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Ticket and booking rules for Marseille: timed entries, closing days and official links, checked September 2026.
Checked September 2026 against official sources
Marseille
Bookings and opening rules
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Tickets and opening days
- The Mucem's J4 building and the Fort Saint-Jean are open 10:00 to 19:00 every day except Tuesday, May 1 and December 25; a single same-day ticket for all permanent and temporary exhibitions is €11 full, €7.50 reduced and €18 for a family of two adults and up to five children under 18, with free entry on the first Sunday of each month and for under-18s, jobseekers and disabled visitors with a companion; the outdoor spaces are free. The lift linking the fort's Vieux-Port entrance to the Place d'Armes is currently out of service.Source: Mucem, infos pratiques · checked Sep 2026
- The Château d'If is open daily 10:00 to 18:00 from April 1 to September 27 and 10:00 to 17:15 from September 28 to March 31, closed on Mondays in that winter period and on January 1, May 1 and December 25, and does not open in bad weather; the full ticket is €7, free for under-18s, EU citizens aged 18 to 25, disabled visitors with a companion, jobseekers and on the first Sunday of the month from November to March. Two boat companies serve the island from the Vieux-Port, Calanques If from February to November and the Frioul If boat all year, with the crossing charged separately.Source: Château d'If, practical information · checked Sep 2026
- The sanctuary of Notre-Dame de la Garde is open every day from 7:00 to 18:00; its museum is open 9:00 to 17:00 with last entry at 17:00 and closing at 17:45; bus 60 from the Vieux-Port, the Mucem and the town hall runs every 20 minutes to the basilica's car park, and the free car parks are open 7:00 to 18:00.Source: Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde, horaires et accès · checked Sep 2026
- Cosquer Méditerranée on the J4 esplanade is open 9:30 to 18:00 on weekdays outside school holidays, 9:30 to 19:30 at weekends, on public holidays and during school holidays, and 9:00 to 20:30 in July and August, with the last visit slot 1.5 hours before closing; tickets are €18 for adults, €11 for ages 10 to 17, €6 for ages 6 to 9 and free under 6, and the visit includes the cave tour with an audio guide in six languages and the documentary.Source: Cosquer Méditerranée, practical information · checked Sep 2026
- From June 1 to September 30 access to the forest massifs of the Bouches-du-Rhône, including the Calanques National Park, is regulated by prefectural order: every day between 17:00 and 18:00 the prefecture assesses the fire risk massif by massif for the following day, and on a red day access to the park by land is forbidden, the Route des Crêtes is closed and boats may visit but may not land, while the Frioul archipelago remains open; the daily status is published in the Mes Calanques app and on the prefecture's website.Source: Parc national des Calanques, accès et risque incendie · checked Sep 2026
- The Cité radieuse's roof terrace and the inner streets are open to visitors during opening hours, with private residential areas closed, and the Marseille Tourist Office runs an exclusive guided tour that includes a flat listed as a historic monument; access is by metro M2 to Rond-Point du Prado and bus B1, 19 or 22 to the Le Corbusier stop on Boulevard Michelet.Source: Office de Tourisme de Marseille, Cité radieuse · checked Sep 2026
On the day
What to watch at each stop
La Vieille Charité
- Courtyard and chapel free; museums Tue–Sun 10:00–18:00, closed Mon, ticketed
Mucem and the Fort Saint-Jean
- Wed–Mon 10:00–19:00, closed Tue, May 1 and Dec 25; €11, €7.50 reduced, family €18, free under 18 and first Sunday of the month; fort and gardens free
Château d'If
- Apr–late Sep daily 10:00–18:00, otherwise Tue–Sun 10:00–17:15, closed Jan 1, May 1, Dec 25 and in bad weather; €7, free under 18 and EU residents 18–25, free first Sundays Nov–Mar; boat extra
Cosquer Méditerranée
- Mon–Fri and school holidays 9:30–18:00, weekends and holidays 9:30–19:30, July–August 9:00–20:30, last entry 1.5 hours before; €18, €11 ages 10–17, €6 ages 6–9; booking advised
Cité radieuse
- Public areas and roof free during opening hours; tourist office guided tours with an apartment about €15, booking required; metro Rond-Point du Prado then bus 21, B1 or 22 to Le Corbusier
Questions
Quick answers
Which days should I plan around?
The Mucem is closed on Tuesdays and open 10:00 to 19:00 the rest of the week, free on the first Sunday of the month. The Château d'If opens 10:00 to 18:00 from April to late September and 10:00 to 17:15 otherwise, closed on Mondays from late September to March and in bad weather when the boats do not run. The Vieille Charité's museums close on Mondays. The basilica is open every day 7:00 to 18:00. From June 1 to September 30 the calanques may be closed for fire risk on any given day, decided by the prefecture around 18:00 the evening before; in July and August the Sugiton calanque needs a free reservation. The fish market on the Vieux-Port is every morning until about 13:00.
How much do the tickets cost?
The basilica is free. The Mucem is €11, €7.50 reduced and €18 for a family, free under 18 and on first Sundays, and the outdoor areas of the Fort Saint-Jean are free. The Château d'If is €7 and free under 18 and for EU residents under 26, plus about €11 for the boat with the Frioul stop. Cosquer Méditerranée is €18, €11 for ages 10 to 17 and €6 for 6 to 9. The Cité radieuse's public areas and roof are free; the tourist office's guided tour with an apartment is about €15. The Vieille Charité's courtyard and chapel are free. The calanques are free. The train to Cassis is about €5 each way.
How do I get around?
On foot in the centre and by RTM metro, tram and bus elsewhere: a single ticket is about €1.70 from a machine or the app, €2 from the driver, and 24-hour and 72-hour passes about €5.20 and €10.80 cover the metro, buses including the 60 up to the basilica and the 83 along the Corniche, and the Frioul boats are separate. The airport is 25 km northwest, 25 minutes by shuttle bus to Saint-Charles. Cassis is a 22-minute train. A car is a liability in the centre and cannot reach the calanques in summer, when the roads to Sormiou, Morgiou and Callelongue are closed.
What about the fire-risk closures in the calanques?
Every day from June 1 to September 30 the Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture assesses the fire risk massif by massif between 17:00 and 18:00 and publishes a colour map for the next day; on a red day the whole Calanques National Park is closed by land, the Route des Crêtes above Cassis is closed and boats may sail but not land, while the Frioul islands stay open. Check the Mes Calanques app or the prefecture's map the evening before, and on a red day do the Cassis harbour and the boat trip from its port instead, or swap day three for the Palais Longchamp and the beaches. Fires, camping and drones are banned all year and the paths must be kept to.
The days these rules belong to
3 days in Marseille
Marseille's centre is compact: the Vieux-Port, Le Panier and the Mucem are within a kilometre of each other, and only the basilica on its 150-metre hill needs the bus. Day one is walked from the top down. Day two is a boat from the Vieux-Port to the Château d'If and the Frioul islands, then the metro and a bus out to the Cité radieuse and back along the Corniche. Day three takes the 22-minute train to Cassis and the coastal path into the Calanques National Park, which from June to September is subject to daily fire-risk closures announced at 18:00 for the next day, so check the map the evening before and have the Cosquer cave or the Palais Longchamp as the rainy or red-day alternative. The Mucem closes on Tuesdays and is free on the first Sunday of the month; the Château d'If closes on Mondays from October to March and in bad weather; the basilica is open every day from 7:00.
