 | By plane
Marseilles-Provence International Airport (IATA: MRS) is located about thirty kilometers from Marseilles. There are many domestic flights to Marseilles from several areas nearby, Corsica included. International flights are concentrated on Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia, but the arrival of low cost airlines, connecting to several European cities in Marseilles has made more places available from Marseille.
Transportation from the airport :
- Car renting http://www.mrsairport.com/eng/serv/serv_lv.jsp
- Shuttles bus every 20 min direction Marseille - Journey time : 25 mn approximately http://www.mrsairport.com/eng/acces/acces_bus.jsp#mars
- Taxis : Airport – Marseille dowtown http://www.mrsairport.com/eng/acces/acces_taxi.jsp
o By day : about 40 Euros o By night : about 50 Euros By train
The main train station is Marseille St. Charles. Marseille has TGV lines to Paris (3 hours), Nice (2 hours) and to Brussels (5 hours).From Barcelona, there is a connection to Cerbère, from which there are regular trains to Marseille; also a night train. By Bus
Eurolines has many connections all over Europe. From Marseille there are at least direct connections to Barcelona, Prague and Tangier. The bus station is next to the main train station, the St. Charles Station at Rue Honnorat. You get access through Platform N in the train station. There is also a temporary office at Platform N.There is also an Eurolines office on the 3 Allée Léon Gambetta; If you walk down the big stairs on the southside of the station, follow the road until you come to a squarelike intersection. The office is on your right hand. By car
Marseille is very well connected to most French cities through numerous highways. As always in France those highways are expensive but practical, comfortable and fast. Marseille is around 8 hours from Paris by car, 2 hours from Nice, 1h30 from Montpellier, 4 hours from Toulouse and 3 hours from Lyon. By boat
Marseille has a big harbour. There are direct ferry routes from Marseille to Roma, Ajaccio, Bastia, Porto Torres, Porto Vecchio and Propriano. There are several piers at the harbour, so it is advisable to check well in advance from which pier you are departing. |
