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How to go to Montpellier:

• By train to Montpellier:

  Montpellier is served by two train stations: “Montpellier Saint-Roch” and “Montpellier Sud de France”.

  Both stations are major stops on France’s high-speed TGV network.

  By TGV (bullet train) you can travel directly from Montpellier to Paris (both city center and Paris CDG Airport terminal) or other major cities in the West Europe (Brussels, Barcelona, Lyon, Lille…)

  • Paris ⁓ 12 trains/day (3H10)
  • Lyon ⁓ 11 trains/day (2H)
  • Brussels  ⁓ 3 trains/day (5H30)
  • Barcelona  ⁓ 4 trains/day (2H30)
  • Madrid ⁓ 1 train/day (6H)

  From Paris and Brussels you have direct train connections to The Netherlands (Amsterdam), Germany (Cologne, Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin), England (London) or Austria (Vienna).

  From Lyon you can travel to Italy (Milan,  Turin) or Switzerland (Geneva).

  Intercity (IC) trains link Montpellier to other key French cities such as Marseille, Bordeaux and Toulouse.

  Regional Trains (TER) connect Montpellier to smaller towns and cities in the area, making it easy to explore the Occitanie region.

  For more information visit

  • French railway 
  • Spanish railway (for travels to Madrid & Barcelona)
• By road:

  • Montpellier is located on the main French highway connecting Paris with Spain and Italy.

    By car or long-distance buses you can travel directly from Montpellier to all major cities in France and Europe.

    For more information visit

    • Flixbus 
    • Blablacar
• By air:
  • Montpellier Méditerranée Airport (MPL)

    Located about 7 kilometers from Palavas-le-Flots offers for international travelers direct connecting flights to/from PARIS, AMSTERDAM (Air France – KLM), FRANKFURT (Lufthansa) and ZURICH (Swiss).

    • PARIS ⁓ 11 flights/day (1H20),
    • AMSTERDAM  ⁓ 2 flights/day (2H)
    • FRANCFURT  ⁓ 4 flight/week (1H30)
    • ZURICH ⁓ 2 flight/week (1H20)

    In addition other airlines ensure direct flights to ATHENS, BASEL, BERLIN, BRUXELLES, COPENHAGUEN, HERAKLION, ISTANBUL, LISBON, LONDON, LUXEMBOURG, OSLO, ROME, ROTTERDAM, SEVILLE, CASABLANCA…

    For more information visit

    • Montpellier airport

Going from Montpellier to Palavas-les-Flots: check this link https://www.palavas-tourisme.com/preparer-son-sejour/comment-venir-a-palavas-les-flots/ (if not in English, click on the French flag in the left side-bar). 

• Arriving at the airport: the easiest is to buy on-line tickets for the small Totoom busses (10€ - not on Sunday) or:
  Take the airport shuttle (line 620) to get to Montpellier city centre: the shuttle arrives at Place de l'Europe , in the Antigone district. Journey time: approximately 15 minutes. Then  take the TAM tram line 4 (without the A) towards Montpellier Léon Blum and get off at the Garcia Lorca stop. From the Garcia Lorca stop, take  bus line 631  towards Palavas-les-Flots and get off at the Salle Bleue stop.
• Arriving at the railway station 'Montpellier - Sud de France: on-line tickets for the small Totoom busses (10€ - not on Sunday) or:
  From Montpellier - Sud de France train station, take tram line 1 towards Mosson and get off at the Port Marianne stop. Then take the TAM tram line 3 towards Pérols Étang de l'Or and get off at the “Étang de l'Or” stop in Pérols. From there, take line 1 Transp'Or and get off at the Salle Bleue stop in Palavas-les-Flots at the entrance to the town and is a 10 minute walk from the town centre.
• Arriving at the railway station 'Montpellier - St-Roch': take tramline 3 to Pérols (Étang de l'Or; terminus) and then change to busline 1 (Transp'Or) (several euros) 
•  By taxi: Airport Taxi Stand : 0033 -4 67 20 65 29; Mediterranean Airport Taxi Group : 0033 -4 30 96 60 00
  
  

General information  about the local transport between Palavas-les-Flots and Montpellier:

• Tram lines 3 & 4
• Busline 1 Transp'Or
• Busline 631 liO