Practical Information

Accessing the Centre de Physique Théorique

Map

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Address

Centre de Physique Théorique
Campus de Luminy, Case 907
163 Avenue de Luminy
13288 Marseille Cedex 9, France

Accessing the Laboratory

High-rise building TPR2
Entrance via the security desk
Obtain a visitor badge if you do not have an entry badge
Laboratory reception on the 6th floor

Accessing the Luminy Campus

By Plane

• Arrival at Marseille Provence International Airport
• Airport shuttle to Saint Charles train station: Airport shuttle website
  (Departures every 20 min from 5:00 AM to midnight)
• Take the metro at “Saint Charles” station and follow the route indicated below

By Train

• Arrival at Saint Charles train station
• Take metro line M2 towards “Sainte Marguerite-Dromel”
  Exit at “Rond-Point du Prado” station. Take bus 21 or JETBUS towards Luminy and get off at the terminus. Approximately 40 min from the station.
• Or take metro line M2 to the terminus “Sainte Marguerite-Dromel”, then bus 24 towards Luminy and get off at the terminus.

Buses run daily from 4:30 AM to around 9:00 PM. In the evening, line 521 connects Saint Charles station to Luminy until 12:15 AM.
Schedules and routes: RTM website

By Car

• From Avignon and Aix-en-Provence (A51 motorway)
  Take the “Vieux-Port” exit and follow signs for “Toulon (toll)”. The road goes through tunnels under the Old Port and the city. At the toll exit, follow “Stade Vélodrome” and “La Plage” to the Rond-Point du Prado. From there, follow signs to “Luminy”.

• From Nice and Aubagne (A53 motorway)
  Take the “Mazargues” exit, then follow “Stade Vélodrome” and “La Plage” to the Rond-Point du Prado. From there, follow signs to “Luminy”.

• From Cassis
  Exit Cassis and follow the D559 to the Luminy roundabout. Follow signs to Luminy and continue along the avenue to the campus entrance.

• From downtown
  Follow Boulevard du Prado and then Boulevard Michelet towards Cassis. At the Luminy roundabout, follow signs to Luminy and continue along the avenue to the campus entrance.

GPS Coordinates: Lat. 43.231545 / Long. 5.440890