Car hire and driving in Marseille
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In France traffic drives on the right. Picking up at MRS means 21 km (13 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648842 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648843.
Drives from Marseille
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marseille to Aix-en-Provence | France | 26 km (16 mi) | about 24 min |
| Marseille to Toulon | France | 48 km (30 mi) | about 44 min |
| Marseille to Nîmes | France | 102 km (63 mi) | about 1 h 33 min |
| Marseille to Montpellier | France | 126 km (79 mi) | about 1 h 56 min |
| Marseille to Nice | France | 159 km (99 mi) | about 2 h 25 min |
| Marseille to Monaco | Monaco | 172 km (107 mi) | about 2 h 37 min |
| Marseille to Grenoble | France | 211 km (131 mi) | about 3 h 13 min |
| Marseille to Perpignan | France | 213 km (132 mi) | about 3 h 15 min |
| Marseille to Saint-Étienne | France | 250 km (156 mi) | about 3 h 49 min |
| Marseille to Girona | Spain | 255 km (158 mi) | about 3 h 53 min |
| Marseille to Turin | Italy | 270 km (168 mi) | about 4 h 7 min |
| Marseille to Lyon | France | 276 km (171 mi) | about 4 h 12 min |
| Marseille to London | United Kingdom | 1,002 km (623 mi) | about 15 h 17 min |
| Marseille to Berlin | Germany | 1,186 km (737 mi) | about 18 h 5 min |
| Marseille to Madrid | Spain | 817 km (508 mi) | about 12 h 28 min |
| Marseille to Rome | Italy | 604 km (375 mi) | about 9 h 13 min |
| Marseille to Paris | France | 661 km (410 mi) | about 10 h 4 min |
| Marseille to Hamburg | Germany | 1,189 km (739 mi) | about 18 h 8 min |
| Marseille to Bucharest | Romania | 1,662 km (1,033 mi) | about 25 h 21 min |
| Marseille to Budapest | Hungary | 1,162 km (722 mi) | about 17 h 43 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Marseille?
The right, as everywhere in France.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.