Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Cavaillon). Catch a five-minute shuttle between the airport (platform 2, departs 10
minutes before each train) and the station. Train tickets are sold at the airport.
Shuttle Buses
( Marseille 04 91 50 59 34, airport 04 42 14 31 27;
www.lepilote.com
)
Link the airport and central train station.
Bicycle
Le Vélo
(
www.levelo-mpm.fr
)
Pick up/drop off a bike from 100-plus stations across the
city. First 30 minutes are free, €1 for the next 30, and then €1 per hour thereafter. Credit
card required to register; instructions in French. Stations dot corniche Président John F
Kennedy to Pointe Rouge and the centre.
Boat
Boats run across the Vieux Port (
Click here
)
, to the offshore islands (
Click here
)
and to
Pointe Rouge (
Click here
)
. Tours (
Click here
) go to the
calanques
.
Car
Marseille is a horror for drivers. Central car parks include
Parking Bourse
(rue Reine El-
isabeth; Vieux Port)
and
Parking de Gaulle
(22 place du Général de Gaulle; Vieux Port)
off La Canebière. Expect to pay €2 per hour (€15 per day). Transpass holders can use
cheaper
Relais
(
www.rtm.fr
)
parking lots at the city's edge (for less than 24 hour only).
Public Tranport
Marseille has two metro lines (Métro 1 and Métro 2), two tram lines (yellow and green)
and an extensive bus network, run by the Régie des Transports Marseillais (RTM). Bus,
metro or tram tickets (€1.50) can be used on all public transportation for one hour after
they've been time-stamped. A Transpass for one/three/seven days costs €5/10.50/12.
Bus services stop around 9.30pm, when night buses operate until 12.30am. Most start in
front of the
Espace Infos RTM
( 04 91 91 92 10;
www.rtm.fr
;
6 rue des Fabres;
8.30am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-12.30pm & 2-5.30pm Sat; Vieux Port)
, where you can ob-
tain information, a super transport map and tickets.
Night shuttles
( 06 27 06 71 23;
www.navettelive.blogspot.com
;
annual membership €15, rides free;
11.45pm-4.30am)
operate for people 18 to 30 years old.
The Metro runs from 5am to 10.30pm Monday to Thursday, and until 12.30am Friday
to Sunday
Trams run 5am to 1am daily.
