Marseille is one of France's main southern rail hubs, located on the Mediterranean axis between Provence, the Rhone Valley, and the Cote d'Azur. The city has one primary long-distance train station, Marseille Saint-Charles, supported by regional stops such as Marseille Blancarde. SNCF Voyageurs operates the principal services, including high-speed, intercity, and regional trains.
Train tickets for Marseille cover several service types. TGV INOUI and OUIGO use Marseille Saint-Charles for high-speed routes on the LGV Mediterranee. TER Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur runs regional trains across the Marseille area, Provence, and the coastal line toward the east. Intercites services also use Marseille Saint-Charles for selected longer conventional routes across southern France.
Trains from Marseille run north toward Avignon, Lyon, and Paris, east along the coast toward Toulon and Nice, west toward Montpellier, Nimes, and Toulouse, and inland across Provence. Trains to Marseille generally arrive at Marseille Saint-Charles, where long-distance and regional services meet in the city center. Book trains from and to Marseille online at Rail Monsters.