Space and comfort
Mercedes V-Class
- 7 passengers
- 7 pieces of luggage
The V-Class combines the comfort of a sedan with the space of a van, in a beautifully finished cabin. It is the natural choice for carrying your luggage, even the largest pieces.
Private Chauffeur Nice Airport to Mougins
TAILORED · SEAMLESS · DISCREET
The Riviera Elite Standard
Mougins, perched between Cannes and Grasse
Riviera Elite Driver provides a licensed and insured private chauffeur service operated in accordance with the professional requirements for private passenger transport. Our vehicles and chauffeurs hold the required professional authorizations and are covered by the appropriate insurance for chauffeur operations. Compliance, safety and the protection of our clients are integral to our standards.
On its hill, six kilometers (about four miles) from the sea, Mougins has kept its fortified village of circling lanes, its great restaurants and the memory of Picasso. The climb from Nice and its airport takes about forty minutes; your private driver sees every highway slowdown coming.
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Landing, then the village
Airline or private flight, touching down at Nice or at the Cannes-Mandelieu airfield: we go by the actual arrival time, and the highway covers most of the climb toward the old village.
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The old village
Built in a circle on its hilltop, the village keeps its fortified fifteenth-century archway, its washhouse and its shaded square; you wander on foot, from gallery to artist’s studio.
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Picasso in Mougins
From 1961 until his death in 1973, Picasso lived in a farmhouse on the hill of Notre-Dame-de-Vie; in the village, the André Villers Photography Museum shows portraits of the painter.
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The golf courses
Laid out in 1923 by Harry Colt in the Valmasque forest, the Cannes Mougins golf course sits next to the Royal Mougins Golf Club.
NICE AIRPORT TO MOUGINS TRANSFER
Hilltop mornings, Croisette evenings
Every airport run, there or back, comes at a fixed fare; between those, a chauffeur hired by the hour drives you from a tee time to a fine dinner table, or right up to the Palais itself.
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During the Festival, as during the trade shows, many guests stay in Mougins: in the morning we drive you down to the Palais, after the screenings we pick you up, and once night falls we bring you back up the hill.
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Ceremony in the old village, dinner at a farmhouse on the hillside: our chauffeurs handle every round trip between the two, and each guest heads home whenever they please.
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Golf in the morning, Cannes in the afternoon, the village at night, family flying into Nice: Valentin builds your chauffeurs’ schedule, week after week.
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CLIENT REVIEWS
Loyal clients, five-star service
A V-Class rated impeccable, clients who have stayed loyal for a good decade, more than twenty team members to drive throughout Cannes Lions: Google keeps the record. Mougins gets the same care.
Authentic reviews on GoogleWe have used them for over 10 years as our regular chauffeur service for airport transfers and various trips around the area, both for ourselves and for our guests.
They have always been punctual, reliable, and available even at short notice. We highly recommend the company to anyone looking for a professional, exclusive, and comfortable travel experience at a very reasonable price.
OUR MERCEDES-BENZ FLEET
In the hills, the V-Class van
Golf bags, suitcases for the season, strollers: seven passengers and all their gear fit easily in the V-Class. Evenings at the Palais often mean the S-Class; meetings at Sophia Antipolis, the E-Class. Traveling with the whole family or with colleagues? We can arrange additional vehicles.
Understated and refined
Mercedes E-Class
- 2 passengers
- 2 pieces of luggage
Elegant and discreet, the E-Class welcomes you into a peaceful atmosphere. It is a favorite with business travelers, who make the most of every minute on the road.
Prestige and serenity
Mercedes S-Class
- 2 passengers
- 2 pieces of luggage
The S-Class embodies all the prestige of Mercedes-Benz. With its unrivaled comfort, it is made for occasions that call for the very best.
PART OF THE SERVICE
Above the bay of Cannes
Wi-Fi holds for the whole ride and every phone stays charged; whenever thirst calls, reach for the onboard refrigerator.
After a round, shoes and golf bags ride separately, at the back of the trunk. Champagne, ordered ahead of time, is charged as an extra.
- Multilingual ChauffeursYour chauffeur speaks French and English. For another language, mention it when you book.
- UmbrellasAn umbrella is always within reach, in case the weather turns.
- Chilled WaterBottled water is offered to you throughout the service.
- Wi-FiStay connected from pickup to drop-off.
- Phone ChargingKeep your devices charged on the way, via USB-C or Lightning.
- Climate ControlThe temperature is set before we pick you up, in summer and winter alike.
- Child SeatsBaby seats, child seats and booster seats are available on request.
- Dress CodeAll our chauffeurs wear a suit and tie.
THE YEAR IN MOUGINS
From fine dining to painters
A gastronomy festival, evenings on the square, a chapel by a pond, artists who came before the war: Mougins has its seasons.
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September
The gastronomy festival
Every September, the old village hosts an international gastronomy festival; Roger Vergé, who created the Moulin de Mougins, took part in the very first one.
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Evening
Dinner in the village
In the evening, the terraces on the square fill up; we park close by, then the road leads back to your house, to Cannes or to the airport.
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One morning
The chapel by the pond
Beside the Fontmerle pond, the Notre-Dame-de-Vie chapel, built in the sixteenth century on the site of a Roman temple, is well worth a morning.
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Since 1937
The artists of the Vaste Horizon
As early as 1937, Éluard, Cocteau, Léger and Man Ray had rooms at the Hôtel du Vaste Horizon; Picabia lived in Mougins too.
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Experience serving hotels, luxury brands and major events
Prestige hotels, luxury brands and first-rank events scroll by here; out of the discretion we owe them, our private clients stay off this list.
For several years, these partners and professional references have relied on Riviera Elite Driver for their private chauffeur needs. Their presence here is a testament to a lasting relationship of trust, built on services we have genuinely delivered.
THE RIVIERA JOURNAL
The same service, wherever you go
Cannes Festival chauffeur
Cannes Film Festival
The Palais, its steps and its May evenings.
Grasse transfer
Grasse
The perfumers, just above Mougins.
Cannes-Mandelieu transfer
Cannes-Mandelieu
Business jets, beside the Siagne river.
Nice Airport transfer
Nice Airport
Day or night arrivals, your name already waiting.
AROUND MOUGINS
Between Cannes and Grasse
To the south, Cannes and the Croisette; to the north, Mouans-Sartoux and Grasse; to the east, the Valmasque woods, Valbonne and Sophia Antipolis.
Rides from the village
- Nice Airport → MouginsTimed to your arrival
- Mougins → CannesFor the Palais des Festivals
- Mougins → GrasseTo the perfumers
- Mougins → AntibesFor Port Vauban
- Mougins → Cannes-Mandelieu AirportYour jet is waiting
- Mougins → Nice AirportFor your evening flight
GOOD TO KNOW
A question about Mougins?
From the airport, what is the drive time to Mougins?
Allow about forty minutes, highway included; at rush hour, the roads around Mougins are often busy and the trip can run longer.
During the Festival, can you drive us from Mougins to the Palais every day?
Absolutely: your chauffeur, booked for the whole day, gets as close to the steps as possible and returns at whatever hour you choose, late into the night.
Is there room for our golf bags?
No problem: the V-Class holds the bags for the whole foursome, and your chauffeur drops them off in front of the clubhouse.
For Mougins, should we book a private chauffeur or take a taxi?
The taxi rank at arrivals moves slowly when flights stack up; on our side, someone watches for your name from the moment you clear the hall. A chauffeur in full suit and tie carries your bags out to your ride: a brand-new, latest-generation Mercedes-Benz.
PERSONAL ASSISTANCE
Your stay in Mougins, with Valentin
Valentin Sassi founded Riviera Elite Driver in 2016, after a career in tourism and luxury hospitality on the French Riviera. In the five-star hotels and Palaces of Cannes, he learned what great hospitality demands: attention to detail, discretion and the art of anticipation. These qualities have become his signature.
At first the only one behind the wheel, he earned the trust of hotels, partners and loyal clients, then brought together a team of professional chauffeurs who share his vision of the craft.
Since 2023, he has devoted himself entirely to his clients: he personally organizes every journey and coordinates your chauffeurs.
Day and night, seven days a week, the whole team is just a call away. The old village, the Valmasque golf courses, the great restaurants, the drive down to the Palais: Valentin knows Mougins inside out.
The vehicle matters. The people who look after you matter more.
