Venue Information

RCOM11 will be held in Marseille on the Campus Pharo of Aix Marseille Université (Gastaut amphitheater) near the scenic site of the Palais du Pharo, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and the Vieux Port in Marseille, France.ihttps://www.marseille-tourisme.com/en/

The Palais du Pharo is an “imperial residence” built by the architect H.-M. Lefuel and donated by the city to Napoleon III as waterfront residence. The name Pharo (from the Occitan faròt) designates the lighthouse that was there from the 14th century and delimited the entrance to the Vieux Port (built 2600 years ago by sailors from Phocée (Greece)). After Napoleon’s death in 1873, the Empress Eugenie, granted the palace to the city which became the Pharo school, unique European military institute specialized in the field of tropical medicine, during more than 100 years until 2013.

From Marseille Provence Airport to downtown

There is a shuttle every 15 min. from Marignane Airport to Marseille Saint Charles main train station (Gare St Charles). See details at https://www.marseille-airport.com/access-car-parks/access/bus/marseille-gare-saint-charles. Bus n°91 is a direct service, via the motorway, between Marseille Provence Airport and downtown Marseille. The journey takes about 25 minutes. Please note that you must present a printout of your ticket. Tickets on mobile devices are not accepted. Ticket cost round trip: 13.40€. Tickets can be bought at the buses stop.

By taxi, it will take about 45 min and will cost around 50€. Taxis can be booked using the following website or by downloading the smart phone application (which is in English):http://reservation.lestaxismarseillais.fr

Marseille Saint Charles – Main train station (SNCF railway)

There are daily fast TGV trains travelling to Marseille Saint Charles main train station from, Lyon (1h45), Nice (2h45) or Paris (3h30).
Train reservation can be done at: http://www.oui.sncf

Marseille public transportations (RTM – Régie des Transports Métropolitain)

For current information on fares, routes and schedules please visit the official transit website http://www.rtm.fr/en

From Marseille Saint Charles to Campus Pharo

Option 1: You will need to first take the metro - line 1, direction “ La Fourragère” and exit at « Estrangin Marseille ». Then bus 81 (bus stop Estrangin Puget Marseille) direction le Pharo till the bus stop named le Pharo.

Option 2: You will need to first take the metro - line 1, direction “ La Fourragère” and exit at « Vieux Port Marseille ». Then bus 83 (bus stop Métro Vieux Port Marseille) direction le Metro Rond Point du Prado till the bus stop named le Pharo.

Tickets are available at the entrance to the metro via vending machines or at the counter. The same ticket works for both the metro and the bus at about 2 € (retain the metro ticket and reuse in the bus).

Metros and bus run from Monday through Thursday from 4:30 AM till 9:00 PM ; and on Friday till 11 PM. Jetbus operates from 7:20 AM to 5:08 PM ; does not operate on weekends.