Transfers from Marseille Airport
Marseille Provence Airport is in Marignane, about 27 km north-west of Marseille. A new Terminal 1 opened in June 2024. There is no direct train into the terminal, so most travellers take a shuttle, taxi or pre-booked car. Vitrolles station is linked to the terminals by bus. The airport handled about 10.8 million passengers in 2023.
Marseille Airport to Marseille prices
- Taxi to Marseille centre or Aix: about €60 by day and €70 at night on the meter
- Fixed-price VTC to Marseille: from about €47–60 per car
- Fixed-price VTC to Aix-en-Provence: from about €54–65
- Shuttle bus to Saint-Charles: about €15 single or €26 return
Airport taxis have no flat fare, so tolls and extras are added. The shuttle runs from about 3:30am to after midnight, every 10 minutes at peak times, and takes 25–50 minutes. Ages 12–25 pay about €7, children 6–11 about €5, and under-6s travel free. Another shuttle reaches Aix in about 30 minutes. Some VTC firms include tolls in their fixed prices.
Longer routes from Marseille Airport
- Cruise port: about 20 km, from about €60 by VTC
- Cassis: about 45 km, about €115 by VTC
- Saint-Tropez: about €270 per car
For the eastern Riviera, Nice Airport is often closer.