Marseille Provence Airport is located at a distance of approximately 25 km in the northwestern region of Marseille. There are merely 2 terminals for the airports and are positioned quite near to each other. Hall 1 is particularly reserved for all of the international flights whereas Hall 3 – 4 are for used only for the domestic flights (for intelligibility, this hall would be acknowledged as Hall 4 in the remaining article).
The airport authority every year manages almost 6 millions travelers, even though it is expected that this number of passenger will surely increase with the inauguration of the new terminal at the airport which is acknowledged as Marseille Provence 2. The old cargo terminal at the airport is expanded and modernized to accommodate as the new airport for the airport. Terminal Marseille Provence 2 will provide low budget flights options as it will maximum used for the budget companies.
Local transport
Train
No trains are directly connected with the airport. The nearest railway station is TCV-station of Aix. This station is well connected with the airport by the means of bus services, which offer a good frequency.
Car and bus
If you are making your way to the airport from the Marseille city you are required to take A-55 highway and later A-7 which will lead your way towards Avignon. From here take the exit and arrive at D9 and later go behind the sign posts all the way from there. The airport is located by the side of the N-113. You can ho through the website of the city as well as airport to know more about the routes.
A bus station is located just in between Hall 1 as well as Hall 4. Ferry buses make their way to the TGV station, St Charles located in Marseille station as well as bus station in Aix en Provence (commonly known as Rognac),Digne as well as Vitrolles les Pinchinades.
In the months starting from December and up to April a special ferry bus makes it way to the South Alps, you are required to book yourself for this bus service at least 3 days in advance. This is easily done by the means of general telephone as well.
Marseille Airport Car Rental
Inside Hall 1 you will come across the various counters which are used by car rental companies. The few most liked companies are Avis, Ada, Budget, National citer, Sixt as well as Hertz. Tou can book a car in advance as well by utilizing the services of EasyTerra Provide, they evaluate the charges of various providers in merely one quote.
Taxi
The city center of Marseille is located at a distance of 30 km from the airport. You can use the taxi services to cover this distance. The charges for the taxi journey during the day time are almost €40.00 where as after the sunset the charges are €50.00.
You can book a taxi for you from the website as well.
Airport Parking
The enclosed parking lot P1 is located just outside Hall 1 where P6 is outside Hall 4. € 6 is charged for parking of vehicle for approximate 4 hours. The charge for parking of the vehicle for the entire day is € 13.50. Parking lots P2 as well as P5 and also P5 are actually located quite near to the two terminals. Here the parking charges for initial one hour are € 2.20 for 2 hours € 4 and for 4 hours € 5. The parking lot P7 is especially maintained for the longer span parking and is charges € 6.20 for each day; moreover from the 6th day the charges are € 4.90 for each day. The short-span parking lot, P8 provides free parking for the initial 40 mins.
Services
Hotels
At the airport approximate 5 different hotels are placed namely Novotel, Sofitel, Best Western, Etap and Ibis. Etap is a budget hotel. Here the rooms at €40,00 charges for each room are available.
Shops and restaurants
At the Marseille Provence airport you will come across more cafes as well as bars and restaurants with compared to the actual number of stores. Other than the snack bars you will as well come across a bakery as well as a news café, a brasserie, a sport as well as Häagen-Dazs.
The shopping area at the airport is quite restricted with a single duty free shop.
Baggage
Hall 4’s ground floor houses an office which takes care of all of the lost and found articles. The baggage storage is placed in the Hall 1, which is acknowledged as Bagages du monde. The airport authority as well delivers your luggage to any particular address.
Disabled facilities
The wheelchair users will definitely feel comfortable using the Merseille Provence airport. On Hall 4’s first floor, a exclusive reception room is placed which specially serves only the disabled travelers. Idem Multi services are the one to be called in case you require any assistance.
Other services
You will come across a number of ATM machines been positioned in Hall 1 as well as Hall 4. In Hall 1 you will also locate a bank as well as a money exchange booth. A pharmacy shop is also established in the Hall 1 which serves the travelers from 8 am to 7 pm. The First Aid station is located in Hall 4. The VIP lounges as well as boarding lounges are provided with wireless internet facility.
