Menton

Cannes → Menton: about 25 nautical miles in a straight line from the Vieux-Port, i.e. 1 h 15 at 20 knots in a motor yacht (great-circle distance computed from the coordinates; the real coastal route is a little longer; reference cruising speed: day-charter.fr).

Chartering a yacht in Cannes to Menton costs from €1,500 a day (day-boat ~11 m, excluding fuel) and from €25,000 a week (motor yacht 20–30 m), plus APA 25–35% and 20% VAT — public 2026 references for the Côte d’Azur, not a tariff: every Yacht Cannes quote is worked out for your date, your group and your boat.

How do you get from Cannes to Menton by yacht?

Menton is the easternmost town of the French Riviera, pressed against the Italian border beneath steep, sheltered slopes. Its mild microclimate — the warmest on the coast — feeds famous citrus gardens and the annual Fête du Citron, and its tall ochre old town rises straight from the sea above two harbours.

For a yacht, Menton is the quiet far end of the coast: a destination for those cruising east past Monaco toward the Italian Riviera, with calm anchorages and a genuinely unspoilt old town. It marks the natural turning point — or the gateway to Liguria and beyond, toward Portofino.

Few Cannes day charters reach this far, which is precisely its appeal for a longer cruise: the crowds thin, the coast softens, and Italy is in sight. It is the natural staging point before a passage on toward Portofino and the Ligurian coast.

How much does a yacht charter in Cannes to Menton cost?

Chartering a yacht in Cannes to Menton costs from €1,500 a day (day-boat ~11 m, excluding fuel) and from €25,000 a week (motor yacht 20–30 m), plus APA 25–35% and 20% VAT — public 2026 references for the Côte d’Azur, not a tariff: every Yacht Cannes quote is worked out for your date, your group and your boat.

On top of the rate: the APA (Advance Provisioning Allowance), 25 to 35% of the base price — fuel, food, drinks and harbour dues, reconciled against receipts at the end of the charter (median across surveyed MYBA listings: 35%) — and French VAT at 20%, in principle due on the whole charter fee since 1 November 2020 for a charter in French waters. The crew gratuity recommended by the MYBA is 5 to 15% of the charter fee.

Sources — retrieved 5 September 2026: Monaco Boats (The S Collection) — Yacht charter prices on the Riviera, day rates; International Yachts Charter & Brokerage — French Riviera weekly charter rates (Monaco Yacht Show 2026 page); Vital Charters — What's included in a yacht charter fee: MYBA contract (2026), survey of MYBA listings; service-public.gouv.fr — Taux de TVA (fiche F23567, "Vérifié le 18 juin 2025"); Mathez Compliance — Fiscalité du yachting, TVA charter.