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| Marseille
Provence Airport (MRS) |
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| Address |
Marseille Provence
Airport,
CCI Marseille-Provence,
BP 7 Aéroport,
13727 Marignane Cédex,
France |
| Location |
The airport is located
25km (16 miles) from Marseille
and 80km (50 miles) southeast of Avignon. |
| Country
code |
33 |
| Airport
code |
MRS |
| Telephone |
(04) 4214
1414 or 4289 0974 |
| Fax |
(04) 4214
2724 |
| Email |
contact@marseille-provence.aeroport.fr |
| Website |
www.marseille-provence.aeroport.fr |
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The airport serves
80 destinations, including Avignon, Barcelona, Brussels, London,
Milan, Munich and Paris.
Number of Terminals
2
Transfer between terminals
Walking distance between terminals
Major airlines
The national airline is Air
France (telephone number: (0802) 802 802). Other airlines serving
the airport include Alitalia, British Airways
and Lufthansa.
Arrival/departure
tax
This is included in the airline ticket.
Time
Zone
GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday
in October)
Airport facilities
Money and communications
There is a bank and several ATMs, as well as Internet points, wireless
Internet access, a post office, fax and Minitel.
Eating and drinking
Cafés and restaurants are located throughout the
airport.
Shopping
Shops include a duty-free shop in the International Terminal,
as well as shops in both terminals selling a variety of goods, including
regional produce, jewellery and luggage accessories. There is a
newsagents too.
Luggage
A left-luggage facility is available in the International
Terminal; luggage shipping and delivery can also be arranged here
(telephone number: (0)4 4214 3175).
A lost and found office is situated in the Domestic Terminal
(telephone number: (0)4 4214 2410).
Other facilities
There is a pharmacy and first aid services in the International
Terminal.
Business facilities
The Marseilles Provence Business Centre (telephone number: (04)
4214 2774, e-mail: centre.affaires@marseille-provence.aeroport.fr),
Hall 4, in Terminal Two, provides Internet, fax and telephone facilities,
as well as several small meeting rooms accommodating up to 30 delegates.
The Salon Panoramique in Terminal One holds up to 150 delegates
for meetings.
Information and
help desks
Two information desks (telephone number: (0)4 4214 1414 or 4214
2114) are always open on the Arrivals level of both terminals. Staff
can advise on airport facilities, the times of flight arrivals and
departures and connecting flights. There is an automatic information
service (telephone number: (0)4 4214 2020) available 24 hours a
day.
Disabled Facilities
The airport is accessible for disabled passengers. Facilities for
the disabled traveller can be provided on request by the airlines
or by Midi Provence (telephone number: (0)4 4214 2742).
Driving Directions
The airport is located on the N113 at Marignane. For a map of the
area, visit the airport’s website.
Car Parking
There are over 6,000 parking spaces in 9 parking lots, including
covered and outdoor car parks. Covered parking is available close
to the terminal in P6, short-term parking is available in P8 and
P9, nearby car parks include P10 and P5.
Medium-term stays and long-term parking is available in P1 and P2,
close to the terminals, and P3 and P7, as well as a separate facility.
Chèques Parking, Valet parking service
is also available upon request (telephone number: (0)4 4214 2692),
in front of P6. Information on car parking and tariffs is available
(telephone number: (0)4 4214 2927). P4 is for coaches only.
Car Hire
ADA,
Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, National/Citer and
Sixt are all represented, with desks situated between
P3, P7 and P8 car parks.
Transport
to the city
There are regular shuttle buses (navettes), operated by Transport
Routier Passagers Aeriens, TRPA (telephone number:
(04) 9150 5934), to St-Charles SNCF railway station (telephone number:
(04) 9504 1000), every 20 minutes 0530–2130 hrs. These take
25-30 minutes and tickets cost €8.50. From the station, there
are direct links to Avignon (journey time – 50 minutes) on
regional TER trains.
Taxi
Airport taxis (telephone number: (04) 4214
2444) to Avignon cost approximately €120 (journey time is approx
45 minutes).
Airport Hotels
Hotels at the airport are the Sofitel (telephone number: (0)4 4278
4278), Novotel (telephone number: (0)4 4289 9044), Best Western
(telephone number: (0)4 4215 5400), Ibis (telephone number: (0)4
4279 6161) and Etap (telephone number: (0)8 9268 0954). Free courtesy
buses are available to the hotels and can be booked via designated
telephones in the Arrivals halls of both terminals. |
| Useful travel links |
| Hot
Spots |
air security
international daily reports |
| IATA |
international air transport
association |
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