Practical info

Getting to the MIO on the Luminy Science and Technology Campus

Postal address : M.I.O. Mediterranean Institute of Oceanology UMR 7294 Luminy Campus - OCEANOMED Mediterranean Building 13288 MARSEILLE cedex 09

Getting to the M.I.O Luminy

By Road GPS position: 43°14'06.4″N 5°26'26.8″E
  • From the east: A50 and A8 motorways
  • From the west: Autoroute du Littoral
  • From the north: A7 motorway
Public transport: RTM Marseilles Transport Authority Information on 04 91 10 55 55
  • B1 line: Castellane to Campus Luminy
  • 21Jet line: "Rond Point du Prado" to "Campus Luminy
Direction "Luminy" - Get off at the Terminus. By Air Marseille Provence International Airport Airport information: 04 42 14 21 14
  • 60 minutes from Luminy on the Autoroute du Littoral
By train Saint Charles station Reservations and home ticket information: 08 36 35 35 35
  • 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 University of Toulon CS 60584 83041 Toulon cedex 09 Urban public transport Réseau Mistral - Tel: 04 94 03 27 03 North University
  • Route 191: Observatoire (Toulon centre) - Université Nord
  • Route 192 : Gare - Schweitzer (towards Solliès-Toucas)
  • Route 129: Charles de Gaulle (La Valette) - Pont de Suve
  • Route 55: Le Revest - Université Nord
Université Sud (La Planquette)
  • Route 19: Observatoire (Toulon town centre) - La Planquette
  • Route 91: La Planquette - Oursinières (Le Pradet)
  • Route 92 : Carqueiranne - La Planquette
  • Route 29: Station - CD 29 (towards Hyères)
By train

Located in the city centre, Toulon station provides direct links with France's main cities (TGV and others).

By Air

Toulon-Hyères airport is around twenty kilometres from the centre of Toulon. Five airlines offer daily flights to Paris-Orly, Clermont-Ferrand, Lille, Nantes, Strasbourg, Brest, Bordeaux and London.

There are shuttle buses to and from the airport, depending on flight times. These shuttle buses run between the airport and the towns of Toulon, Saint-Tropez and Sainte Maxime.

By road Coming from Marseille, cross Toulon towards Nice
  • Take the A57 motorway
  • Exit A5 la Bigue and
  • Direction la Bigue
  • Valgora
  • La Valette North
  • Shopping centre
  • University
Coming from Hyères
  • A57 motorway towards Toulon
  • Take exit 5 Giratoire de la Bigue from Hyères
  • Crossing the motorway Giratoire de la bigue
  • Maréchal Juin roundabout
  • Espaluns crossroads
  • Avenue de l'Université
  • University

There are two entrances to the University: a North entrance (the easiest if you are coming from the Nice or Marseille motorways) and a South entrance. The MIO laboratory is located in building R. Please note: ISITV staff are located in building X.

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 Information on 04 91 10 55 55

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 into rue Boudouresque. At the bottom, turn left into 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 : Zone portuaire de Brégaillon BP 330 83507 La Seyne-sur-Mer Cedex The La Seyne site, located in the Brégaillon port area, is to the west of the Toulon conurbation, approximately :
  • 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
  1. Arriving from the west: Take 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.
  2. Coming from the east: Take the A57 motorway, which links Nice or Hyères with Toulon. Follow the tunnel through Toulon. At the exit, take junction 15A towards La Seyne Centre and Brégaillon. Follow the signs for "Brégaillon", and you'll find the school signposted at the entrance to the industrial estate.
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