Les Goudes or l'Estaque ?

Maritime shuttles in Marseille

Every year, from April to the end of September, you can take advantage of the maritime shuttle crossings. Whether they take you north or south, they’ll drop you off at the end of the world (Marseille)!

Updated on 20 April 2026

Les Goudes and the Pointe Rouge

To / From

Maritime shuttles depart from the Vieux-Port, Monday to Sunday (including public holidays). The Goudes district is a small village at the gateway to the Calanques. Very popular, it becomes impossible to get around in summer. The best way to get there is by boat.
To get there, you need to take 2 boats. The first stops at the Port de la Pointe-Rouge, and the journey takes around 35 minutes. The second boat leaves from the Port de la Pointe-Rouge and arrives 15 minutes later in Les Goudes.

Vieux-Port <> Pointe-Rouge

From 25 April to 26 June 2026 and from 31 August to 27 September 2026
Service every day (Monday to Sunday)
Departure from Vieux-Port > 8am to 7pm (departures every hour)
Departure from Pointe-Rouge > 7am to 10pm (departures every hour)

From 27 June to 30 August 2026
Service every day (Monday to Sunday)
Departure from Vieux-Port > 8am to 10pm (departures every hour)
Departure from Pointe-Rouge > from 7:00 to 22:00 (departures every hour)

Pointe-Rouge – les Goudes

From 30 May to 30 August 2026
Service every day (Monday to Sunday)
Departure from Pointe-Rouge: 8.50am to 7.50pm (departures every hour)
Departure from Les Goudes: from 9.20am to 8.20pm

l'Estaque

To / From

If you want to discover a typical Marseilles fishing district, head to the Estaque district at the other end of Marseilles, towards the north. Here you can enjoy local specialities such as the famous panisses and chichis-fregis. Shuttles run from Monday to Sunday from the Vieux-Port.
The journey takes around 35 minutes.

Old Port – Estaque

From 25 April to 26 June and from 31 August to 27 September 2026
Service every day (Monday to Sunday)
Departure from the Old Port: 8.30am to 7.30pm (departures every hour)
Departure from l’Estaque: 7.30am to 7.30pm (departures every hour)

From 27 June to 30 August 2026
Service every day (Monday to Sunday)
Departure from the Vieux-Port: 8.30am to 10.30pm (departures every hour)
Departure from l’Estaque: 7.30am to 10.30pm (departures every hour)

Practical information

Tickets can only be purchased on board the boats.

crossing: €5
Old Port <> Estaque
Old Port <> Pointe-Rouge
Pointe-Rouge <> Les Goudes

Journey price: €8
Old Port <> Pointe Rouge <>Les Goudes

Access to the shuttles is included in RTM season tickets:
Permanent Pass, Annual Pass, 30-day Pass, 7-day Pass.

24h and 72h passes, CityPass Marseille passes and the top-up of euros on the transport card do not give free access to the shuttle.
For security reasons, holding a ticket does not guarantee boarding if the authorised passenger capacity is reached at the time of departure.

Find out more about the maritime shuttles

Further afield

The city of Marseille also allows you to reach other cities from the port of La Joliette.
You’ll have a choice of destinations including Corsica (Ajaccio, Bastia, Île Rousse, Porto-Vecchio and Propriano), Algeria (Bejaia, Oran, Algiers and Skikda), Morocco (Tanger Med), Tunisia (Tunis, Zarzis) and Sardinia (Porto Torres). Unfortunately, the Balearic Islands and Porquerolles are not yet among the destinations departing from Marseille.
Some airlines have offices in Marseille. Corsica Linéa has its Corsican office at 23 Place de la Joliette and its Maghreb office at Quai de la Joliette. There are also La Méridionale sales offices at Immeuble Calypso, 4 Place Henri Verneuil, andAlgérie Ferries at 58 Boulevard des Dames.