Tours, tickets and day trips in Montpellier
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| 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.
Day trips from Montpellier
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier to Nîmes | France | 46 km (29 mi) | about 45 min |
| Montpellier to Marseille | France | 126 km (79 mi) | about 2 h 3 min |
| Montpellier to Aix-en-Provence | France | 127 km (79 mi) | about 2 h 4 min |
| Montpellier to Perpignan | France | 129 km (80 mi) | about 2 h 6 min |
| Montpellier to Toulon | France | 174 km (108 mi) | about 2 h 50 min |
| Montpellier to Toulouse | France | 196 km (122 mi) | about 3 h 11 min |
| Montpellier to Girona | Spain | 200 km (124 mi) | about 3 h 15 min |
| Montpellier to Saint-Étienne | France | 207 km (128 mi) | about 3 h 22 min |
| Montpellier to Barcelona | Spain | 284 km (177 mi) | about 4 h 38 min |
| Montpellier to Lyon | France | 250 km (155 mi) | about 4 h 4 min |
| Montpellier to Nice | France | 273 km (170 mi) | about 4 h 26 min |
| Montpellier to L'Hospitalet de Llobregat | Spain | 290 km (180 mi) | about 4 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
What is the most visited attraction in Montpellier?
Musée Fabre, with 294,277 visitors in 2018 (Wikidata).
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.