There are 11 ways to get from Bristol to Marseille by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bristol Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
best- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane BRS - MRS
4h 52m€60–181Train via Paris
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
9h 13m€327–629Bus
- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Stationbus
24h 12m€117–209Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bristol to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Marseillecar
13h 38m€385–510Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane LHR - MRS
6h 27m€169–422Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane LGW - MRS
7h 35m€124–290Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane STN - MRS
7h 24m€130–315Fly Bristol Airport to Fréjorgues Airport, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Fréjorgues Airport (MPL)plane BRS - MPL
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charlestrain
7h 52m€128–413Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane MAN - MRS
8h 2m€150–346Train
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Marseille Saint Chtrain Trn
10h 34m€275–467Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bristol to Poolecar
- Take the carferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Marseillecar
17h 18m€260–730
Bristol to Marseille by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Marseille is to fly which costs €60 - €190 and takes 4h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Marseille is to fly which takes 4h 52m and costs €60 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Bristol station to Marseille station. However, there are services departing from Bristol Bus Station and arriving at Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station via London Victoria, Dover and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Bristol to Marseille. However, there are services departing from Bristol Temple Meads and arriving at Marseille St Charles via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 13m.
The distance between Bristol and Marseille is 1103 km.
The best way to get from Bristol to Marseille without a car is to train via Paris which takes 9h 13m and costs €320 - €650.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Bristol to Marseille, including transfers.
Bristol to Marseille bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bristol Bus Station.
Bristol to Marseille train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Bristol Temple Meads station.
The best way to get from Bristol to Marseille is to fly which takes 4h 52m and costs €60 - €190. Alternatively, you can train via Paris, which costs €320 - €650 and takes 9h 13m, you could also bus, which costs €110 - €210 and takes 24h 12m.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Marseille, France?
Ryanair and easyJet fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bristol Temple Meads to Marseille St Charles via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 9h 13m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Bristol Airport to Fréjorgues Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–270
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Fréjorgues Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–500
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–380
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Marseille Saint Ch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–280
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bristol Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bristol Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31–390
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €55–100
- Car Single Ticket
- €140–390
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Booking & Getting There
Bristol to Marseille bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Marseille is 1h ahead of Bristol. It is currently 5:10 PM in Bristol and 6:10 PM in Marseille.
Bristol to Marseille train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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