Access to the Velodrome Stadium stadium for major events

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Find out all the practical information you need to get to the Stade Velodrome Stadium for a football match, rugby match, concert or other major event: by metro, bus, tram or soft mobility, we’ve got it all!

Access to the stadium by public transport

By metro

With increased frequency 2 hours before and extended after the end of the match or concert, the metro is a fast and efficient way to get to the stadium. There are 2 stations close to the stadium on metro line 2.

  • Rond-Point du Prado“station stop: for spectators in the Jean Bouin and Virage Nord – Patrice de Peretti stands.
  • Sainte-Marguerite Dromel” station stop: for spectators in the Ganay and Virage Sud – Chevalier Roze stands.

By bus

The Stade Orange Vélodrome is served by a number of bus routes and stops, including routes 83, 19 and B1.

  • From Escale Borély: Bus 19 to the Rond Point du Prado stop
  • From the Vieux-Port: bus 83 to the Rond Point du Prado stop (about 40 minutes, this bus goes via the Corniche Kennedy).

Because of the large crowds expected around the stadium, RTM frequently changes the service and route of some of the bus lines that usually run nearby 2 hours before the event. It is therefore important to check the traffic alerts published on the RTM application and website(www.rtm.fr).

By tram

Tram line no. 3 stops close to the stadium at Sainte Marguerite Dromel (preferable for spectators in the Ganay and Virage Sud – Chevalier Roze stands).

Good to know

You can buy your tickets at metro stations, tram stops or from bus drivers (cash only).
You can use the same ticket throughout the network (bus, metro and tram) for up to 1 hour.

You can now use your bank card to pay for and validate your journey on the RTM network: bus, tram, metro, ferry boat and some lines on the lecar network.

Access to the stadium by car

Car parks

It is always very difficult to get to the stadium by car: many of the car parks around the stadium will be closed and reserved for the organisation of the event hosted by the stadium. Many streets may also be unexpectedly blocked.

For holders of a nominative RTM card:

  • You have a permanent, annual, 30-day, 7-day or free travel pass. Use the free park-and-ride facilities to park your car and then take the metro to the stadium. The park-and-ride sites are La Rose, La Fourragère, Louis Armand, St Just, Gèze, Bougainville, Frais Vallon.
  • You use your personal card with a cash reserve that you top up as you go along. Proceed to a car park and ride. At the entrance, validate your RTM card and park. Take a bus, metro or tram to and from the car park. When you leave the car park, €2.20 will be deducted directly from your transport card. Make sure you have enough money in reserve, and note that parking is authorised from the time the park-and-ride facility opens until 8am the next morning. What’s more, the last validation for the return journey must not be more than 2 hours before leaving the car park.

For other motorists

There are five car parks close to the stadium:

Access from the airport

The easiest link betweenMarseille Provence Airport and Marseille is the A1 bus line.
It runs from 4.10am to 1.30am with a departure every 10 minutes from 7.55am to 8.15pm. A baggage handler service is also available from 7am to 8pm.
Fares: €10 one way; €16 return.

This line runs direct to Gare Saint-Charles in Marseille.
To get to the stadium, take metro line 2 (from the station) towards Sainte-Marguerite – Dromel.

You can get off at either the Rond-Point du Prado stop or the Sainte-Marguerite – Dromel stop , depending on where you are in the stadium.