Buses & Public Transport in Monaco

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Buses & Public Transport in Monaco

Monaco public transport is supplied is served by bus and boat bus. Car pooling (covoiturage) serves a similar purpose. Buses and trains connect the Principality to France and Italy.

Bus Services in Monaco

There are five bus routes in Monaco, all operated by Cie des Autobus de Monaco (CAM). There are 143 bus stops through the Principality.

• Cie des Autobus de Monaco (CAM)
  At:  3 Avenue du Président JF Kennedy, 98000 Monaco
  Tel: +377 97 70 22 22
  Fax: +377 97 70 22 23
  Website

Routes

• Line 1: Monaco Ville, Monte-Carlo, Saint Roman and return
• Line 2: Monaco Ville, Monte-Carlo, Exotic Garden and return
• Line 4: Railway station, Monte-Carlo, Larvotto beaches and return
• Line 5: Railway station, Fontvieille, Hospital and return
• Line 6: Larvotto beaches, Fontvieille and return
• (Line 3 is a temporary route)

Busses run from approximately 07:00-21:00 seven days a week although there is a reduced service at the weekends.

• For a full timetable of all the lines: Click here (PDF in French) 
• For a map of the bus routes in Monaco: Click here

Tickets and boarding

Discount ticket books are available for long term users of the Monaco bus service. Daily and weekly discount passes are also available (specifically for tourists). There are special tariffs for school children. Children under five travel free.

• For more information on fares, tariffs and travel cards: Click here  

Tickets for single trips can be bought from the conductor on the bus. Travel cards for up to eight journeys are also available on board. All other tickets can be bought from the CAM office:

• At: 3 Avenue du Président JF Kennedy, 98000 Monaco
• For a map: Click here

On boarding, the tickets must be validated in the machine at the front of the bus. Passengers keep their ticket for the entire journey. Board the bus at the front door and alight from the back doors, unless instructed to do otherwise by the conductor.

Night bus (Bus de Nuit)

The Bus de nuit runs from 21:20-01:20 except Friday and Saturdays when it continues until 04:00 taking in all major stops. 

• For a timetable of the night bus: Click here (PDF in French)

Boat bus (Bateau bus)

The Bateau Bus (also run by CAM) is an electric-powered boat shuttle that connects the Quai des Etats-Unis to the cruise terminal with regular runs from 08:00-19:50, daily. The port crossing takes 10 minutes. Rates are the same as for buses in the Principality, with single tickets, tourist day-passes and ticket books (carnet) of 10 tickets available for regular commuters; travel is free for children under seven years. Full details on the website, in English.

• CAM Bateau bus
  Tel: +377 97 70 22 22 
  Website 

Taxis

There are several taxi ranks in Monaco: 

• Avenue de Monte-Carlo (near the Casino)
• Fontvieille, next to Hôtel Colombus
• The railway station
• The hospital
• Avenue Princesse Grace (next to Hôtel Beach Plaza)
• Sporting d'été
• The Métropole, Avenue de la Madone
• Next to the Monte Carlo Grand Hôtel, Avenue des Spélugues
• In the port on Avenue Président J.F. Kennedy and Nouvelle Digue
• Next to the post office in Square Beaumarchais

A minibus taxi service for groups (8-13 places) is available at:

• The railway station
• In the port at Nouvelle Digue

Car-Pooling

Employees in Monaco can use car pooling as an economical and environmentally-friendly way to get to and around the Principality. 

• To subscribe for free to the Monaco car-pooling website, Monaco Voiturage: Click here (in French)
• To subscribe: provide an employee number (Monaco social security number); then enter personal details and travel route. These details will be available for other registered users to access so that subscribers can search for matching journeys and contact can be made
• To cancel: In the case of an unforeseen change to a subscribers daily journey, inform fellow travellers. 
  • Tel: 0800 91 28 18
• Special rates: Special parking rates and priority parking spaces are available for those who participate in this programme

There is online assistance to calculate the rate that you should ask for from each passenger.

Public Elevators

There are several elevators and travelators in Monaco making it easier to walk up and down the Principality's steep hills.

The moving walkways are located:

• between the Place des Moulins and the beaches
• between the Princess Grace Hospital Centre and the Exotic Garden
• between the harbour and Avenue de la Costa
• between the Place St. Dévote and the area of Monéghetti
• between the Terraces of the Casino, the Congress Centre Auditorium and the Boulevard Louis II
• between the Avenue des Citronniers and the Avenue Grande-Bretagne
• between the highway and the Larvotto Boulevard

Further Information

• See AngloINFO INFOrmation Page Trains & Railways
• See AngloINFO INFOrmation Page Parking in Monaco

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