Editing Marseille (section)

==<FONT COLOR="#0099FF">'''TRANSPORTATION'''</FONT>==

WELCOME TO MARSEILLES !

'''By plane :''' 

The International Airport of Marseille-Provence is located at 25 kms from Marseilles city center.
[http://www.navettemarseilleaeroport.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=934f0d16fb5868aba7100ca6402a46d1. shuttles] are avalaible on a regular basis (25 min. one single trip - 8.00€/voucher) from 4:30 AM to 11:30PM every day.

A new train station opened in January 2009, it's called Vitrolles-Aéroport and it is next (and not at) the airport. There are free buses to take you to the station. The trip to Marseille-Saint Charles takes 20 minutes. It is cheaper than the bus but less regular : 4,30 euros !!

On another hand, trains (from there) go to Montpellier (in 1.30 hour) ... so no need to Marseille to carry on straight to the West of France. Check out the time tables on the [http://www.voyages-sncf.com/ SNCF web site].

Taxis costs around 40€ and it is a 20 min. trip to downtown Marseilles (without any traffic jam).

Frequent daily flights are available to Paris and other European major cities such as Madrid - London - Munich - Eindoven - Stockholm... from the [http://www.mp2.aeroport.fr MP2 terminal] !

'''By train : '''

The Train Station Marseille - St Charles is at the inner center of Marseilles.
To Paris by TGV (high speed train) : 3h15 / Lyon : 1h40 / Nice : 2h20
It is recommanded to buy online IDTGV or Prem's tickets ([http://www.voyages-sncf.com/ see SNCF bookings]) 

To go to other parts of Southern France other train network is also available :

TER (Express Regional Train) in the *PACA Region (and most of the regional LER (Express Regional Line). *Provence, the Alps, & the French riviera
[http://www.ter-sncf.com/paca TER en PACA]
Since 14th of december 2008 a new line with the TER : Aix-en-Provence, Simiane, Gardanne, Pertuis... [http://www.aix-marseille-ter.com TER Marseille - Aix]
[[File:Tramw.jpg|thumb|125px|right|Tramway]]

'''By bus :'''
You have some bus companies like [http://www.eurolines.com Eurolines] which can get you to Marseilles easily.

'''By carpooling:'''
You can find a driver or passenger to share the ride and cut on travel cost. In France carpooling is very popular and is called "covoiturage". <br />
Try [http://www.envoiture.fr/covoiturage/0/Marseille/b.html Envoiture.fr] or [http://www.covoiturage.fr/ covoiturage.fr] (there are others, you may want to try) to get to Marseille. 


How to move around downtown :
[http://sig.mairie-marseille.fr/scripts/gcis.exe?XgoPageName=Plan_ville_vdm&ADRESSE= map of Marseille]

by bus/subway/tramway : 1.50€/hour with the local transport company [http://www.rtm.fr Régie des Transports de Marseille-RTM]
 
by bicycle : (for rent : payment only by bank card) [http://www.levelo-mpm.fr le velo]