Marseille Travel Forum

We are staying near the train station for a couple of nights in December. I prefer inexpensive, local restaurants where the locals go for working lunch or dinner. Could you recommend some restaurants around the train station? Also I would like to have cous cous with lamb or seafood which I tried in Mazara del Vallo in Sicily if there is a nearby restaurant.

Also where is the drop off at the train station from the airport shuttle? I am trying to plan my walk from the train station to the hotel using Google Maps.

Thank you for taking the time to help me.

Back in 2006, I wanted to go from Marseille back to Paris. However, the TGV was fully booked through the rest of the weekend, and so I took the classic train back. It was about a 10 hour trip and at some point, the train passed through some mountains. I never knew what route we took and what cities we passed through. Would anyone have any idea about what route that was? Unfortunately, I do not remember any of the cities, but we went west through the mountains. Thanks!

What would be the best way to get from the airport at Marseille to the docking location Quai Lamartine in Arles? Would point to point tickets be best?
Thanks, Rubbertoe

I will base in Aix en Provence and any bus from Aix to Marseille ?

I am arriving at the airport in Marseille at 9a.m. and would like to travel to Cassis the same day. Is there a rail link between the airport and train station? Where could I find how often the train runs between Marseille ad Cassis? Thanks

Can anyone recommend any?
Ideally would love to do some boat trips but I don't know what's available. I won't have a car.

We plan to stay in the Marseille region on 1 July-8 July 2009 and we have still to book hotel/hostel etc as we are unsure if we should stay in the city or in a small town nearby. Is Marseille considered expensive to live and eat or would VT members suggest it is wise to book a hotel in say, Aix en Provence?

It really is a last minute plan so we know that nearer our leaving date there will be less and less hotel rooms available but should it still be possible to find an inexpensive hotel/hostel in the Marseille region or is it very difficult in the month of July?

I would like to stay in Marseille city but my partner thinks it will be too busy. Is she right? Finally, if we avoid the tourist traps is it possible to eat at reasonable prices? Unfortunately, we are on a tight budget but I an sure there are other travellers in the same position as ourselves who have found some good value tourist attractions and places to eat.

Please let us know where they are!!!

HI, CAN ANYONE SUGGEST A RELIABLE COMPANY WHERE I CAN RENT A CAR FROM MARSEILLE AND DROP IT IN MILAN? ALSO ANY DISCOUNT CODES WILL BE VERY HELPFUL :)

THANK YOU

Will arrive Marseille from Paris by plane. Which airport I will land in Marseille and any train from the airport to Toulon without changing the train in St. Charles ?

We'll be in Marseille on May 24 2010. That day falls on Whit Monday.
Can anyone tell be if Notre Dame and Palais de Longchaps wil be closed.
Also wondering if the shops will be closed.
Thank you.

Hi

We want to go to Marseille and Nice for 3 nights, we are flying to Marseille MP2
on ryanair

1. Should we spend 1 night in Marseille and 2 in Nice?

2. Whats a cheap & quick way to get to Nice, train? bus?, should we book ahead or can we buy at local train station? are the prices any different

Thanks

ER

I have about 8 hours to do all the sightseeing in Marseille that I can!
I am reaching at about noon in Marseille at the end of this month. (May) and will be departing for Paris the next morning.

I have researched a bit & found that there are tours of duration about 4 hours each that are conducted in Marseille.

One thing I very much want to do is the Calanques and Cassis tour. I would also like to do the city tour :)

My question is: with this limited time, if i start at around noon, is it possible to do these two tours in one day? (when does it get dark in Marseille in summer?)

Are there any private guided tours available in Marseille who would tailor the tour as per your needs?
Any contact info. of these tours would be terrific!

Thanks,
Coolchai

Hello!

I have a 3 day france pass.
I plan to travel from Nice to Marseille & from Marseille to Lourdes in the last week of this month.

Is it necessary that I still book the tickets or make reservations?
Can I just show the pass and board the above two trains?

Thanks!
Coolchai

hi me again

Anyone know how easy it is to find the shuttle bus. We will be arriving at 21.30 at mp2 with ryanair. is it far from the terminal and does it have navette on the side.




thanks for any help

Hi
going to marseille for the first time on thursday with the wife trouble is wont get there till 21.30 and then the shuttle to saint charles station. That will be about 22.30. we then have to walk mybe 15 minutes to hotel near the joliet metro. Whats the walk like is it well lit and more to the point is it safe at that time. Also can anyone give me the name of a reliable taxi company in case I have to get one from the station. thanks in advance for any help.

Hi!
We are planning to go to Marseille in late August - beginning of September and wonder if anyone can reccomend a cheap place to stay. By cheap, I mean not B&B, no shared bathrooms/WC. Preferably, if we could rent a flat there or something like that.
BTW, can you swim in Marseille or should you go to some other place for that?

Thanks in advance for all answers!

/Koshka_ru

Hello,

Could anyone tell me how much the fare is to take the train from Ventimiglia to Marseille?

Thanks.

We are contemplating a day trip to Marseilles from Reillanne mid May. What features/sites would you suggest for 1 day trippers?

Hello Marseille locals / visitors:

Please could you let me know if you know any churches that are:
- within easy access to an international airport (max 1h30 mins travel)
- picturesque, with a minister / priest that can speak English
- with hotels / apartments / gites to rent nearby
- which has a great natural landscape view outside
- good transportation(public and private) available in the area

Thank you so much in advance!

Hello all!
I`m going to AC/DC show at 8pm 9 june in Velodrome in Marseille.
Suggest me please how I can get to Nice if the concert finish not earlier than 11pm. I think it will take me some time to get to Marseille train station from Velodrome. I saw that train don`t go in the night :( maybe bus?
Worst is that the next day 10 june early in the morning is our flight back home from Nice.

Is there a souvenir called "bonheur" which is a kind of seashell from the fish market of Vieux Port??

Okay, so big question - at least it is for me.
I was recently in France and visited le chateau d'If
while I was there I did this ...activity I think may be called
Night Vision, maybe. I can't seem to find anything on it at all.
If you could give me any help at all that would be amazing.

<3 Maranda

I've already posted a similar question regarding Zurich. My friends and I are planning a trip around Europe this summer. We are aged between 20 and 22, and enjoy a good night out and like to be kept occupied during the day.....Will Marseille be a good place for us to stop??

i have a photo of my father in ww2, i think it is in marseille. i will be going their soon. would like to find this place. anyone seen this. ( i used picture of dad as my picture ) thanks

Has anyone visited Les Calanques in February. How does one get there from Marseille.

Obvious question, but is sncf.fr the best way to buy lowest price TGV tickets?

Can anyone tell me how much is ticket from Marseille to Trets en Provance, bus or train?

I know that Marseilles has not got the reputation of being the safest city in France. Does anybody know which districts should better be avoided?

Is the underground a
practical way of getting around, or is it better to use the buses?

Thank you in advance for your replies:-D

Bonjour,
je suis à Marseille le week-end prochain, Octobre 18-20 pour mon anniversaire.
Est-ce qu'il y a quelqu'un qui a des suggestions à qoui faire, ou aller, restaurants, clubs, galeries d'arts etc.?
Je comprends le francais beaucoup mieux que je peux parler ou ecrire le francais....Merci pour chaque reponse!
Gabriele de Fribourg en Allemagne, près de l'Alsace et la Suisse

Bonjour,

Would be in Marseille on business trip in the last week of September for a couple of days, would have the evening free, is there any tour during the evening also could you also advise the must see places.

Please also advise what should I eat, any specialities of Marseille or France

merci beaucoup

Roverto