Getting to Marseille

• Distance in kilometers
• Getting to Marseille by road
• Getting to Marseille by train
• Getting to Marseille by plane

For information how to reach your hotel or the conference location from St. Charles main station, see here.

Distance in kilometers

Distance between Marseille and the main European cities

London	1232	Madrid	1154	Amsterdam	1236
Brussels	1068	Romes	932	Budapest	1550
Geneva	437	Athens	1939	Vienna	1390

Distance between Marseille and the main French cities

Bordeaux	555	Lyon	319	Strasbourg	804
Dijon	506	Nantes	979	Toulouse	399
Lille	1008	Paris	783

Getting to Marseille by road

There are 3 motorways that go directly to the city :

. From the north motorway (A7) towards the airport, Lyon and Aix-en-Provence ; exit at : Saint Charles Station, Porte d'Aix 
. From the coastal motorway (A55) towards the airport, Lyon, Aix-en-Provence, Fos and Barcelona ; exit at : Joliette, Vieux Port (Old Port)
. From the east motorway (A50) towards Toulon, Aix-en-Provence, Nice, Genoa ; nearest exit at place Castellane, Rond Point du Prado
. The Prado Carénage Tunnel connects the north coastline motorway (A55) to the east motorway (A50)

Coach Station Place
Victor Hugo 
13003 Marseille 
Information : (+33) 4 91 08 16 40

Getting to Marseille by train

Main train station
SNCF Gare Saint Charles
13001 Marseille
Car park plan available  here

SNCF Information/Booking
http://www.sncf.com
Tel. : (+33) 4 95 04 17 68
Fax : (+33) 4 95 04 18 38 

Daily TGV connections
Marseille - Paris Gare de Lyon : 12 TGVs (3 hr.journey)
Marseille - Marne la Vallée (Disneyland Paris) : 4 TGVS
Marseille - Roissy Airport : 5 TGVS
Marseille - Lyon : 8 TGVS
Marseille - Brussels : 3 direct TGVS or Paris TGV + Thalys 
Marseille - London : 5 TGVS to Lille and Eurostar connection.
 

Connections between the main stations in European countries and Marseille, changing trains in Paris then taking the TGV from Paris to Marseille (3h00 journey)

Austria
Vienna - Marseille : direct via Nice + Venice

Spain
Barcelona - Marseille : changing at Port-Bou or Avignon
Madrid - Marseille : changing at Irun or Barcelona or Port-Bou

Italy
Rome - Marseille : direct via Genoa/Ventimiglia - Venice 
Marseille direct via Milan/Genoa - Milan - Marseille : direct via Ventimiglia

Portugal
Hendaye - Toulouse - Marseille

Switzerland
Genève - Marseille : direct

From St-Charles railway station, you can get to Vieux-Port by subway (two stops):

Getting to Marseille by plane

Marseille Provence Airport (open 24 hours a day)
http://www.marseille-provence.aeroport.fr

Passenger information : tel. : (+33) 4 42 14 14 14/(+33) 4 42 14 21 14

• Regular or charter flights between Marseille and 81 cities throughout the world.
• Flights from the following French mainland and Corsican towns : Ajaccio, Bastia, Biarritz, Bordeaux, Brest, Calvi, Clermont-Ferrand, Figari, Lille, Limoges, Lyon, Mezt-Nancy, Montpellier, Nantes, Nice, Paris, Pau, Rennes, Strasbourg and Toulouse.
• 45 daily links with Paris (1 hr. 15 min. flight)
• Flights between Marseille and the following European cities : Amsterdam, Athens, Basle, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva, Lisbon, London, Luxembourg, Porto, Rome, Venice and Zurich.

Airlines
 

Aéro Lyon	(+33) 4 42 14 26 62 / (+33) 8 03 33 33 33
Air Afrique	(+33) 4 91 91 10 00
Air Algérie	(+33) 4 42 14 22 72 / (+33) 4 95 09 31 10
Air France-Air Inter Europe	(+33) 8 02 80 28 02
Air Gabon	(+33) 4 91 90 74 78
Air Liberté-TAT	(+33) 8 03 805 805
Air Littoral	(+33) 8 03 83 48 34
Air Malta	(+33) 1 44 86 08 40
Antinea Airlines	(+33) 4 42 14 33 53 / 33 52
Alitalia	(+33) 802 315 315
AOM	(+33) 8 03 00 12 34
British Airways	(+33) 8 02 80 29 02
Buzz	(+33) 8 70 240 70 70
Cie Aérienne Corse Méditerranée	(+33) 8 36 67 95 20
Contnental Airlines	(+33) 801 639 336
Crossair	(+33) 8 02 30 04 00
Crossair Europe	(+33) 801 333 666
Delta Airlines	(+33) 4 91 90 07 90
El Al	(+33) 4 42 14 35 00
Iberia	(+33) 8 02 07 50 75
Khalifa Airways	(+33) 8 25 08 25 01 / (+33) 4 42 14 34 54
KLM	(+33) 1 44 56 18 18
Lufthansa	(+33) 8 02 02 00 30
Luxair	352 47 98 42 42
Olympic Airways	(+33) 4 42 14 26 13
PGA-Portugalia Airlines	(+33) 4 42 14 34 10 / 34 11
Regional Airlines	(+33) 42 14 30 99 / (+33) 803 00 52 00
Royal Air Maroc	(+33) 4 91 95 04 01
Sabena	(+33) 820 830 830
Swissair	(+33) 8 02 30 04 00
Tunisair	(+33) 4 91 32 84 32

Coach links between Marseille city centre and the airport :

Marseille to the airport (from St. Charles Station)

Tel. : (+33) 4 91 50 59 34
Coaches : every 20 minutes from 6.10 a.m. to 9.50 p.m.
Before 6.10 a.m. : 5.30 a.m. and 5.55 a.m.

From the airport to Marseille (St. Charles Station)

Tel. : (+33) 4 42 14 31 27
Coaches : every 20 minutes from 6.30 a.m. to 8.50 p.m.
Before 6.30 a.m. : 6.15a.m.
After 8.50 p.m. : 9.15 p.m. - 9.40 p.m. - 10 p.m. - 10.20 p.m. - 10.50 p.m.

In addition to the times mentioned above the bus service operates to serve incoming flights. The journey takes approximately 25 mins. Price : single tickets cost 8,5 euros (reduced prices for children and groups).

Taxis : 24 hrs. a day at the airport

Tel. : (+33) 4 42 14 24 44
Taxis between the airport and Marseille city centre cost approximately 36 euros during the day and approximately 50 euros at night.
The night rate is applicable between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. and from midnight to midnight on Sundays and Public Holidays.

Car hire

ADA : (+33) 4 42 14 30 44
Avis : (+33) 4 42 14 21 67 
Budget : (+33) 4 42 14 24 55
National Citer : (+33) 4 42 14 24 90
Europcar : (+33) 4 42 14 24 75
Hertz : (+33) 4 42 14 32 70