Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting There & Away
Air
Aéroport Marseille-Provence
(
www.marseille.aeroport.fr
)
Also called Aéroport
Marseille-Marignane; it is located 25km northwest of Marseille in Marignane.
Boat
Passenger-Ferry Terminal
(
www.marseille-port.fr
;
Joliette)
Located 250m south of
place de la Joliette.
Société Nationale Maritime Corse-Méditerranée
(SNCM;
Click here
)
.
Bus
Bus Station
(
www.lepilote.com
;
3 rue Honnorat; Gare St-Charles SNCF)
At the back
of the train station. Buy tickets here or from the driver. Services to some destinations, in-
cluding Cassis, use the
stop on place Castellane
, south of the centre.
Eurolines
(
www.eurolines.com
;
3 allées Léon Gambetta)
International services.
Car
Avis
( 08 20 61 16 36;
www.avis.com
)
Europcar (
Click here
)
Train
Gare St-Charles
( information 9am-8pm Mon-Sat, tickets 5.15am-10pm daily;
Gare St-Charles SNCF)
Regular and TGV trains to all over France. In town, buy tickets at
the
SNCF Boutique
inside Centre Bourse shopping centre.
Left-luggage office
(from
€3.50;
7.30am-10pm)
next to platform A.
Getting Around
To/From the Airport
Gare Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille Provence, right by the airport, lies on the Paris, Lyon
and Marseille line and has connections throughout the region (Arles, Nîmes, Avignon,