Maps and Direction
Getting to the MIO on the Luminy Science and Technology Campus
GPS position : 43°14'06.4″N 5°26'26.8″E
Postal address :
M.I.O. Mediterranean Institute of Oceanology UMR 7294
Luminy Campus - OCEANOMED
Mediterranean Building
13288 MARSEILLE cedex 09
From the east: A50 and A8 motorways
From the west: Autoroute du Littoral (A55)
From the north: A7 motorway
Public transport: RTM
Click here to visit the Régie des Transports Marseillais website
Information on 04 91 91 92 10
Line B1: "Castellane" to "Campus Luminy
21Jet line: "Rond Point du Prado" to "Campus Luminy
Direction "Luminy" - Get off at the Terminus.
By Air
Click here to visit the Marseille Provence International Airport website
60 minutes from Luminy via the Autoroute du Littoral (A55)
By train
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30 minutes from Luminy by car or public transport
Getting to the MIO at the Toulon-La Garde site
GPS position 43°08'08.1″N 6°00'36.0″E
Postal address :
MIO - Buildings X & R
Toulon University
CS 60584
83041 Toulon cedex 09
Urban public transport
Click here to visit the Réseau Mistral website - Tel.: 04 94 03 87 00
The La Garde campus is served by 7 bus routes: "U", 55, 191, 129 and 103.
U line : Ollioules and Toulon Gates - La Garde/La Valette Campus
Route 191: Observatoire (Toulon centre) - Campus La Garde/La Valette
Route 129: Charles de Gaulle (La Valette) - Pont de Suve
Route 55: Le Revest - Campus La Garde/La Valette
Route 103: Saint-Nicolas (Hyères) - Gare routière (Toulon)
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The La Garde campus is served by 6 bus routes: 828, 848, 849, 878, 879 & 881.
By Road
The La Garde campus has 3 entrances for vehicles:
The main north entrance is on avenue de l'Université in La Garde.
Coming from Toulon Take exit 5B for the University, then follow the road signs for the University.
Coming from Hyères Take exit 5 La Bigue - Université, then follow the road signs to Université.
The secondary south entrance is on avenue du Premier Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine et du Pacifique in La Garde.
Coming from La Garde Take the avenue du Premier Bataillon d'Infanterie de Marine et du Pacifique.
Coming from Hyères Take the D29 towards La Garde.
The entrance to SeaTech West is on avenue Georges Pompidou in La Valette-du-Var.
Coming from Toulon Take exit 5B for the University, then follow the road signs for the University and SeaTech.
Coming from Hyères Take exit 5 La Bigue - Université, then follow the road signs to Université and SeaTech.
Getting to the Endoume Marine Station
GPS position 43°16'51.6″N 5°20'58.7″E
Postal address :
M.I.O. Mediterranean Institute of Oceanology
Chemin de la Batterie des Lions
13007 Marseille
RTM public transport
Marseilles Transport Authority
From the Vieux Port, take the 83 bus along the corniche. (On foot or by car, walk along the Old Port, then the Pharo and follow the corniche to Endoume). Get off at the "ENDOUME" stop. Turn right onto rue Boudouresquethen, at the bottom, turn left onto the Chemin de la Batterie des Lions. The entrance to the Endoume Marine Station is on your right, on a small esplanade.
Getting to the Ifremer base at La Seyne sur Mer
GPS position 43°06'N - 5°53'E
Postal address :
Brégaillon port area
BP 330
83507 La Seyne-sur-Mer Cedex
The La Seyne plant, located in the Brégaillon port area, is to the west of the Toulon conurbation, around :
- 15 minutes from the city centre
- 15 minutes from the SNCF station
- 50 minutes from Toulon - Hyères airport
- 1h20 from Marseille-Provence airport (Marignane)
By road
You come from the west Approach from the A50 motorway between Marseille and Toulon. Just before entering Toulon, take exit 15 (Brégaillon - Toulon-Ouest - Arsenal). Follow the signs for "Brégaillon". The Ifremer facility at La Seyne is signposted at the entrance to the industrial estate.
You come from the east Approach from the A57 motorway, which links Nice or Hyères with Toulon. Follow the tunnel through Toulon. Take exit 15A for La Seyne Centre and Brégaillon. Follow signs for BrégaillonThe site is signposted at the entrance to the industrial estate.