Getting around by bus and coach Bouches-Du-Rhône

Who has never seen a green bus with the Flixbus logo run on the highway in recent years? Offering national and international lines from Marseille, this company offers to travel in new and comfortable buses, with wi-fi and a friendly staff (not always French-speaking, it should be known). Tickets sold from 5 euros for the shortest journeys and connections from Marseille to Toulon, Nice, Genoa, Perpignan, Toulouse, Barcelona, Lyon, Paris, etc. Travelling simply and without paying a high price is more possible than ever. It is also the most economical way to get directly from Marseille to Nice airport.

Aix-en-Provence's new bus station features twenty platforms and architecture by Jean-Marie Duthilleul, who also designed the Aix TGV station. A real success! Accessible to all, close to downtown and the freeway. Departures and arrivals are to nearby towns and villages, the most important line being, of course, the one linking Aix to Marseille: a bus every 5 min at rush hour! The Conseil départemental's Cartreize (Car 13) network also serves Aubagne, La Ciotat, Vitrolles, Martigues, Arles and Salon-de-Provence. A fast, economical way to get around, with connections all day long. A little cramped at its site in the center of Aix, it has recently been relieved of certain lines to the P+r exchange hub at Plan d'Aillane in Les Milles (lines 40 and 53 to Aix TGV and Marseille bus station...), as well as to platforms at the P+r Krypton (access via line 7 platform no. 4). It should be noted that access to the "grande accessibilité" bus, reserved for people with reduced mobility, which leaves every hour for Marseille, has just been transferred in 2017 to a platform in the Krypton car park-and-ride facility.

At the bus station, next to the SNCF station, you will obtain tickets for the departmental buses of the Cartreize network, the LER (regional express lines) and the international lines (Flixbus, Eurolines), as well as on the airport shuttles (ticket office n°1 open every day from 5:30 to 21:30). The ticket office is open from Monday to Friday, from 6:15 am to 7:30 pm, on Saturdays from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm, on Sundays and public holidays from 7:30 am to 12:30 pm and from 1:30 pm to 6 pm. With a few clicks on the website, you will very easily obtain more information about the website.

New name, new identity, new color. Ouibus has become Blablacar bus, a subsidiary of the carpooling company Blablacar. The principle remains the same however, more than 300 routes throughout Europe and many departures from Marseille, with possible connections if the journey is not direct. Embark on a fleet of comfortable buses. You can bring 2 pieces of luggage and benefit from Wi-fi on board. An economical and environmentally responsible way to travel. Booking is simple, the application or the website allow you to quickly get your tickets while the international ticket office at the bus station can also help you.

The Sudtourisme company is specialized in tourist transport by coach. A whole fleet of vehicles is available 24 hours a day, including sedans and minibuses. Sudtourisme transports its customers in France and in Europe for ski trips, airport-city transfers, camps..

Arles is very well served by numerous regional and departmental bus lines. Connections from Nîmes, Saint-Gilles, Port Saint Louis, Salin de Giraud, Les Saintes Maries de la mer, Marseille, Aix en Provence, Avignon, Fontvieille, Maussane and all the Alpilles. The companies that serve these cities are "Les cars de Camargues" and "Autocars Ségura". Moreover, from the bus station passes all the urban network of the city: Envia bus lines, as well as the SNCF regional express lines. The bus station is a 10 minute walk from the city center.

Since 2018, all regional transport has been brought together under a single name: Zou! So we no longer speak of TER or LER, or Cartreize and Varlib buses. From now on, the Zou! logo will adorn the fleet of buses and the many trains that criss-cross the Provence region. Dozens of connections between the main towns, with stops in the secondary towns. The territory is well criss-crossed. The buses will allow you to reach places not served by trains. Very attractive prices.