Marseille Budget Travel Guide helps you prepare for your vacation to the city of Marseille in France. It provides an introduction to the city, and details on your public transport options going there and getting around. The places of interest in Marseille are also listed and described.
About Marseille
Marseille is the second biggest city in France after Paris. With a metropolitan population of 1.4, it is the third largest urban area in the country.
Marseille is located on the southeast coast of France in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the biggest commercial port in the country. Marseille enjoys a Mediterranean climate with humid winters and dry summers. The hottest month is July, when the daily mean temperate rises to 24.1°C and the average high for the day is 29.5°C (85°F). The wettest month in Marseille is October, which receives as much as 85.4 mm (3.36 inches) of precipitation.
You can fly to Marseille, arriving at the Provence International Airport (MRS). There are buses, trains and of course taxis connecting the airport with downtown Marseille some 30 minutes away.
You can also reach Marseille by taking the TGV high-speed train from Paris. It takes 3 hours to make the journey. From Brussels, it is 5 hours to Marseille by TGV.
Driving to Marseille from Paris will take you 8 hours.
The public transportation of Marseille is operated by the Régie des Transports de Marseille (RTM), which runs the buses, trams and metro of the city. The most practical way to explore Marseille is by subway, which has two lines. If you are going to use the subway and bus a lot, then get multi-journey tickets available at many cafés and subway stations. They cost €6.30 for 5 journeys. A journey is defined as a trip within a one-hour limit, during which you are allowed unlimited transfers on the subway or bus.
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