As a tourist and cultural passport, the Marseille City Pass is valid for 24, 48 or 72 hours. This pass is dedicated to individual visitors who wish to discover Marseille with an all-inclusive package.
Once you have collected the ticket booklet, take advantage of the fantastic offers including free admission into museums, public transport, guided walks and special offers for shopping, shows, a free sample of "Four des Navettes" (famous local biscuit) and much more!
Discover the oldest city in France with your Marseille City Pass.
Not so good... on Monday only one museum open. Trip from cruise port to town too expensive And, the driver dropped us off about a mile to city center...so we had to pass shops.
Review by: Sarah J, June 2017
This was full of discounts and saved us a lot of money! There are a few details we did not know that would have saved us some grumblings from providers here and there. We took the ferry out to Chateau D'If which was easy to locate, well organized, and worth the time. The pass only gets you to one of the two islands. That is all we wanted to do anyway but if you wanted to go to the other island you would have had to pay more. We walked from the port to the Notre Dame very hilly but we wanted to do it rather than take the mini train. We did take the mini train back by showing out passes at the cathedral. The driver grumbled at us a little because we didn't take the train from town so we didn't actually have tickets so the company wouldn't be able to record us using it. These were the only two things I really wanted to pass along. The pass was totally worth it and will save you money for your trip.
Review by: allyson V, April 2017
Fun to ride around, not enough time in the city to be able to use hop on hop off feature.
Review by: demetrisbryant, February 2017
This tour was amazing!
Review by: firitchie, December 2016
We ran out of time so didn't get to use it but on paper this looked great.
Review by: Alan E, November 2016
This was a nice experience. We were able to get our Le Petit tour train tickets with this pass. I would recommend using this if you're in the area at least the whole day to maximize the pass. We were only there for a few hours from our Cruise and the cruise port is 20mins away.
Review by: nicwhitworth, October 2016
Good value. Boat trip to If is v good. Mucem v good. Handy to inc travel.
Review by: Kathleen D, October 2016
We were able to use a 49 hour pass for public transportation as well as the Little Train and some museums. The best one was the Museum of the Mediterranean and Marseille.
Review by: Niranjan B, September 2016
It was a wonderful tour and covered all the important sites. Sami was very helpful and a good guide.
Review by: jody p, July 2016
We did not use it enough to justify the cost. The City Tour people told us they were hop on hop off but were not. The Mucem was confusing to get into and had very poor signage directing you to the various exhibitions.
Review by: Matthew R, July 2016
This city tour was perfect. We got more than our money's worth and we only did the Mini-Train ride and took the ferry to Chateau D'If. There is plenty of time in the day to do more, but we got a lazy start that morning. I would definitely recommend this even if it's just for one day.
Review by: Stanton M, June 2016
City Pass is the Best Way to See the Area
Review by: Jonathan P, May 2016
Potentially very good value with a plethora of activities and transport options included. However, more information should have been provided outlining how utterly useless such a pass would be for May Day one of the days we had it for as literally everything transport too was closed.
Review by: Alan H, February 2016
Hop On Hop Off tour: 9 of 10 experience. Good circuit in general. Audio was a bit difficult to follow due to ambient traffic noise. Driver: attentive and competent. Over all a good experience. Recommend it? Yes, with reservations. Best part: good overview in a reasonable time. Thanks!
Review by: artmama, August 2015
We bought a 24 hour pass but on the day to validate our pass, it was a national holiday, Bastille Day and everything was either closed or closed early. As a result, we didn't use any of the transportation. Everything was within walking distance of what we wanted to see. If you are planning on spending more time there, then the pass allows free access to many museums so it might be worth it, according to your itinerary.
Review by: John S, June 2015
We never used the passes. We found that walking and the Metro was much more fun.
Review by: Gabriella F, December 2014
Very efficient and worth the money
Review by: Jeff B, October 2014
Definately get the city pass. Worth every cent. Buses and metro are on time and take you all over the city. Certain buses get more crowded than others, but best way around. Also, visit the museums. I did not have time to hit them all, but the museum at Palais de Longchamp had some wonderful sculptures and paintings._br/_
My trip time was limited but a good week here should allow plenty of time to see the sights in a leisurely mannar.
Review by: Evelyn21, September 2014
A must to have if you want to discover all the places in Marseille. Totally worth it!!
Review by: Phoebe T, June 2014
This was a great deal! It gives you access to everything you want to do and see, lots of parks, museums and cool activities! And the all the public transportation which was a HUGE lifesaver! Marseille is a big town!
Review by: Cynthia T, October 2013
Very easy to use and very friendly and helpful staff at the Tourist Info office. Thank you!
Review by: Mrs D S W, October 2013
There wasn't enough time to make good use of the opportunities presented by the pass. Most of our time was spent having a wonderful lunch at the Old Port, and buying various soaps, for which Marseille is famous. We wanted to see the Roman docks museum, but did not succeed in finding it! A two -or-three day pass for an extended stay in Marseille would be used more.
Review by: Shelley L, September 2013
Didn't get on as bus was full at one stop and blew by us empty at another stop we went to to try and get on. We were frustrated and never did use it._br/_
Shelley
Review by: DR PAUL A S, July 2013
Probably not good value when cruise ship shuttle from distant cruise ship terminal ran only 8.30-3.45. By the time we had located and visited tourist office near Vieux Port there were chaotic and lengthy queues for the 10.30 boat to Chateau D'If, the voucher had to be exchanged after one long queue for a boat ticket, then we just squeezed on the 11.05 boat. There was then no time to go ashore at the chateau and guarantee an early enough return boat to allow time to do anything else! So just did the 1 hour round trip without getting off the boat, then similarly did the little train trip up to the cathedral, again without getting off. This just allowed time for lunch by the Vieux port. Would have been cheaper just to buy the boat and little train tickets at normal rates. This ticket I would only recommend to those staying at least 9-5 pm in Marseille city itself.
Review by: Hala A, July 2013
it kept us organized and the best thing is we had access to all the transportation during our stay. the if island and frioul island are.amazing. it will.save a lot of.time and money.
Review by: Shelley B, June 2013
The pass was good to have. We were only there for one day/night so we didn't use it for the public transportation. The water was too choppy so they weren't doing the tours to the If Castle either, but we did use our pass to see the Notre Dame de la Garde which was neat.
Review by: Dainis K, June 2013
Marseille , wonderful city and have a good time.
Review by: Gareth John T, May 2013
Definitely recommend this and will also look for this type of pass in other cities I plan to visit around Europe.
Review by: Evzen S, March 2013
Everything perfectly organised and clear, absolutely no problem.
Review by: Richard H, October 2011
One thing to be aware of, all of the museums and the castle are closed on Mondays.... which is theday we were there. Wish I' had known in advance.
Review by: geoffrey p, August 2011
memorial museum closed cantini closed for exhibition
Review by: geoffrey p, July 2011
memorial museum closed cantini closed for exhibition
Review by: Harry C, May 2011
I didn't go; it's too far. Instead I ended up in Lyon. It's quite a trip but it takes a few more days to explore all of that town.
Review by: Rachel E M, February 2011
Great value for your money.
Review by: Dana K, United States of America, June 2010
You get many discounts, including free admission to several attractions. Because there is so much that you can access with this pass, it helps if you will be in Marseille for at least a day. The longer you're there, the more savings you can enjoy with this pass. Even though we weren't there for a full day, we still enjoyed this pass. At the tourism office where we exchanged our vouchers for our passes the representative was very friendly and informative.
Review by: Charles S, August 2008
This is a must if you plan on seeing a bunch of museums. Each museum costs 4-10 euros, which really adds up. The tourist board where you redeem your voucher is right across the street from the port and easy to find. The pass does not include the main tour bus, however - just a discount.
Review by: Charles S, United States of America, October 2007
This is a must if you plan on seeing a bunch of museums. Each museum costs 4-10 euros, which really adds up. The tourist board where you redeem your voucher is right across the street from the port and easy to find. The pass does not include the main tour bus, however - just a discount.
Review by: Mary C, Australia, June 2007
This is a very good deal, and it gives you a good base on which to plan your days in Marseille. We purchased a two-day pass, which we picked up from the tourist centre and which was validated at that location. The lady at the office failed to tell us that the second day of our pass was a public holiday and we couldn't use the pass because nothing was open: churches, museums, libraries; everything was closed. Had she told us, we could have chosen two other days because we were there for five days.
Review by: Gregory B, June 2007
This is a very good deal, and it gives you a good base on which to plan your days in Marseille. We purchased a two-day pass, which we picked up from the tourist centre and which was validated at that location. The lady at the office failed to tell us that the second day of our pass was a public holiday and we couldn't use the pass because nothing was open: churches, museums, libraries; everything was closed. Had she told us, we could have chosen two other days because we were there for five days.
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