Travel information

By Air

Montpellier sits at the heart of the Mediterranean arc, halfway between Italy and Spain.

The Montpellier Méditerranée Airport is the 11th French airport. Six regular airlines (Air France, British Airways, Aer Lingus, Air Algerie, Air Arabia, Eurowings, Norwegian, Ryanair, Easyjet, Transavia, Volotea) operate to and from it.

  • 3 hubs in Europe: Paris, Amsterdam, London
  • Paris Orly: 10 daily flights
  • Paris Charles de Gaulle: 4 daily flights
  • Amsterdam, London Gatwick: 2 daily flights 
  • Marrakech: 4 weekly flights
  • Basel, Casablanca: 3 weekly flights
  • Algiers, Lille, Oran, Strasbourg: 2 weekly flights

The airport is 10 kilometers from Montpellier center (15 minutes drive), midway between the town and the sea. Taxis, car rental and a shuttle service (11 times/day) are available.

More information on Montpellier's airport 

Other options to reach Montpellier

It is also possible to reach Montpellier by landing at Marseille then take the high-speed train (TGV) at the airport to arrive downtown Montpellier, or to rent a car (1.30 hour drive). Marseille has many direct international flights.

Marseille-Provence international airport website

Barcelona is another option with a 3h30 drive or less than 3h by high speed train to downtown Montpellier and offers many international direct flights. Girona offers European low cost flights at less than 2 hours drive from Montpellier.

Barcelona international airport website 

 

Other regional airports (maximum 100 kilometres from Montpellier) also offer European flights, mainly low-cost:

By Train

 

Please be aware that there are two train stations in Montpellier, Montpellier Saint Roch (downtown Montpellier) and Montpellier Sud de France (6 km from city centre - 40 min by shuttle and tramway). We advise to choose Montpellier Saint Roch.

 

High-speed train(TGV): 11 direct high speed trains are operating daily from downtown Paris (3h ½) and 4 daily direct high-speed trains from Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport (4 hours). The train station is located downtown Montpellier near the Corum and most of the hotels.

There are also direct trains to Barcelona, Brussels, Geneva, Nice and Italy, Bordeaux, etc.

More information on SNCF trains 

By road

Montpellier is linked to Paris by the A9 and A75 Motorways (around 700 kms). It is also linked to Italy, Spain, Switzerland. Map out your route with Michelin

 

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