# Villefranche (FR VSS)

**UN/LOCODE:** FR VSS  
**Country:** France  
**Water Body:** Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 43.7000, 7.3167

Villefranche-sur-Mer is a cruise and yachting harbour, not a freight port: its deep, sheltered bay on the French Riviera, 5 km from Nice, serves mainly as a cruise-tender anchorage for around 200,000 passengers a year. The small Darse basin holds fishing boats, pleasure craft and a repair yard, while cruise ships anchor offshore and tender their guests ashore. Containerised, customs-cleared or project cargo is not handled here. For commercial freight, Marseille-Fos is the region's gateway, with Nice offering only limited capacity.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Paris → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/paris-shanghai)
- [Paris → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/paris-shenzhen)
- [Paris → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/paris-guangzhou)
- [Paris → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/paris-hong-kong)
- [Paris → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/paris-tokyo)
- [Paris → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/paris-busan)

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