There are 9 ways to get from Marseille to Parma by train (TGV, Trenitalia), train, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Lyon
best- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Parmatrain Fr
9h 9m€101–216Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Parmabus N410 / ...
10h 25m€42–71Train, bus
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Cannestrain
- Take the train from Cannes to Ventimigliatrain C3
- Take the bus from Piazza Colombo - Sanremo to Parma Via Traversantebus
10h 9m€82–129Drive 539.2 km
- Drive from Marseille to Parmacar 539.2 km
6h 35m€87–126Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane MRS - BGY
- Take a shuttle bus from Orio al Serio Airport to Parma
6h 17m€197–467Train
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignoletrain Re
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Parmatrain
11h 29m€92–154Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MRS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Parmatrain
6h 41m€74–222Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane MRS - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Parmatrain
5h 1m€56–267Fly to Treviso Airport, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Treviso Airport (TSF)plane MRS - TSF
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Parmatrain
7h 32m€70–372
Marseille to Parma by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Marseille to Parma is to bus which costs €40 - €75 and takes 10h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Marseille to Parma is to fly and train which takes 5h 1m and costs €55 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Marseille station to Parma. However, there are services departing from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station and arriving at Parma via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Marseille to Parma. However, there are services departing from Marseille St Charles and arriving at Parma via Lyon Part Dieu and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 9m.
The distance between Marseille and Parma is 889 km. The road distance is 539.2 km.
The best way to get from Marseille to Parma without a car is to train via Lyon which takes 9h 9m and costs €100 - €220.
It takes approximately 9h 9m to get from Marseille to Parma, including transfers.
Marseille to Parma bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station.
Marseille to Parma train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Marseille St Charles station.
The best way to get from Marseille to Parma is to train via Lyon which takes 9h 9m and costs €100 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €75 and takes 10h 25m.
What companies run services between Marseille, France and Parma, Italy?
You can take a train from Marseille St Charles to Parma via Lyon Part Dieu and Milano Centrale in around 9h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Parma via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 10h 25m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Treviso Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–240
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,100
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Cannes to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova Brignole to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- ZOU!
Train from Cannes to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €26–35
Train from Bologna Centrale to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €14–20
- 2nd Class
- €17–23
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 0871 344976
- [email protected]
- Website
- satambus.it
Bus from Piazza Colombo - Sanremo to Parma Via Traversante
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Schedules at
- satambus.it
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Orio al Serio Airport to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- GoOpti
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Parma
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Marseille to Parma bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Marseille to Parma train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Marseille to Parma is 539 km. It takes approximately 6h 35m to drive from Marseille to Parma.
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