Marseille

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  31 Mar 2026

  North to South – Basel to Marseille

  Basel, in Switzerland, is well connected to many places, but in some cases getting out involves hopping over a border. Today’s 750 kilometre journey meant a short 30-minute journey to Mulhouse in France, before continuing to Marseille on the TGV InOui service. I’d managed to get an earlier train than planned which meant hanging around…

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  30 Mar 2025

  Part 2 – Paris to Marseille

  Distance : 662 kilometres Travel time : 3 hours The Gare de Lyon in Paris is a vast array of concourses, escalators, walkways and noise. The first time you encounter it, it can be overwhelming. But after a couple of visits you soon get used to the general chaos. There are three main halls with…