Toulon: 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.
Toulon is a city of 168,701 people in France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur), 12 m (39 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Marseille Provence Airport (MRS), 68 km (42 mi) from the centre. It has 4 railway stations on record, including Toulon station. It is a port city: Toulon Port.
Key facts
Daylight in Toulon runs from about 9 h 3 min a day in late December to 15 h 26 min in late June (computed for 43.12° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Toulon is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Marseille Provence Airport (MRS), 68 km (42 mi) from the centre, whose 11,483-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Toulon-Hyères Airport (TLN, 18 km).
Flights to Toulon: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Toulon station, Toulon Saint-Jean-du-Var train station, Toulon Sud-France train station, Toulon Les Ameniers train station. Trains to Toulon
Buses to Toulon · Driving and car hire · Ferries
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Mont Faron cableway | 95,000 | 2022 |
| National Maritime Museum | 70,978 | 2023 |
| Muséum départemental du Var | 49,405 | 2019 |
| Musée d'Art de Toulon | 38,487 | 2023 |
The busiest is Mont Faron cableway at 95,000 visitors in 2022. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Toulon
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Barcelona, 365 km (Spain) — flights · trains · buses
- Milan, 367 km (Italy) — flights
- Marseille, 48 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Turin, 258 km (Italy) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Genoa, 281 km (Italy) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Lyon, 304 km — trains
- Toulouse, 366 km
- Nice, 126 km — trains · buses · car rental · ferries · tours
- L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 371 km (Spain)
- Montpellier, 174 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Mannheim, La Spezia, Kronstadt, Herzliya.
Common questions
Which airport serves Toulon?
Marseille Provence Airport (MRS), 68 km (42 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Toulon?
About 168,701 people live in Toulon, across 43 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Toulon in?
Europe/Paris, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Toulon?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Toulon?
Barcelona (365 km), Milan (367 km), Marseille (48 km), Turin (258 km), Genoa (281 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 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.