FTC Rider Marseille

Vieux-Port de Marseille - taxi et VTC FTC Rider
Vieux-Port, Marseille. Photo: DanielMichaelPerry, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

FTC Rider provides taxi and private chauffeur (VTC) service in Marseille: transfers to Marseille Provence Airport, Saint-Charles station and the cruise terminals, long-distance city-to-city journeys across France, and hourly hire for day trips in Provence. Book online, fixed price confirmed in advance, English and French speaking drivers, 24/7.

Marseille Provence Airport and Saint-Charles station transfers

Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) sits at Marignane, about 30 km from the Vieux-Port. Your driver meets you in the arrivals hall with a name board and tracks your flight, so a delay costs you nothing: 60 minutes of free waiting time is included on international arrivals. At Saint-Charles station, pick-up is at the drop-off area on the boulevard Voltaire side, or on the platform for passengers with reduced mobility.

Journey times from Marseille

  • Marseille Provence Airport: 25 to 35 minutes
  • Aix-en-Provence: 35 minutes
  • Cassis: 30 minutes
  • Avignon: 1 hr 05
  • Saint-Tropez: 1 hr 50
  • Cannes: 2 hrs
  • Nice and Nice Côte d’Azur Airport: 2 hrs 15
  • Monaco: 2 hrs 40
  • Lyon: 3 hrs 15
  • Paris: 7 hrs 30 (overnight long-distance runs available)

Times are off-peak. The A7 and A55 are heavy between 7am and 9am and again from 5pm to 7pm, so for an early flight or train allow an extra 30 minutes — your driver builds that into the pick-up time automatically.

Cruise transfers: La Joliette, Cap Janet and the Mucem terminal

Marseille is France’s busiest cruise port. Ships berth at the Môle Léon Gourret and Cap Janet terminals, ten minutes from the centre but in a port zone where taxis are scarce at disembarkation. We wait at the terminal exit, tracking the actual berthing time, for a transfer to the airport, the station, your hotel, or a full day excursion between two calls.

Hourly hire: the Calanques, Cassis and Provence

Hourly hire — the car and driver reserved for you by the hour or by the day — is the best way to see the region from Marseille. The most requested days out: Cassis and the Route des Crêtes to La Ciotat, the Calanques massif via Callelongue, Aix-en-Provence and Montagne Sainte-Victoire, the Luberon villages (Gordes, Roussillon, Lourmarin), Arles and the Camargue, Les Baux-de-Provence and Saint-Rémy. The driver waits at every stop; no luggage to carry and no parking to find.

Business, conferences and events

We cover business travel to Euroméditerranée, La Joliette, the Prado business district and Parc Chanot, plus hourly hire during trade fairs and congresses. For fixtures at the Orange Vélodrome and other large events, the pick-up point is agreed outside the closed zone and confirmed by message the evening before.

Why FTC Rider in Marseille

Fixed price agreed at booking, with no luggage surcharge and no surprise night rate. Recent saloon cars and vans, professional licensed chauffeurs, secure online payment. Flight, train and ship tracking included. Available 24/7, public holidays included.

Marseille city tour with a private driver

A few hours between a train and a flight, or a cruise stop in port? Book a chauffeur by the hour and see Marseille without parking or waiting for taxis. A 3-hour tour covers the highlights:

  • Notre-Dame de la Garde, the hilltop basilica with the best view over the city and the Frioul islands.
  • The Vieux-Port, the historic Old Port and its mirror canopy.
  • Le Panier, the oldest district, and the Vieille Charité.
  • The MuCEM and Fort Saint-Jean, next to the Major cathedral.
  • The Corniche Kennedy and the Vallon des Auffes fishing cove, down to the Prado beaches.

Your driver drops you off and waits at every stop, then takes you to Saint-Charles station, Marseille Provence airport or the cruise terminal. For a full day, add Cassis and the Calanques, or Aix-en-Provence.

Pick-up anywhere in Marseille

We collect you from the Vieux-Port, Castellane, the Prado, Euroméditerranée and La Joliette, Saint-Charles station, city-centre hotels, Parc Chanot for trade fairs and conferences, and the Orange Vélodrome on match nights. We also cover Aix-en-Provence TGV station and transfers to Marseille Provence airport.

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take from Marseille Provence Airport to the Vieux-Port?

Allow 25 to 35 minutes depending on traffic on the A7, and up to 50 minutes at morning and evening peak times.

Will the driver wait if my flight or cruise is delayed?

Yes. We track the actual flight arrival or ship berthing time and adjust the pick-up at no extra charge; 60 minutes of waiting is included after an international flight.

Can I book a driver for the whole day from Marseille?

Yes, on hourly hire: the car and driver stay with you for the period you choose — for example a day in Cassis and the Calanques, or a loop through Aix, the Luberon and Les Baux-de-Provence.

Do you do long-distance journeys from Marseille?

Yes. City-to-city runs are our speciality: Marseille to Nice, Lyon, Montpellier, Geneva or Paris, at a fixed price and without changing vehicles.

Is the price fixed in advance?

Yes, the fare is calculated and confirmed when you book online. It includes tolls, fuel and the meet-and-greet; nothing is added on arrival.

Private Chauffeur Marseille

FTC RIDER provides taxi and private chauffeur service in Marseille and across the Bouches-du-Rhône: Marignane, Aubagne, Cassis, La Ciotat, Martigues, Aix-en-Provence and Salon-de-Provence. Whether you arrive at Marseille Provence Airport, by TGV at Saint-Charles or by ship at La Joliette, your chauffeur is there at the real arrival time. We also handle long-distance transfers from Marseille to the rest of France, and hourly hire for day trips through Provence and along the Côte d’Azur.

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