Bus 13 and TER via Vitrolles station
regional · Salon Étang Côte Bleue (lebus 13, for the Métropole) and SNCF Voyageurs for the Région Sud (TER Zou!)Hours, tickets & luggage
Two tickets, bought separately: EUR 1.20 for the bus, from the driver (exact change, no note above EUR 10) or tapped bank card, and EUR 7.50 for the train, second class, the same on every departure. Under-4s travel free; groups of three to nine can ask for the Région's mini-groupe discount, 30 to 50 per cent off the train fare. A Pass Intégral (EUR 40 for 3 days, EUR 55 for 7) covers both legs plus everything else in the Métropole.
Luggage. Bus 13 is a city bus with no hold; the TER takes luggage free — the Région's leaflet: "Votre bagage (y compris votre bagage à main) est accepté sans frais".
Hours. Lebus 13 runs Monday to Friday 06:24 to 21:24, every 12 minutes, six minutes to the station. Saturday, Sunday and holidays: 06:17, 06:47, then every 15 minutes from 07:02 to 21:02, eight minutes to the station. TER trains from Vitrolles run 06:08 to 22:15 on weekdays (39 trains, none between 10:53 and 12:18) and 06:55 to 21:58/21:59 at weekends (29 trains, none between 11:01 and 12:18). The last usable chain departure is the last bus that meets a train — 21:24 on weekdays.