Cheap flights from Tel Aviv to Marseille

All you need to know about flights from Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport TLV to Marseille Provence Airport MRS

Airlines that fly from Tel Aviv to Marseille

EL AL operates direct flights from Tel Aviv to Marseille 5-6 times a week. This is the only airline that offers non-stop TLV-MRS flights, but here on Skyscanner, you can find flights via stopovers, for example, Aegean Airlines via Athens, Air France via Paris, Pegasus Airlines and Turkish Airlines via Istanbul, and Vueling via Madrid.

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Terminal Information - Departing

Direct flights from Tel Aviv to Marseille depart from Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport TLV - נתב”ג - נמל התעופה בן גוריון Terminal 3. You should arrive at the airport at least three hours before your flight to allow enough time for security procedures. During this time, you can check your emails, browse online and check yourself in on Facebook, using the unlimited free Wifi service.

Israel’s largest international airport offers a wide variety of clothing stores, electronics, books, and candy, as well as local and international alcoholic bottled beverages. If you bought anything that you don’t want to carry with you, store it until your return to Israel.

Several cafes and restaurants are there to feed your hunger. If you have a premium credit card, check the Dan Lounges and enjoy complimentary snacks and drinks, including beers and wines. If you are an Elite member of EL AL Matmid Club, relax at the King David Lounge.

Terminal Information - Arriving

EL AL’s flights from Tel Aviv to Marseille arrive at Marseille Provence Airport MRS, located 27 km Northwest of Marseille. The name of the airport in French is Aéroport de Marseille Provence. A free shuttle connects the terminal to the train station; it departs from outside Airport Hall 1. From the train station, you can take direct and indirect trains to the major towns and cities in the region. Buses to Marseille and other cities nearby are also available. Outside the terminal you can find the taxi rank, there’s a flat rate of €50 during the day and €60 at night from the airport to the city. Car agencies also operate from MRS airport; compare prices on Skyscanner Car Rental.

Things you should know

On all flights from Tel Aviv to Marseille, you need to use your passport; it must be valid for at least 90 days after the day of your expected departure out of France. You don’t need a visa for a short visit to France, regardless of its purpose, tourism or business. France is part of the Schengen zone, and it means that as an Israeli passport holder, you are allowed to stay in any of the Schengen countries a total of 90 days in the 180 days since your first entrance to any of these countries. If you hold an EU-passport, you may go to the EU line at the borders control counters.

Useful Information about Marseille - מרסיי

The weather in Marseille is quite pleasant: 7-8 degrees from December until February, 24 degrees in July-August. There’s a one-hour time difference between Tel Aviv and Marseille, 12:00 in TLV is 11:00 in MRS. The currency used in France is Euro - €. Marseille is not as expensive as you would think. A three-course meal for two in a mid-range restaurant costs €40; this is around 25% less than a similar meal in Israel. Beers are up to 45% cheaper, but you probably came here for the red wine.

Must visit in Marseille: Old Port of Marseille, Notre-Dame de la Garde, Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilisations, Marseille Cathedral, Fort Saint-Jean, Abbey of St Victor, Parc Borély, Marseille History Museum, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Musée Cantini, Musée Regards de Provence, Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille, Musée d'Archéologie Méditerranéenne.

How to find cheap flights to Marseille

Round-trip flights from Ben Gurion Airport TLV to Marseille Provence Airport MRS normally cost more than $351 (₪1,260). Flexible travelers can find bargain deals on Tel Aviv Marseille flights for less than $200 round-trip (around ₪720). Search “whole month” instead of specific dates to find cheap flights from Tel Aviv to Marseille. Remember, prices change regularly and quickly, and it depends on many different factors. Set up a Price Alert, and we’ll notify you by email whenever there’s a price change.

This information is correct as of April 2018