How do I get from Marseille airport to Vieux-Port?

Q: How do I get from Marseille airport to Vieux-Port?

Lecar A1 coach to Saint-Charles: €15 for one traveler, 22–50 min. It leaves you at The Pôle d'Échanges Saint-Charles bus station, beside the railway station, above metro lines M1 and M2; timetabled 22 minutes off-peak and 30 at the morning and afternoon peaks, printed as 30 to 50. From Saint-Charles, take the M1 two stops toward La Fourragère (Colbert, then Vieux-Port), two to three minutes for EUR 1.70. Tap a bank card at the gate, up to five people on one card, or buy a EUR 4.90 ticket for four at the machines. A combined A1-plus-90-minutes-RTM ticket exists but its 2026 price is not published; ask at the airport Boutique. Monday to Wednesday the metro shuts at 21:30 for the NEOMMA works, with bus relais BM1A and BM1B every 10 minutes to 00:30; otherwise it's a walk down boulevard d'Athènes and the Canebière.

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2 ways to Vieux-Port

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Direct and 10 minutes quicker than the Bus 13 and TER via Vitrolles station, for €6.30 more.

Lecar A1 coach to Saint-Charles

A1 · Transdev for La Métropole Mobilité (Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence)

22–50 min rideEvery 10 min04:05–01:50

The airport bus station (gare routière) between Terminals 1 and 2The Pôle d'Échanges Saint-Charles bus station

Luggage space

€15total for 1 adult€15 eachBuy ticketOn Transdev for La Métropole Mobilité

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. The airport bus station (gare routière) between Terminals 1 and 2, with a ticket machine open 24 hours and the Métropole Mobilité Boutique open 06:00 to 22:15

EUR 15 one way, EUR 25 return, EUR 7 for 12 to 25-year-olds, EUR 5 for 6 to 11-year-olds, free under 6. Some older Métropole documents still show EUR 10 — that's out of date since the 1 July 2026 fare change; expect EUR 15. On board, tapping a bank card buys only the full-fare single; cash is accepted only when the Boutique is closed. Buy singles, returns, and youth or child fares at machines (24 hours) or the Boutique — airport bus station 06:00–22:15, Saint-Charles 05:30–21:30.

Luggage. A coach with a hold: the airport says every bus to and from it "sont équipés de soutes" and asks you to label your bags.

Hours. From the airport toward Saint-Charles, every day: 04:05, 04:25, 04:40, then every 20 minutes to 07:00, every 10 minutes from 07:00 to 20:00, every 20 minutes from 20:00 to 01:40, and a 01:50 departure — 106 runs a day. The 04:25 and 01:50 departures run only May to October; the rest of the year the last coach is 01:40. Toward the airport from Saint-Charles: 03:30, 03:45, every 20 minutes to 07:00, every 10 minutes 07:00–20:00, every 20 minutes to 01:00, then 01:15 (May to October).

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Regional

Bus 13 and TER via Vitrolles station

13 · Salon Étang Côte Bleue (lebus 13, for the Métropole) and SNCF Voyageurs for the Région Sud (TER Zou!)

22–60 min rideEvery 12 min06:24–21:02

Quai 5 of the airport bus station (gare routière) between Terminals 1 and 2Vitrolles-Aéroport Marseille Provence station in 6 to 8 minutes

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€8.70total for 1 adult€8.70 eachBuy ticketOn Salon Étang Côte Bleue and SNCF Voyageurs for the Région Sud

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Quai 5 of the airport bus station (gare routière) between Terminals 1 and 2, on lebus 13 toward Gare VAMP; buy the TER ticket first at the SNCF machines in the terminal

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.

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From Saint-Charles, take the M1 two stops toward La Fourragère (Colbert, then Vieux-Port), two to three minutes for EUR 1.70. Tap a bank card at the gate, up to five people on one card, or buy a EUR 4.90 ticket for four at the machines. A combined A1-plus-90-minutes-RTM ticket exists but its 2026 price is not published; ask at the airport Boutique. Monday to Wednesday the metro shuts at 21:30 for the NEOMMA works, with bus relais BM1A and BM1B every 10 minutes to 00:30; otherwise it's a walk down boulevard d'Athènes and the Canebière.

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Provence Airport into Marseille

Your destination

Straight there.

The old harbor at the foot of the Canebière, the Panier behind it and the ferry boat across it; where most visitors sleep.

Marseille Provence Airport

Follow the signs

The airport bus station (gare routière) between Terminals 1 and 2

Lecar A1 coach to Saint-Charles · 22–50 min

Vieux-Port

Lecar A1 coach to Saint-Charles serves Vieux-Port.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Bus 13 and TER via Vitrolles station runs 06:24–21:02, and the Lecar A1 coach to Saint-Charles runs 04:05–01:50. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to Vieux-Port

Find the stop

The airport bus station (gare routière) between Terminals 1 and 2. Follow the signs from arrivals.

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Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at Vieux-Port

22–50 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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