Car Hire Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)

• MARSEILLE GARE ST. CHARLES

You'll find our Avis desk at Marseille Airport located in the main terminal building. You’ll find us just as you come through passport control and baggage reclaim. We also have an office located directly in the car park.

Our car rental agency at Marseille Airport offers a fleet of vehicles suitable for city driving, business trips and longer journeys. You can choose a practical city car perfect for navigating city streets or winding roads through hilltop villages, a comfortable sedan or an SUV offering more space. Additional equipment is also available including GPS, child seats plus additional driver options.

Ahead of your Avis car rental at Marseille Airport, you can enjoy discounts of up to 10% on your booking plus fast-track service and exclusive offers when you join Avis Preferred, our free loyalty scheme.

If you have not driven in Marseille before, be aware that you will be driving on the right hand side of the road as in the rest of France and mainland Europe and it may be helpful to familiarise yourself with the road rules for France before you pick up your Avis hire car.

Which side of the road?
In France, please drive on the right side of the road.

Country driving laws

• Mobile phones may only be used with a hands-free device. Do not use headphones or earpieces
• Bus lanes are reserved exclusively for buses, taxis and bicycles

• In towns and rural areas, on minor roads and where there is no clear indication of right of way, it may be prudent to give way to traffic coming from the right (“priorité a droite”)
• It is recommended that drivers use dipped headlights at all times

Speed limits

All speed signs will be in km/h.

For a standard Avis rental vehicle with no trailer:

• Urban areas: 50 km/h (31 mph)
• 4-lane expressways (rural areas): 110 km/h (68 mph)

• Rural areas: 80 km/h (50 mph)
• Motorways: 130 km/h (80 mph)

Unless indicated by road signs. Be aware of changes to speed limits displayed on road signs due to adverse weather conditions. 

Child safety / Seatbelt laws

• It is compulsory for the driver and all passengers to wear a seatbelt
• Children weighing up to 9 kg must travel in a rear-facing car seat, in the back of the car only

• Children aged under 10 and weighing less than 36 kg must be seated in appropriate child restraint

Please note – It is the child’s parent/guardian or vehicle renter’s responsibility to fit the child seat.

This road rules information is for provided for general guidance only. We endeavour to keep the information up to date and accurate, but any reliance you place on this information is at your own risk.

Marseille Airport is located around 27 km from the town centre, so you can be in the centre of this coastal melting pot within half an hour, if traffic allows.

Once you’re in Marseille, there’s plenty to see. The town’s historic Old Port is one of Europe’s largest harbours, and it’s overlooked by the Basilica of Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde, a Catholic church built in the 19th century atop ancient ruins. There are plenty of impressive restaurants around town, where you can sample the city’s iconic Bouillabaisse seafood dish, amongst other local delicacies. And if you have time, you should check out the famous Opera house. It’s built in the Classical style, and was the most prestigious cultural centre of Marseille until the 1970s.

Car hire in Marseille will give you access to a number of picturesque French towns and bustling cities, and you can even make the trip across the Pyrenees into Spain if you have the time.

Avignon

Just over an hour up the A7 from Marseille is this historic Provencal city. Head on over to Place de L’Horloge, the main square, to get a feel for the city. If it’s a nice day, Park Durocher will give you great views of the river.  And don’t forget the famous “pont d’Avignon”, the bridge that features in a popular French children’s nursery rhyme.

Arles

Head to Arles if you want to experience a unique southern European culture that’s notably distinct from the rest of France. It’s the town where Vincent Van Gogh painted many of his most famous works, and it has an ancient Roman amphitheatre, along with numerous other well-preserved buildings from the period.

French Riviera

If you head eastwards from Marseille, you can explore the world-famous Riviera, taking in such glitzy cities as Nice and Cannes, as well as some gorgeous beach resorts.

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