Access to the Marseille stadium

during the Rugby World Cup 2023

Find all the practical information you need to get to the Marseille stadium during the Rugby World Cup 2023: by metro, bus, streetcar or even soft mobility, we tell you everything!

Access to the stadium by metro

With a reinforced frequency 2 hours before and extended after the end of the match, the metro is a fast and efficient way to get to the stadium. A train will be available every 2.5 minutes for fans leaving the stadium. 2 stations are close to the stadium and are located on metro line 2 (red):

Station “Rond-Point du Prado”: preferential stop for spectators in the Jean Bouin and Virage Nord – Patrice de Peretti stands. ENTRÉE 1
“Sainte-Marguerite Dromel” station: preferential stop for spectators from the Ganay and Virage Sud – Chevalier Roze stands ENTRÉE 2

Hours: runs from 4:30am to 12:30am (extended to 1:30am on match days)

Access to the stadium by bus

Located in the city center, the Marseille stadium is served by numerous bus routes and stops, includingbus routes 83, 19 and B1.

From Escale Borély: Bus 19 to stop Rond Point du Prado
From Vieux-Port: Bus 83 to stop Rond Point du Prado (40min, beautiful seaside route)

Discover a simple, economical way to get around the whole city.

Hours: operates from 5am to 9pm

Access to the stadium by car and park-and-ride

It will be very difficult to get to the stadium by car: all parking lots around the stadium will be closed and reserved for the France 2023 organization on match days. Many streets will also be blocked.

For this, we advise you to park in the parkings relais located on lines 1 and 2 of the metro, then get there by public transport whose amplitude is reinforced.
These park-and-ride facilities are free on match days: La Rose, La Fourragère, Louis Armand, St Just, Gèze, Bougainville, Frais Vallon.

All traffic and parking information

Access for people with reduced mobility

90% of stops on bus lines 19 and 83 meet PRM accessibility standards.

For the World Cup, accessibility work on the St Charles metro station, will be completed, enabling a link with the stadium since the Ste Marguerite Dromel metro station is also accessible.

Also, the currently existing accompaniment service by reservation will be improved by providing trained accompanying staff to help and accompany PRMs.

In addition, the Metropole is also making the Mobimétropole service available exclusively to disabled people with reduced mobility. It operates 7 days a week; advance reservations by telephone are made Monday to Saturday, from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.

In nominal mode, reservation requests must be made in advance: between 7 days and 48 hours. A response is sent within 48 hours of receipt of the message and confirmation of transport is made the day before by sms.

For the period, RTM will set up on a simplified reservation procedure enabling French or foreign users to have a rapid response on their pick-up.

Each vehicle is equipped with an access ramp for easy wheelchair access, rail mounting, seat locking, lap belts, rear speakers and air conditioning.

Good to know

You can buy your tickets at metro stations, streetcar stops, some bus stops or from the driver. You can use the same ticket for bus, metro and streetcar, up to a limit of 1 hour. For fans wishing to explore the city, we offer CityPass for 1 to 3 days, which gives access to the entire transport network and certain monuments or museums such as the Mucem and the Château d’If.

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Access from the airport

The easiest link between the airport and Marseille is the LeCar 91 bus line operated by the Metropole.

It runs from 4:10am to 01:30am with a departure every 10 minutes from 7:55am to 8:15pm. A luggage handler service is also available from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Fares: €10 one-way; €16 round-trip

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Rail travel

In order to meet a demand for travel spread over a wider area, the Region, as Transport Organizing Authority, will be putting in place additional trains enabling spectators to come to but also to leave Marseille with departures adapted to match times.

In fact, nearly 12,000 spectators have purchased tickets for the Nie and Marseille matches and will be encouraged to make the journeys by train.

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