There are 9 ways to get from Ellesmere to Marseille by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)BHX - MRS
9h 42m€79–202Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station409
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Gent-Dampoort
- Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Lille FlandresIc / ...
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
29h 24m€70–158Train, bus
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Gent-Dampoort
- Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Lille FlandresIc
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Marseille St Charles
18h 43m€116–280Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Ellesmere to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Marseille
14h 36mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Wilmslow
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)MAN - MRS
8h 39m€88–206Train, train to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)LPL - MRS
10h 26m€101–247Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to London Euston
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)LHR - MRS
9h 37m€129–505Train, train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to London Euston
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)STN - MRS
9h 50m€83–448Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ellesmere to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Marseille
16h 3m€257–379
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ellesmere to Marseille is to bus and train which costs €70 - €160 and takes 29h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Ellesmere to Marseille is to train and fly which takes 8h 39m and costs €85 - €210.
The distance between Ellesmere and Marseille is 1264 km.
The best way to get from Ellesmere to Marseille without a car is to train and bus which takes 18h 43m and costs €110 - €280.
It takes approximately 9h 42m to get from Ellesmere to Marseille, including transfers.
Marseille is 1h ahead of Ellesmere. It is currently 3:33 AM in Ellesmere and 4:33 AM in Marseille.
There are 4438+ hotels available in Marseille.
What companies run services between Ellesmere, Shropshire, England and Marseille, France?
There is no direct connection from Ellesmere to Marseille. However, you can take the line 501 bus to Broome Place, walk to Shrewsbury, take the train to Birmingham International, walk to Birmingham Airport (BHX) airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS), walk to Gare Routière Aé, take the bus to Gare Vamp Quai 2, walk to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille, then take the train to Marseille St Charles. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Crossroads to Marseille St Charles via Broome Place, Shrewsbury, Birmingham New Street, Birmingham, Gent-Dampoort, Gand-Dampoort, and Lille Flandres in around 18h 43m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Liverpool to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Liverpool to Marseille Provence Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Liverpool to Marseille Provence Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Liverpool to Marseille Provence Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Marseille Provence Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–470
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–24
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- €23–35
Train from Shrewsbury to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- €13–19
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–85
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Gand-Dampoort to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- 1st Class
- €13–19
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Flandres to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Flandres to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Crewe to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €290–330
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Gent-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–23
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
Want to know more about travelling around France
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
5 delightfully under-the-radar French towns you need to visit
Read the travel guide
Travelling to the UK: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Train travel in France: A guide to SNCF
Read the travel guide






















































