Marseille-Provence Airport and TGV station transfers

Marseille-Provence Airport is about thirty minutes from Aix on the A51 outside peak hours. Your driver tracks your flight number, so a delayed arrival simply moves the pickup — no extra charge. He meets you in the arrivals hall with a name board and helps with luggage.

Aix-en-Provence TGV station sits out at Arbois, a quarter of an hour from the old town. It is a short run but a badly served one late in the evening and on Sundays, when the shuttle buses thin out. It is one of the journeys our clients book ahead most often.

We also run to Nice Côte d’Azur Airport and Toulon-Hyères Airport.

Journey times from Aix-en-Provence

As a guide, in normal traffic:

– Marseille-Provence Airport: 30 minutes
– Aix-en-Provence TGV station: 15 minutes
– Marseille city centre: 40 minutes
– Cassis and the calanques: 50 minutes
– Avignon: 1 hour
– Gordes and the Luberon: 1 hour
– Arles: 1 hour
– Saint-Tropez: 2 hours
– Cannes: 2 hr 15
– Nice: 2 hr 30

These stretch considerably in July and August, and on Friday evenings on the A8. We set the departure time against real traffic rather than an optimistic estimate.

Provence excursions: hourly hire

Aix is the natural starting point for the classic Provence days out, and this is where hiring a car with a driver by the hour earns its keep: you keep the same vehicle and the same driver all day, with no parking to find and no fare to negotiate at each stop.

The routes most often requested from Aix: the Luberon villages — Gordes, Roussillon, Lourmarin, Bonnieux; the Cézanne trail and Montagne Sainte-Victoire; Cassis, its harbour and the calanques; Arles, Les Baux-de-Provence and Saint-Rémy; the Châteauneuf-du-Pape vineyards; the Camargue and Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.

Book by the hour or the half-day, with a driver who knows the back roads and when each site fills up.

Aix-en-Provence for business and events

Aix draws a steady business clientele: Aix-Marseille University, the Cadarache research centre and the ITER project, and the professional offices in the centre. We handle both single journeys and half-day hires for business travel, with clear invoicing and online booking.

On the events side, the Festival d’Art Lyrique in July and the Rencontres du 9e Art push demand up and fill the central car parks — book several days ahead over those periods.

Why choose FTC Rider in Aix-en-Provence

A fixed price confirmed before departure, with no meter and no surprise night surcharge. Booking and payment entirely online, 24 hours a day. Professional drivers, clean vehicles, French and English spoken. And a network of more than 150 drivers across the south of France, which lets us cover both a 15-minute run to the TGV station and a full day in the Luberon.

Frequently asked questions

How long is the journey from Aix-en-Provence to Marseille-Provence Airport

About 30 minutes on the A51 in normal traffic. We allow more time at peak hours and during school holidays.

Do you offer day trips from Aix-en-Provence

Yes. Hourly and full-day chauffeur hire is available, particularly to the Luberon, Cassis, Arles and the Châteauneuf-du-Pape vineyards.

Is the price fixed

Yes. The fare is confirmed when you book and does not change afterwards, whatever the traffic.

Can I book a transfer from Aix-en-Provence TGV station

Yes, it is one of our most frequent journeys. Allow around 15 minutes to the city centre.

Do your drivers speak English

Yes. Our drivers across Provence and the Riviera speak both French and English.