Car hire in Marseille
1 office in Marseille · airport pick-up · France
Marseille is the great port of the French Mediterranean: the Vieux-Port with its fish market, the painted lanes of Le Panier and the basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde watching over the bay. It is an intense, authentic city, quite unlike the picture-postcard Provence that surrounds it.
And that is precisely why a hire car makes sense: the turquoise coves of the Calanques National Park, the Provençal villages of the Luberon and towns such as Aix and Cassis are close by but poorly connected to one another. Collecting your vehicle at Marseille-Provence airport also spares you the city traffic.
Search cars in MarseilleWhy hire a car in Marseille
- The Calanques and the coast down to Cassis and La Ciotat are far more enjoyable when you can stop at every viewpoint.
- The villages of inland Provence, from the Luberon to the lavender fields, cannot be linked by public transport.
- Pick-up at Marseille-Provence airport, around 30 minutes from the centre, avoiding Marseille's dense urban traffic.
Day trips near Marseille
- Cassis and Cap Canaille — A charming fishing port, turquoise coves and the Route des Crêtes along vertiginous cliffs. About 40 minutes away.
- Aix-en-Provence — Cézanne's city: fountains, markets and the elegant Cours Mirabeau, Provence at its most refined. About 35 minutes away.
- Luberon — Gordes, Roussillon and their ochre cliffs: Provence's most famous hilltop-village route, amid vineyards and lavender. About 1 hr 15 min away.
- Arles and the Camargue — A Roman amphitheatre, traces of Van Gogh, and the pink flamingos and white horses of the Rhône delta. About 1 hour away.
Where to pick up your car
- Aeropuerto de Marsella
Final prices in euros · book without paying · free cancellation up to 72 h before.
Frequently asked questions
Is driving and parking in Marseille difficult?
City-centre traffic is heavy and street parking is scarce, so the practical approach is to use public car parks or your hotel and save the car mainly for excursions. Collecting it at the airport makes arriving and leaving far simpler.
When should I go to see the lavender?
The bloom on the Valensole plateau and in the Luberon runs roughly from late June to late July, depending on the year. It's high season: book your car weeks ahead and set off early to beat the heat and the coaches.
← Back to home · Also in France : Ajaccio · Bastia · Biarritz · Bordeaux · Clermont · Strasbourg · Lille · Lyon