Marseille - Getting Around
Public Transport
Tickets can be bought in any metro station, at the RTM office on 6 rue des Fabres, or any shop displaying the RTM sign (blue on white) in their window.
Day passes are available for one day (Carte Journée) or three (Carte 3 Jours). There are also a weekly pass and various money-saving cards for groups (ask for more information at any station). Tickets have to be validated, or you might incur an on the spot fine. You can travel on the same ticket for up to one hour. After that, another ticket must be validated.
Taxis
Driving in the City
Driving in Marseille (as anywhere else in the south) can be a nerve-racking experience, as drivers do not always abide by the Highway Code and have their own take on right of way. The use of the horn is also popular. Take it all in your stride if you are behind the wheel, it's all part of the local colour.
Car Hire
Providers in the city centre (gare SNCF St Charles, 1e) include Ada (tel: (04) 9164 9059; www.ada.fr), Avis (tel: (04) 9164 7100 or 0820 611 636; www.avis.fr), Europcar (tel: 0825 825 680; www.europcar.fr), Hertz (tel: (04) 9105 5120; www.hertz.com), and National/Citer (tel: (04) 9105 9086; www.citer.fr). All of the above have desks at the airport. So do Budget (tel: (04) 4214 2455; www.budget.com), Thrifty (tel: (04) 4214 3044; www.thrifty.com) and Sixt (tel: (04) 4214 3530; www.sixt.fr).
Bicycle Hire
Cycles Do, 72 cours Lieutaud, 6e (tel: (04) 9154 3314; www.mbk.fr) also hires out motorbikes, scooters and bicycles.
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