South of France: an excellent destination

Map of Europe, showing Montpellier

Montpellier on Google Map

Montpellier Tourist Office

Visit the official website here.

How to get to Montpellier ?

By plane

The Montpellier Mediterranean International Airport is located 10 km from downtown.

  • 15 daily flights between Montpellier and Paris Orly and Roissy-Charles-De-Gaulle airports (flight time only 1h10)
  • 3 daily flights between Montpellier and Lyon
  • 2 hubs (Paris and Lyon)
  • 57 international destinations, served by 11 traditional and low-cost airlines (AirArabia, AirFrance, AirMéditerranée, EasyJet, Fram, Iberia, RyanAir...).

There is an airport shuttle with convenient departures (see details here). It takes 15-20 minutes to get to the downtown.

By train

The SNCF train station is located in the town center, with several high speed trains (TGV) to and from Paris every day. The trip to Paris takes around 3h30.
The two major cities, Lyon and Marseille (which both have an international airport), are both within 2h by train, and Barcelona (Spain) at about 4h30.

  • 5 minutes away from «Le Corum»
  • High Speed Train
  • 3h30 -> Paris
  • 11 trains/day -> Paris
  • Trains -> Paris Roissy-CDG Airport, Lille & Lyon
  • International connections: Barcelona, Brussels, Geneva

By car

Montpellier is around 700 kilometers from Paris. Take the A9 and get out at exit 29 (Montpellier-Centre / Montpellier-Est).
Michelin Maps

 Carpool websites :

By tram, inside the city