From Marseille-Provence Marignane Airport
A direct taxi to CIRM is the easiest and most comfortable way. You need to budget around 80€ one way.
The best is to contact the Events team ([email protected]) a few days in advance and tell them that you would like to pre-order a taxi. They can arrange this with a local taxi firm that knows CIRM well. A taxi driver will meet you at the terminal.
NB: CIRM does not pay for any taxi fares
If you have a bit of time and want to reach CIRM by public transport this can be done quite easily for under 10€ one way.
On arriving at the airport, get on the Shuttle bus just outside the terminal all the way to the last stop called "Gare Saint-Charles" which is the main train station. For details of fares and timetable please ckeck the Airport shuttle website .
When you get off the bus at "Gare Saint-Charles" train station, catch the underground/subway (called "Metro" in French) during the day or catch the Nightbus by night.
From Gare Saint-Charles train station
From the station to CIRM you can choose to take a taxi to the Luminy campus (distance 11km, costing from 35 to 45€ according to the time of day. Contact the Events team at CIRMif you'd like to prebook a taxi.
NB: CIRM does not pay for any taxi fares
The alternative is to use the "Metro" (underground/ subway) for about 15 minutes then the bus (the cost of a single ticket covering both is about 1,50€ from a machine or 1,80 € if bought on the bus (or 13€ for a 10-journey pass).
First, get on the "Metro" line 2 (red) direction Ste Marguerite-Dromel. Get off at the "Rond-Point du Prado" stop (last but one) then take Bus Number 921 Jet (fast) or Bus 21 (normal) to the terminus called "Luminy". Travel lasts about 25-40minutes. CIRM is then located 5-10 minutes away on foot from the bus stop, once you’ve entered through the main gate of the campus.
If you arrive after 21:45, the easiest is to get Night bus number 521 directly from Gare St Charles all the way to the last stop "Campus universitaire de Luminy".
Aerial view of where to find the bus stop (yellow circle)
Useful websites
SNCF Website (French Railway company)
RTM website (all Marseille transport)
21 Bus timetable
521 Bus timetable
921 JET Bus timetable
Campus map
A direct taxi to CIRM is the easiest and most comfortable way. You need to budget around 80€ one way.
The best is to contact the Events team ([email protected]) a few days in advance and tell them that you would like to pre-order a taxi. They can arrange this with a local taxi firm that knows CIRM well. A taxi driver will meet you at the terminal.
NB: CIRM does not pay for any taxi fares
If you have a bit of time and want to reach CIRM by public transport this can be done quite easily for under 10€ one way.
On arriving at the airport, get on the Shuttle bus just outside the terminal all the way to the last stop called "Gare Saint-Charles" which is the main train station. For details of fares and timetable please ckeck the Airport shuttle website .
When you get off the bus at "Gare Saint-Charles" train station, catch the underground/subway (called "Metro" in French) during the day or catch the Nightbus by night.
From Gare Saint-Charles train station
From the station to CIRM you can choose to take a taxi to the Luminy campus (distance 11km, costing from 35 to 45€ according to the time of day. Contact the Events team at CIRMif you'd like to prebook a taxi.
NB: CIRM does not pay for any taxi fares
The alternative is to use the "Metro" (underground/ subway) for about 15 minutes then the bus (the cost of a single ticket covering both is about 1,50€ from a machine or 1,80 € if bought on the bus (or 13€ for a 10-journey pass).
First, get on the "Metro" line 2 (red) direction Ste Marguerite-Dromel. Get off at the "Rond-Point du Prado" stop (last but one) then take Bus Number 921 Jet (fast) or Bus 21 (normal) to the terminus called "Luminy". Travel lasts about 25-40minutes. CIRM is then located 5-10 minutes away on foot from the bus stop, once you’ve entered through the main gate of the campus.
If you arrive after 21:45, the easiest is to get Night bus number 521 directly from Gare St Charles all the way to the last stop "Campus universitaire de Luminy".
Aerial view of where to find the bus stop (yellow circle)
Useful websites
SNCF Website (French Railway company)
RTM website (all Marseille transport)
21 Bus timetable
521 Bus timetable
921 JET Bus timetable
Campus map