Access to Centre de Physique Théorique

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Access to the Luminy campus

By plane

 Arrival at Marseille Provence International Airport
 Airport shuttle to Saint Charles train station: Airport shuttle site
(One departure every 20 minutes from 5:00 am to midnight)
 Join the metro station “Saint Charles” and follow the itinerary indicated below

By rail

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

Buses run every day from 4:30 am to 9:00 pm. In the evening, the line 521 runs until 0:15 between Saint Charles and Luminy.
Timetables and routes: RTM website

By car

 From Avignon and Aix-en-Provence (motorway A51)
Take the exit “Vieux-Port” and follow “Toulon (péage)”. Take the tunnel under the Vieux Port and then under the city. At the exit (toll), head in the direction of “Stade Vélodrome” and “La Plage” until the roundabout of the Prado. From there, follow “Luminy”.

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

 From Cassis
Exit Cassis and follow the road D559 until the roundabout of Luminy. Head in the direction of “Luminy” and follow the avenue until the campus entrance.

 From the city center
Follow Boulevard du Prado and Boulevard Michelet towards Cassis. At the roundabout of Luminy, take the direction of Luminy and follow the avenue until the campus entrance.

GPS coordinates: Lat. 43.231545 / Long. 5.440890