There are 5 ways to get from Marseille to Bamako by plane, car ferry, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Marseille Provence Airport
best- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Bamako–Sénou International Airport (BKO)plane MRS - BKO
9h 25m$332–1,247Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bamako–Sénou International Airport (BKO)plane LYS - BKO
12h 22m$331–1,143Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Vieux Port to Orancarferry
- Drive from Orán to Bamakocar
4d 6h$1,162–1,392Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bamako–Sénou International Airport (BKO)plane NCE - BKO
13h 18m$344–1,126Train to Fréjorgues Airport, fly
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Fly from Fréjorgues Airport (MPL) to Bamako–Sénou International Airport (BKO)plane MPL - BKO
12h 8m$478–1,802
Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Bamako–Sénou International Airport (BKO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Marseille to Bamako is to train and fly which costs $330 - $1,200 and takes 12h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Marseille to Bamako is to fly which takes 9h 25m and costs $330 - $1,300.
The distance between Marseille and Bamako is 3702 km.
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Marseille to Bamako, including transfers.
Bamako is 1h behind Marseille. It is currently 4:32 PM in Marseille and 3:32 PM in Bamako.
There are 88+ hotels available in Bamako.
What companies run services between Marseille, France and Bamako, Mali?
Royal Air Maroc and Shanghai Airlines fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Bamako–Sénou International Airport (BKO) twice daily.
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Malaga, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Barcelona, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Toulouse, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Bordeaux, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Fréjorgues Airport to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
- Website
- tunisair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- corsair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Blaise Diagne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Blaise Diagne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- flyairsenegal.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Blaise Diagne
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bamako–Sénou International Airport via Blaise Diagne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Marseille St Charles to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Marseille St Charles to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +213 (0)21 64 43 77 / 78
- [email protected]
- Website
- algerieferries.dz
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Oran
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $693
- Schedules at
- algerieferries.dz
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