Venue

The conference will take place at the Hôtel Mercure Marseille Centre Vieux Port

Metro : Colbert - Hôtel de Région station (1 minute walk).

1 stations away (line 1 - M1) from the Central railway station Saint-Charles and 45 minutes by car from the international airport Marseille Provence (depending upon the traffic). 

From the airport

  • By Navette

    The shuttle bus named Navette (L91) connects the international airport to the central railway station St Charles.

    The MRS airport has two terminals. In order to find the bus station, turn left if you exit the airport from Terminal 1 or right if you exit from Terminal 2. The shuttle stops at the bus terminal 6.

    The bus schedule for both directions can be found here

    It departs from the Airport at 4:10 am, 4:50 am, then every 20 minutes until 7:50 am. Every 10 minutes from 7:55 a.m. to 8:15 p.m. Every 20 minutes then until 12:30 a.m. Last departure at 1:30 am.

    The tickets for the Navette can be purchased from the kiosk in the station or directly from the driver in case the kiosk is closed. 
    They can also be bought online here You will have to create an account and you will receive the ticket via email. 
    The fare for one-way ticket is 10€ and 16€ for a round-trip. 
     
  • By Taxi

    The trip by taxi from the Marseille-Provence airport to the city is 16 miles long and takes 20-30 minutes depending on traffic. Taxi areas are located at the right of the Halls 1/2 exit (international flight) and at the left of Hall 3 exit (domestic flights). The approximate fare for a one-way trip is 65 EUR during day time and 75 EUR during night time (7pm-7am, Sunday, holidays).

From the Central St-Charles railway station

  • The Central railway station St. Charles is 5 minutes from Hotel Mercure by metro or 10-20 minutes walking distance. From St Charles, take the metro line M1 towards La Fourragère and exit at Colbert station (first stop).

Public Transportation

  • The metro and buses are operated by the RTM compagny. More information can be found on their site.