Cannes Film Festival, MIPIM, Cannes Lions or the Monaco Grand Prix, our rates remain strictly identical to those charged the rest of the year. It is precisely when consumer apps apply price multipliers and taxis become scarce that the value of a committed provider reveals itself. You know the exact price at booking and it will not move, whatever the crowds or the hour of your journey. This pricing predictability is an integral part of the service you pay for and allows exhibitors to budget their show week precisely.

As early as possible, and ideally three to four weeks before the show opens. Yachting Festival week concentrates several tens of thousands of professional visitors on Cannes, in a city whose hotel and transport capacity is limited. Our vehicles and chauffeurs are booked well in advance by exhibitors, shipyards and brokers who return every year. For multi-day chauffeur hire — the option most requested by exhibitors — we recommend contacting us as soon as your stand or your meetings are confirmed. If your visit is decided late, contact us anyway: we always do our utmost to find a solution, including at the last minute, but availability can no longer be guaranteed in the final days.

Absolutely, and this is a frequent request from exhibitors, shipyards and brokers. We regularly transport clients and prospects on behalf of our professional partners: greeting at Nice Airport with a name board, transfer to the hotel then to your stand, shuttling between the two ports, return at the end of the day. The chauffeur is briefed in advance on your guests' names, their schedule and the level of discretion expected. For a prospect you want to receive in the best conditions, the Mercedes S-Class offers a setting worthy of the commercial stakes of a yacht negotiation. Invoicing is made directly to your company, sparing you any handling of money in front of your guests and simplifying your show accounting.

Yes, and these connections are particularly in demand during Yachting Festival week. Many professionals follow the show with meetings at Port Vauban in Antibes, the European capital of superyachting twenty minutes from Cannes, or in Monaco where the Monaco Yacht Show of late September is being prepared. We also cover journeys to the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, La Napoule, Golfe-Juan and all the Riviera ports. Our rates are fixed on each of these destinations: Cannes to Monaco from €180, for example. For a day combining several ports, chauffeur hire remains the most flexible and economical option, your driver adapting in real time to how your schedule develops.

The Mercedes V-Class is the go-to vehicle for exhibitor teams. This premium van seats up to seven passengers with generous luggage space, allowing a full team to travel with its documentation, display materials, demonstration equipment and personal effects in a single journey rather than several cars. For a sales pair or a lone executive, the Mercedes E-Class offers the hushed comfort of a business saloon. To host an important client or a shipowner, the Mercedes S-Class stands out for its presence and reclining rear seats. Finally, the Tesla Model Y is perfectly suited to short, repeated shuttles within Cannes, with an environmental signature appreciated by a marine industry increasingly attentive to its footprint.

Yes, within the limits of the areas accessible to vehicles, which are strictly regulated during the show. Our chauffeurs know precisely the authorised drop-off points at the Vieux Port and Port Canto, as well as the accesses that remain usable at peak hours. When booking, tell us the pontoon number or the vessel name: we adapt the approach to leave you as close as possible to your boat, which makes a real difference when you are expected aboard for a viewing or a commercial meeting. Outside the show, we also handle transfers to the anchorages facing the Croisette and around the Îles de Lérins, in coordination with tenders. This link between land and sea is one of the specialities we have developed in Cannes.