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Getting to Marseille

Marseille has excellent transport access, with a low-cost airport, motorways and a new railway station. Situated close to the city centre, the Palais des Congrès et des Expositions Parc Chanot is easily accessible.

 

 > See the plan of Marseille showing the location of the Parc Chanot

 

On-site parking : 2 .00 parking spaces are available in the Park all year round.

 

 

Getting around in Marseille

Access all the practical information you need on how to get around Marseille, on the Metro, by bus, tram, taxi or car: public transport maps, taxi company details, traffic information, etc.

 

By Road

> 3 motorways link Marseille to Spain, Italy and Northern Europe.
• The A7-A51 northwards (Autoroute du Nord): Aix, Lyon, Paris, Brussels.
• The A55 coastal motorway (Autoroute du Littoral): Arles, Montpellier, Toulouse, Barcelona.
• The A50 eastwards (Autoroute de l'Est): Toulon, Nice, Milan, Turin, Genoa.

 

Travelling times





Nice and Monaco: 2 hrs
Lyon and Toulouse: 3 hrs
Paris and Strasbourg: 8 hrs
Lille: 10 hrs
Geneva, Genoa and Barcelona: 4 hrs
Brussels: 10 hrs
Milan: 5 hrs
Rome: 9 hrs

 

 

 

> Direct access to the A55 and A50 motorways via the Tunnel Prado Carénage and fast access to the Parc Chanot - Palais des Congrès et des Expositions de Marseille. Toll: €2.60

Practical links :

 

↘ Routes and access
Mappy

↘ Société Marseillaise du Tunnel Prado Carénage
3 avenue Arthur Scott - 13010 - Tel : + 33 (0)4.91.80.88.80
Pratical info

↘The bus station ("Gare routière") (near Saint Charles railway station)
3 rue Honnorat - 13003 - Tél: + 33 (0)891 024 025
Le Pilote

By Plane

• Marseille Provence International Airport, 25 minutes from Marseille.
• 4th busiest airport in France
• Flights to 15 French cities (28 flights a day Paris/Marseille: flight time 1 hr 20)
• 91 cities with direct connections in 37 countries
• 34 scheduled airlines, including 6 low cost.

Practical links

 

↘ Marseille Provence Airport
Tél. + 33 (0)4 42 14 14 14
Information / Reservations
Airlines
Direct flights from Marseille
Plan your arrival


↘ Mp2 low cost airport
Information / Réservations

↘ Airport / Marseille shuttles
Service de navettes
From the airport to Marseille St-Charles station - Tel. + 33 (0)4 42 14 31 27
From St Charles station to the airport - Tel. + 33 (0)4 91 50 59 34
Every 20 minutes from 4.30 am to 11.30 pm; fare : €8.50

↘ Taxis
Airport / Marseille taxi service (fare about €40).
Tel. + 33 (0)4 42 14 24 44 - taxisaeroportpingping@tiscalipongpong.fr
 

By train

 



In the very heart of the city, the new bigger and lighter St Charles station provides direct access by metro to the Parc Chanot - Palais des Congrès et des Expositions (5 stations).

• Over 200 trains a day
• 17 TGV Méditerranée Paris/Marseille per day
• Direct access to metro lines 1 and 2, bus

 

Travelling times

• From Lyon: 1 hr 50
• From Lille, Brussels, Bordeaux or Geneva: 5 hr 20
• From Paris: 3 hrs
• From London: 7 hrs
• From Toulouse: 3 hr 20

Practical links

 

↘ Saint Charles station
Voyages SNCF
Informations - Tél : + 33 (0)3635

↘ Car rental 7j/7
Avis - Saint Charles station
Tél : + 33 (0)820 61 16 36 Fax : + 33 (0)4 91 64 49 69

Hertz - Saint Charles station 
Tél : + 33 (0)4 91 05 51 20

National Citer - Saint Charles station 
Tél : + 33 (0)4 91 05 90 86 Fax : + 33 (0)4 91 50 65 49

Europcar - Saint Charles station
Tél : + 33 (0)4 91 50 12 76 Fax : + 33 (0)4 91 64 13 22

By Metro

Marseille's metro network has 2 lines

Stop :

  • Every day from 5 am - 10.30 pm
  • The Fluobus takes over when the metro closes and runs till 0.35 am
  • Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays until 0.30 am

 


Ticket prices :

  • €1.50 a ticket
  • 3-day card: 10,50€
  • "Spéciale visite" card €5 valid from the first validation until midnight for an unlimited number of trips.

 

 

Practical links


↘ RTM
RTM Practical info and fares

↘ Map of the RTM network
Download the network map

↘ Map of the Metro network
Download the metro map

By Bus / Tram

Stop :  Rond-Point du Prado

Bus n° 21-22-23-44-45-83

Ticket prices :

  • €1.50 a ticket
  • 3-day card: 10,50€
  • "Spéciale visite" card €5 valid from the first validation until midnight for an unlimited number of trips.

Bulk ticket purchase :

Special rates for companies, public authorities, associations, conference attendees and events organisers - Tel. +33 (0)4 91 10 54 79



Practical links

↘  RTM
RTM Practical info and fares

Bus timetables:  Tel. +33 (0)4 91 91 92 10
Espace Infos - 6 rue des Fabres -13001
Tram times: from 5 am to 0.30 am every day Tel. 04 91 36 58 11
Tel. +33 (04 91 36 58 11

↘ Map of the RTM network
Download the network map

↘ Map of the Tram network
Download the tram map

↘  Travelling in and around Marseille
Travel information site

By taxi ou bike

 

 

So easy to use, bikes have invaded the city, allowing you to ride out to the beaches which are within easy reach of the Parc Chanot - Palais des Congrès et des Expositions !

 

Practical links

 

↘ Marseille by bike
1,000 bikes available 24/7. 1st half-hour free, then a choice of two subscriptions (short and long). Toll-free no. +33 (0)800 801 225
Practical information

↘ Marseille by taxi
Taxi Radio Marseille - Tél. +33 (0)4 91 02 20 20
Marseille Taxi
Taxi Tupp radio - Tél. +33 (0)4 91 05 80 80 
Parc Chanot taxi rank : +33 (0)4 91 79 03 66
Giniez taxi rank :  +33 (0)4 91 77 54 00

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