There are 8 ways to get from Paris to Marseille by train, bus, rideshare, 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.
Recommended option
Train TGV • 3 h 23 min
$140 - $160
Cheapest option
Bus • 10 h 20 min
$40 - $75
6 alternative options
Train SNCF • 10 h 37 min
$110 - $161
Rideshare • 8 h 56 min
$59
Drive • 7 h 8 min
$100 - $150
Fly Paris Orly to Marseille • 2 h 57 min
$55 - $250
Fly Paris CDG to Marseille • 3 h 22 min
$62 - $282
Fly Paris Orly to Nice, bus • 5 h 10 min
$83 - $240
What companies run services between Paris, France and Marseille, France?
TGV operates a train from Paris to Marseille hourly. Tickets cost $140 - $160 and the journey takes 3 h 23 min. Alternatively, Ouibus operates a bus from Paris to Marseille every 15 minutes, and the journey takes 10 h 20 min. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Orly to Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 17 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $350
Flights from Paris Orly to Marseille via Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 10 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $900
Flights from Paris Orly to Marseille via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 5 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $850
Flights from Paris Orly to Marseille via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 15 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50 - $350
Flights from Paris CDG to Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 22 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $410
Flights from Paris CDG to Marseille via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 12 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55 - $410
Flights from Paris CDG to Marseille via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 22 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $650
Flights from Paris Orly to Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 26 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $380
- Website
- hop.com
Flights from Paris Orly to Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 17 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $350
Flights from Paris Orly to Marseille via Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 10 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $900
Flights from Paris Orly to Marseille via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 5 min
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $850
Flights from Paris Orly to Marseille via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 15 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50 - $350
Flights from Paris Orly to Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 26 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Orly to Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 28 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $280
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Paris Orly to Marseille via Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 10 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $900
- Website
- airmadagascar.com
Flights from Paris CDG to Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 25 min
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320 - $600
- Website
- xl.com
Flights from Paris CDG to Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 25 min
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris CDG to Marseille via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 35 min
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75 - $430
- Phone
- 0033 892 353535
- Website
- tgv.com
Train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Marseille-St-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $140 - $160
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $140 - $160
- 1st Class
- $190 - $280
- Phone
- +33 9 70 60 99 70
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Paris-Bercy to Villefranche-s-Saone
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $95
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $65 - $95
- 1st Class
- $95 - $150
Train from Villefranche-s-Saone to Vienne
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8 - $12
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $8 - $12
- 1st Class
- $12 - $19
Train from Vienne to Marseille-St-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35 - $55
- Website
- en.oui.sncf
- 2nd Class
- $35 - $55
- 1st Class
- $55 - $90
- Website
- fr.ouibus.com
Bus from Paris City Center - Bercy to Marseille - St-Charles Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- fr.ouibus.com
Bus from Nice - Airport to Marseille - St-Charles Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Schedules at
- fr.ouibus.com
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Paris, Paris to Marseille, Marseille St. Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 9 h 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $75
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0 892 89 12 00
- Website
- isilines.com
Bus from Paris Gallieni to Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 12 h 30 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $75
- Schedules at
- isilines.com
- Phone
- 0 821 202 203
- Website
- info-ler.fr
Bus from Nice Aéroport - Terminal 1 to Marseille - Gare Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28 - $40
- Schedules at
- info-ler.fr
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Paris to Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $59
- Book at
- blablacar.co.uk
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Read the travel guideQuestions & Answers
The distance between Paris and Marseille is 661 km. The road distance is 773 km.
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Marseille is to rideshare which costs 50€ and takes 8 h 56 min.
The quickest way to get from Paris to Marseille is to fly which takes 2 h 57 min and costs 45€ - 220€.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Paris Gare de Lyon and arriving at Marseille-St-Charles. Services depart hourly, and operate Monday to Friday. The journey takes approximately 3 h 23 min.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Paris City Center - Bercy and arriving at Marseille - St-Charles Bus station. Services depart every 20 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10 h 20 min.
The train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Marseille-St-Charles takes 3 h 23 min including transfers and departs hourly.