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20Twentieth of 20 · The airport at Marignane and Vitrolles

Holiday Inn Marseille Aéroport

A free airport shuttle from 5:00 to midnight, free enclosed parking and a seasonal pool in Vitrolles, about 11.6 road miles from MPCT by our routing.

Shuttle not statedCruise parking unconfirmedNo free breakfastFree guest parkingPool
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Night-Before Score
The verdict

Holiday Inn Aéroport is the Vitrolles option with a seasonal pool. A free airport shuttle runs from 5:00 to midnight and parking is free and enclosed, per the airport's page, about 11.6 road miles from MPCT by our routing.

Breakfast is €20 (about US$20). The restaurant serves from 6 to 10 pm, with pizzas at midday.

We read the airport's hotel page, not IHG's, so check-in times and pets are open questions. The tourist tax is €3.60 (about US$4) a person a night.

Book it for a landing before midnight, and check the morning taxi fare with the desk.

Book it if

  • You land before midnight and want a free ride
  • You're driving and want free enclosed parking
  • A pool in season helps the evening

Look elsewhere if

  • You land after midnight.
  • You want breakfast included.
  • You want pets confirmed.
Sail Morning

Your night before, from here

From check-in to the gangway, using only what Holiday Inn Aéroport publishes.

Evening
Check in and settle

A restaurant from 6 to 10 pm, pizzas at midday, a bar, a seasonal outdoor pool and a fitness room, per the airport's page.

Before bed
Line up your ride

The free shuttle serves the airport, not the port. Taxis and Uber both reach Holiday Inn Aéroport, so it’s a booking, not a puzzle.

Sail morning
Breakfast, your call

Breakfast is €20, per the airport's page.

Heading out
To the terminal

Nothing on the airport's hotel page measures the run to the port. By our routing MPCT is about 11.6 road miles from the Vitrolles hotel zone, roughly 17 minutes on empty roads. Allow more than our 17-minute routing from Holiday Inn Aéroport — that figure assumes clear roads through the city.

While you sail
Your car

Free enclosed parking, per the airport's page; nothing about a car staying through a cruise.

Score

Night-Before Score: 21 of 100

21No. 20 of 20

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To the Ship

Getting here, and on to the ship

19 5 MPCT, Porte 4 MRSMarseille Provence 20 5 km · 3.1 mi N
This hotelOther ranked hotels, tap one to open itCruise terminalStraight line to the ship, not a routeReal geography: NOAA’s GSHHG shoreline, generalised, so the port’s quays and breakwaters aren’t drawn. Pins from the Esri World Geocoder (street addresses; the Hilton Garden Inn and Le Petit Nice by name). The terminal pins are the port authority’s own GPS points for MPCT and J4.

By our routing the airport is about 1.1 miles from Holiday Inn Aéroport, and the ship about 11.6 — figures for empty roads, not the A7 at rush hour.

? 1.1 mi ~11.6 mi, our routing MRSNo. 20The ship
Leg 1 · Marseille Provence to the hotel
Hotel shuttle
Free

Free shuttle from the airport, 5:00 to midnight, per the airport's page; not wheelchair-equipped.

Hotel shuttle

Leg 2 · Hotel to the ship
Shuttle not stated

The free shuttle serves the airport, not the port.

Nothing on the airport's hotel page measures the run to the port. By our routing MPCT is about 11.6 road miles from the Vitrolles hotel zone, roughly 17 minutes on empty roads.

?? your drive ~11.6 mi, our routing Your carNo. 20The ship
Leg 1 · Drive in and park
Cruise parking unconfirmed

Free enclosed parking, per the airport's page; nothing about a car staying through a cruise.

Parking for your stay: Free, enclosed.

Leg 2 · Hotel to the ship
Shuttle not stated

The free shuttle serves the airport, not the port.

Nothing on the airport's hotel page measures the run to the port. By our routing MPCT is about 11.6 road miles from the Vitrolles hotel zone, roughly 17 minutes on empty roads.

Landing on sail morning instead? Skip Holiday Inn Aéroport and go straight to MPCT — the airport page covers the A1 bus, the taxis and the transfers.

Which terminal

MPCT, Porte 4 · or J4

Two terminals, one taxi either way: about 11.6 road miles from Holiday Inn Aéroport to MPCT and 14.8 to J4, by our routing, and no page we read says which lines use J4, so read your documents before Holiday Inn Aéroport books the taxi. See the Marseille cruise guide.

Source: marseille-port.fr

Distance

~11.6 mi, our routing

Nothing on the airport's hotel page measures the run to the port. By our routing MPCT is about 11.6 road miles from the Vitrolles hotel zone, roughly 17 minutes on empty roads.

Source: marseille.aeroport.fr

Shuttle departures

No shuttle stated

No ship shuttle at Holiday Inn Aéroport means no departure board — just a taxi, an Uber or your own car, about 17 minutes to MPCT on empty roads, by our routing.

Source: marseille.aeroport.fr
Parking

Parking while you sail

Cruise parking

Cruise parking unconfirmed

Free enclosed parking, per the airport's page; nothing about a car staying through a cruise.

Source: marseille.aeroport.fr

The port’s own lot

€15 (about US$17) per 24 hours at MPCT

Holiday Inn Aéroport offers free, enclosed parking. The published option is MPCT’s own lot, €15 per 24 hours per its operator, pay at the machines in the luggage area, per MSC — about 11.6 road miles away by our routing.

Where the car goes while you sail · Marseille cruise parking, compared.

Source: en.croisiere-mpct.com
The Night Before

The evening and the morning

The evening

Pool · Food or bar on site

A restaurant from 6 to 10 pm, pizzas at midday, a bar, a seasonal outdoor pool and a fitness room, per the airport's page.

Breakfast

Not free

Breakfast is €20, per the airport's page.

Address

ZI de Couperigne, Vitrolles

7 Impasse Pythagore, ZI de Couperigne, 13127 Vitrolles
The listing we used

Fact Sheet

The fine print, in one place

Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as the airport’s hotel page gives them for Holiday Inn Aéroport. Before you book, ask Holiday Inn Aéroport about check-in and check-out times and pets; its pages don’t say.

Check-in and check-out

Check-inNot stated
Check-outNot stated

Minimum age

—

Not on the listing.

Extra fees

Tourist tax €3.60 a person a night

Wi-Fi

Not stated

Parking for your stay

Free, enclosed

Breakfast

€20

Pool

Seasonal outdoor pool; fitness room

Pets

The airport's page doesn't mention pets.

Food and drink on site

  • RestaurantEvenings 6–10 pm; pizzas at midday
  • BarOn site

Rooms

107 rooms, including 9 suites and 5 accessible rooms.

Accessibility

5 accessible rooms; the shuttle isn’t wheelchair-equipped.

On site

  • EV chargingNot stated
  • Guest laundryNot stated
  • GymYes
  • Pets allowedNot stated

Also worth knowing

  • Air conditioning
  • A 4-star, per the airport
Worth Knowing

Before you book

Worth knowing

  • Our facts come from the airport's hotel page.
  • Airport shuttle 5:00 to midnight, not wheelchair-equipped.
  • 107 rooms, 9 suites, 5 accessible.
  • Tourist tax €3.60 a person a night.

What we couldn’t confirm

  • Check-in and check-out times
  • Pets
  • Whether a car can stay while you sail

Every hotel fact here comes from Marseille Provence Airport’s hotel page for Holiday Inn Aéroport, read October 3, 2026, unless we name another source — so before you book, confirm check-in times.

Compare

Worth a look alongside it

No. 1 · Number one overall
Golden Tulip Euromed
About 3.8 road miles to MPCT by our routing, against 11.6 from Holiday Inn Aéroport.
No. 19 · Ranked just above
Hilton Garden Inn
About 11.6 road miles to MPCT by our routing, against 11.6 from Holiday Inn Aéroport.
No. 1 · Number one overall
Golden Tulip Euromed
About 3.8 road miles to MPCT by our routing, against 11.6 from Holiday Inn Aéroport.
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Flying in?
From Marseille Provence to the ship
The airport is about 1.1 road miles from Holiday Inn Aéroport by our routing: the A1 bus, taxis and transfers.

Around Holiday Inn Aéroport: the Marseille cruise guide, Marseille cruise parking and the splurge list.

Ready when you are

Wake up in Vitrolles, on the airport shuttle.

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FAQ

Holiday Inn Aéroport FAQ

What are the shuttle hours at Holiday Inn Marseille Aéroport?

5:00 to midnight, free, per the airport's page. It isn't wheelchair-equipped.

How much is breakfast at Holiday Inn Marseille Airport?

€20, per the airport's page.

What is the tourist tax at Holiday Inn Marseille Aéroport?

€3.60 a person a night, per the airport's page.

How far is Holiday Inn Marseille Aéroport from the cruise port?

Our routing gives about 11.6 road miles to MPCT, roughly 17 minutes with no traffic.

Does Holiday Inn Vitrolles have suites?

Yes, 9 of its 107 rooms, per the airport's page.

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