Montpellier: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Montpellier is a city of 248,252 people in France (Occitanie), 55 m (180 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport (MPL), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre. It has 2 railway stations on record, including Montpellier-Saint-Roch railway station.
Key facts
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Daylight in Montpellier runs from about 8 h 59 min a day in late December to 15 h 30 min in late June (computed for 43.61° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Montpellier is served by 4 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport (MPL), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,530 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport (FNI, 46 km), Béziers Vias airport (BZR, 53 km), Avignon Caumont airport (AVN, 89 km).
Flights to Montpellier: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Montpellier-Saint-Roch railway station, Montpellier Sud de France station. Trains to Montpellier
Buses to Montpellier · Driving and car hire
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Musée Fabre | 294,277 | 2018 |
| Cabrières-Sabatier d'Espeyran hotel | 16,238 | 2018 |
| Agropolis | 13,166 | 2009 |
| Languedoc Museum | 10,146 | 2007 |
| Departmental archives of Hérault | 2,059 | 2022 |
| archives régionales d’Occitanie | 63 | 2022 |
The busiest is Musée Fabre at 294,277 visitors in 2018. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Montpellier
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Barcelona, 284 km (Spain) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Marseille, 126 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Turin, 344 km (Italy)
- Lyon, 250 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Toulouse, 196 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Nice, 273 km — trains · tours
- Bordeaux, 380 km — trains
- L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 290 km (Spain) — buses · car rental · tours
- Terrassa, 274 km (Spain) — buses · car rental · tours
- Badalona, 275 km (Spain) — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Heidelberg, Louisville, Kos, Barcelona, Chengdu, Tiberias, Fez, Sherbrooke, Tlemcen, Rio de Janeiro, Bethlehem, Palermo, Obninsk, Tulkarm.
Common questions
Which airport serves Montpellier?
Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport (MPL), 8 km (5 mi) from the centre, plus 3 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Montpellier?
About 248,252 people live in Montpellier, across 57 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Montpellier in?
Europe/Paris, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Montpellier?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Montpellier?
Barcelona (284 km), Marseille (126 km), Turin (344 km), Lyon (250 km), Toulouse (196 km).
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 13 September 2026. Hotel 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.