Travel Information
Going to Marseille is easy. We host an international airport (Marseille airport) that offers direct flights to more than 30 destinations in Europe (some of them possibly at low cost). Marseille hosts as well a train station equipped with the TGV, the fastest train in the world, that connects Marseille to Paris in only 3 hours !! Train tickets can be ordered online through our national train company (SNCF). This conference can also be an opportunity to visit Paris.
From the airport, every 20 minutes shuttles are available to reach downtown (see schedule). You can order tickets online through navettemarseilleaeroport. Shuttles stop at the Saint Charles train station. In the basement of the train station you will find a subway. By taking Line 1, direction la Timone, and stopping at the station Hotel de Ville-Vieux Port (take the exit Gabriel Perri), you will reach in less than 5 minutes the Conference Center (only 200 m away from the exit). Here is a map in the vicinity of the Conference Center.
Touristic suggestions
Below is a brief sample of our touristic sites you may access during your stay in Marseille.
Notre Dame de la Garde is the most famous church in Marseille. You can basically see it from everywhere in town (i.e. convenient if you are lost). This church is only 10 minutes walking from the conference center. The church is located at the top of a small mount (154 m). Reaching the summet, you will have an incredible sightview of Marseille and its surrounding. You are lucky, Notre Dame has just been renovated this year!
Other monuments:
Frioul Island and Chateau d'iF made famous by Alexandre Dumas in the Count of Monte-Cristo
The Velodrome Stadium : the famous stadium that hosts the local soccer team, known as the Olympique de Marseille or OM
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How to visit Marseille ?
By Bike: Vélolib is an ecomical and fun way to visit Marseille. You can rent bikes in the street for only 1€ per hour (first 30 minutes are free).
By Bus: If biking is not the solution for you, we also have Bus Tour (prices start at 18€)