There are 10 ways to get from Marseille to Basque Country by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Toulouse Matabiautrain Intercités
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendayetrain Intercités
10h 1m€123–285Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Marseille to San Sebastian / Donostiabus FlixBus N1137 / ...
11h 35m€50–95Drive 723.1 km
- Drive from Marseille to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar 723.1 km
7h 2m€114–164Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane MRS - BIO
6h 53m€64–192Bus via Halte Routière
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Saint-Jean-de-Luzbus BlaBlaCar Bus
12h 35m€55–103Fly Marseille Provence Airport to San Sebastián Airport
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane MRS - EAS
6h 16m€97–387Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT)plane MRS - VIT
8h 1m€73–299Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane MRS - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain
7h 43m€71–216Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane MRS - BIQ
- Take the train from Biarritz to Hendayetrain
5h 7m€80–301Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane LYS - BIQ
6h 2m€97–445
Marseille to Basque Country by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Marseille to Basque Country is to bus which costs €50 - €95 and takes 11h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Marseille to Basque Country is to fly and train which takes 5h 7m and costs €75 - €310.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Marseille and arriving at San Sebastian / Donostia. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Marseille to Basque Country. However, there are services departing from Marseille St Charles and arriving at Amara-Donostia via Toulouse Matabiau and Hendaia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 1m.
The distance between Marseille and Basque Country is 800 km. The road distance is 723.1 km.
The best way to get from Marseille to Basque Country without a car is to train which takes 10h 1m and costs €120 - €290.
It takes approximately 10h 1m to get from Marseille to Basque Country, including transfers.
Marseille to Basque Country bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Marseille station.
Marseille to Basque Country train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Marseille St Charles station.
The best way to get from Marseille to Basque Country is to train which takes 10h 1m and costs €120 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €95 and takes 11h 35m, you could also fly, which costs €60 - €200 and takes 6h 53m.
What companies run services between Marseille, France and Basque Country, Spain?
You can take a train from Marseille St Charles to Amara-Donostia via Toulouse Matabiau, Hendaye, and Hendaia in around 10h 1m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Marseille to San Sebastian / Donostia once daily. Tickets cost €50–95 and the journey takes 11h 35m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–250
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–110
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to San Sebastián Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–410
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–390
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 Marseille St Charles to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Biarritz to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- 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 Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Biarritz to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Marseille to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Saint-Jean-de-Luz
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Marseille to Basque Country bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at San Sebastian / Donostia station.
Marseille to Basque Country train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Toulouse Matabiau station.
Yes, the driving distance between Marseille to Basque Country is 723 km. It takes approximately 7h 2m to drive from Marseille to Basque Country.
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