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Marseilles has an excellent transportation system, both for getting here and internal.
SOS Voyageurs - Tel: (33) 491 62 12 80
Air
- Airport Marseille-Provence "Marignane" (28 km)
- Tel: (33) 442 14 14 14; (33) 442 89 07 74
- Left Luggage (Consigne): there is no left-luggage facility at the airport, because of security; use the left-luggage (consigne) at the bus station (gare routière).
- Marseilles (Gare Saint-Charles) to Airport Shuttle (Navette)
- Tel: (33) 491 50 59 34
- Departure: Every 20 minutes, 05h30-21h50; duration 30 min.
- Airport to Marseillese (Gare Saint-Charles) (Navette)
- Tel: (33) 442 14 31 27
- Departure: Every 20 minutes, 06h20-22h50; duration 30 min.
Among the internal airlines operating here, La Navette advertises (Jan 1997) Marseilles-Paris flights every 15 minutes during peak periods. Their advertised "Tarif Mini Bleu" (which is not peak periods) is 325 F.
Metro
There are two metro lines serving Marseilles.
Metro 1 goes from the main hospital "Timone" in the eastern suburbs, along Bvd Baille to the Place Castellane, in to the Quai des Belges at the Old Port, out to the Gare St.Charles, past the Longchamp Park, and then way out through the northeast suburbs of St.Just, Frais Vallon and La Rose (the Château-Gombert Technopole).
Metro 2 runs roughly north-south, connecting the shipping port, the Gare St.Charles and La Canebière, and out the Avenue du Prado to the Palais des Congrès and the big sports complex at Ste.Marguerite.
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- Hours: 05h00-21h00
- Circuit Fluo: 21h-0h30, every 15 minutes
Rail
- SNCF (Railways)
- Tel: (33) 836 35 35 35
- Auto-Rail
- Tel: (33) 491 08 50 50
- Main Line (Grande Ligne) -
The Marseilles-Paris rail line includes:
- Marseilles, Miramas, Arles, Tarascon-sur-Rhône, Nimes, Clermont-Ferrand, Vichy, Nevers, Paris.
- TGV (Train Grand Vitesse) - The high-speed train stops include:
- Paris-Gare de Lyon, Valence, Montélimar, Orange, Avignon, Arles, Marseilles, Toulon, Les Arcs Draguignan, St-Raphaêl, Cannes, Antibes, Nice.
Sea
- SNCM - Société Nationale Corse-Méditerranée
- 61 Bvd des Dames (2e)
- Information - Tel: (33) 491 56 30 10
- Reservations - Tel: (33) 491 56 30 30
- Boat trips to the islands of Pomègues and Ratonneau, via the Port of Frioul
- Groupement des Armateurs Côtiers Marseillais
- 1 Quai des Belges; 13001 Marseille
- Tel: (33) 491 55 50 09
- Cost: 55 F
Taxis
- SNCF (Railways)
- Marseille Taxis, Tel: (33) 491 02 20 20
- Taxis France, Tel: (33) 491 49 91 00
- Taxis Tupp, Tel: (33) 491 05 80 80
- Taxis Plus, Tel: (33) 491 03 60 03
- Eurotaxi, Tel: (33) 491 97 12 12; multilingual drivers
Transportation Marseille Transportation
Air - Rail
Marseille Airport-Railway Shuttle
A shuttle bus navette provides frequent service between the Marseille (Mariagne) airport and the Marseille St-Charles railway station in the center of town. The journey takes 25 minutes. The cost (2012) is € 8.00 for a single ticket.
Navette / Shuttle-Bus website: www.navettemarseilleaeroport.com/index.php
Bus
An extensive bus service covers all of Marseilles. The use of electric-powered trolleys (called tramways), along with the metros, helps reduce air pollution for this active city.
Information, Tel: (33) 491 91 92 10
Bus Station (Gare Routière)
Tel: (33) 491 08 16 40
Place Victor Hugo (1 block northwest of the Gare St Charles)
Left Luggage (Consigne): there is a left-luggage facility (consigne) at the bus station (gare routière)
Area Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone Buses
See Beyond's Bus Schedules Page 4: Bouches-du-Rhone Department for a list of Bouches-du-Rhone bus-lines and links to download the bus-line schedules.
Bus Marseille - Digne - Barcelonnette
The Marseille - Digne-les-Bains - Barcelonnette bus route is: Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, Meyrargues, Peyrolles, Mirabeau, Corbières, Sainte Tulle, Manosque, Volx, Villeneuve, La Brillanne, Oraison, Les Pourcelles, Dabisse, Peyruis, Les Mées, Malijai, Mallemoisson, Aiglun, Digne-les-Bains, La Javie, Col de Maure, Seyne-les-Alpes, Montclar, Saint Vincent, Barcelonnette.
Trip time is 4 hrs (Marseille - Manosque 1h20; Manosque - Digne 1hr10; Digne - Barcelonnette 1h30).
The route and schedule is available on the SCAL-Autocars website (link just below).
Web: www.scal-amv-voyages.com/ligne.htm
Bus Marseille - Gap - Briancon
The Marseille - Gap - Briancon bus route is: Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, Meyrargues, Peyrolles, Mirabeau, Corbières, Sainte Tulle, Manosque, Volx, Villeneuve, La Brillanne, Lurs, Peyruis, Saint Auban, Chateau-Arnoux, Volonne, Peipin, Les Bons Enfants, Sisteron, Le Poet, Rourebeau, Le Beynon, Valenty, Monetier-Allemont, Le Vivas, La Saulce, Tallard, Chateauvieux, La Tourronde, Gap; La Batie Neuve, Chorges, Savines, Embrun, Chateauroux, Guillestre, Mont-Dauphin, L'Argentière, Briançon.
Trip time Marseille - Gap is 3h15 (Marseille - Manosque 1h20; Manosque - Sisteron 0h50; Sisteron - Gap 1hr). The separate bus between Gap and Briançon is just under 2 hours.
The route and schedule is available on the SCAL-Autocars website (link just below).
Web: www.scal-amv-voyages.com/ligne.htm
Department 13, Bouches-du-Rhône Buses
See Beyond's Bouches-du-Rhone (13) Bus Schedules for downloading Bouches-du-Rhone bus-lines map and bus-line schedules [pdf for each line] (link for PDF files).
Digne, Aix-en-Provence, Marseille
The schedule for the Digne-les-Bain, Aix-en-Provence, Marseille bus line is available via the Digne Office de Tourisme website. The route includes stops: Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, Meyrargues, Peyrolles, Mirabeau, Corbières, Sainte Tulle, Manosque, Volx, Villeneuve, La Brillanne, Oraison, Les Pourcelles, Dabisse, Les Mées, Malijai, Mallemoisson, Aiglun, Digne-les-Bains. Trip time is 2h10 (1hr Marseille - Manosque, and 1h10 Manosque - Digne-les-Bains).
Web: www.ot-dignelesbains.fr/garedigne_busdigne-rubrique-26-FR-DIGNE_LES_BAINS.html
Marseille - Gréoux - Riez - Castellane Bus FH-27
LER line 27 (part A): 3 buses/day, between Marseille and Riez, trip time 2 hrs. Stops: Marseille, Aix-en-Provence, Venelles, Meyrargues, Peyrolles, Pont Mirabeau, St Paul-lez-Durance, Vinon, Gréoux-les-Bains, St Martin-de-Bromes, Allemagne-en-Provence, Riez.
LER line 27 (part B): 1 bus a day between Riez and Castellane (via the Gorges-de-Verdon), trip time 1h30. Stops: Riez, Roumoules, Moustiers-Ste-Marie, Lapalud, Rougon, Pont de Soleil, Castellane.
• On the LER website (http://www.info-ler.fr/fr/lignes-horaires/carte-et-fiches-horaires-n287. , select Ligne 27: Marseille / Greoux / Castellane to display the bus schedule PDF.
Marseille Regional Buses
The Bus-Agglo.fr website has schedules for the 11 bus lines that serve the outlying area of Marseille.
• Marseille Regional (Agglomoration) Buses. Areas and villages served by these agglomoration buses include
Aubagne (Pôle d'échanges), Auriol, La Bouilladisse, Cuges-les-Pins, Gémenos, La Fleuride, La Garenne,
Les Paluds, Les Passions, La Penne-sur-Huveaune, Pin Vert, Roquevaire,
Saint Zacharie, La Treille
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