5^th European Solar Thermal Energy Conference
20-21 October 2011, Marseille (France)

Travel information

To the venue

By train - Marseille St Charles TGV Station
Marseille – Paris in 3 hours
Good connection with French and European towns and cities : Bordeaux, Lille Europe, Lyon, Paris, CDG/Gare de Lyon, Ventimiglia…
Located in the heart of Marseille, the station provides direct access by Metro to Parc Chanot (5 stations)
http://www.voyages-sncf.com/

By plane - Marseille-Provence International Airport
30 flights daily Marseille – Paris
27 national and international air lines
Flights to 80 towns and cities in 30 European countries:  Amsterdam, Basle, Barcelona, Brussels, Cologne, Frankfurt, Geneva, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Malta, Munich, Porto, Prague, Rome, Zurich.
Only 30 minutes from Marseille city centre and new Low cost terminal MP with 17 destinations!
http://www.marseille.aeroport.fr/

To and from the airport

By bus:  Marseille St Charles Rail Station à Airport

Journey time: 25 mn approximately
Phone: +33 (0)4 91 50 59 34

• From 4.30am to 11.30 pm
• First departure: 4.30 am
• Shuttles every 20 minutes

Airport > Marseille Saint-Charles Rail Station

One-way ticket: 8.50 Euros

Journey time: 25 mn approximately
Phone: +33 (0)4 42 14 31 27

• From 5.10 am to 0.10 am
• First departure: 5.10 am
• Shuttles every 20 minutes

By Road

Motorway: Marseille is at the crossroad between Spain, Italy and Northern Europe:

Inner city: The Prado-Carenage tunnel provides:

• North motorway A7 : Lyon, Paris, Brussels
• Littoral motorway A55 : Arles, Montpellier, Toulouse, Barcelona
• East motorway A50 : Toulon, Nice, Milan, Turin, Genoa

• A direct link between the A55 motorway & the A50
• Rapid access from the A55 to Parc Chanot
• A means of crossing the city centre in less than 5 minutes

Travel in Marseille

By public transport

By metro: There are two metro lines.
The nearest metro station to Parc Chanot is the Rond Point du Prado on line M2 (direction Sainte Marguerite Dromel). There is a direct access to Door A of Parc Chanot from the metro station. The metro operates from 5h - 21h (until 0h30 at weekends).

By bus: There are around 80 lines.
The ‘Rond Point du Prado’ is served by the following bus lines - 21, 22, 23, 44, 45, 83 and 415

To download the public transportation map, please click here.

Fares: Tickets are available from machines or sales points:

• single tickets: 1,5€
• carte “libertés” (magnetic card): 6.30 € or 12.60 €, (5 or 10 journeys respectively)
• 1-day card: 5€
• 3-day card: 10.5€

By taxi

• Taxi Radio de Marseille – Phone: +33 (0)4 91 02 20 20
• Taxi du Soleil - Phone: +33 (0)4 91 03 60 03
• Caréno Taxi – Phone: +33 (0)4 91 37 84 36
• Station de Taxi Parc Chanot - Phone: +33 (0)4 91 79 03 66
• Saint Giniez – Phone: +33 (0)4 91 77 54 00