Access

Sainte-Baume is in Provence, between the cities of Aix-en-Provence, Marseille and Toulon.

Different ways to come to sanctuary are described below.

The access to Grotto is by foot from the road.

How to go to the Grotto ?

Come by car

Please enter in your GPS the information below:

For the city : Plan-d’Aups-Sainte-Baume
For the place : D 80 Nazareth soit Nazareth

If you come from Aix-en-Provence or from Nice, take the exit Saint-Maximin (highway A8), and go to Nans-les-Pins, pass through the village (toward Plan-d’Aups-Sainte-Baume) and go up until the plateau of Sainte-Baume. Once there, turn right and 500 meters afterward you will find the Hostellery.

If you come from Marseilles, take the exit Auriol (highway A 52). At the crossroad of toll, turn right and at the first roundabout, take the first exit towards Plan-d’Aups-Sainte-Baume. Pass through the village and 2 kilometers later, you will find the Hostellery

If you come from Toulon, the easiest is to pass through the highway A 50, and then to take the highway A 52 after Cassis towards Aix-en-Provence ; take the exit Auriol and follow the indication as you come from Marseilles.

For a more touristic trip, take :

the Espigoulier pass by Gémenos ,
or through Soulies Pont, Roquebrussane and Mazaugues.

In order to go to the basilica of saint Mary Magdalene in Saint-Maximin from the Grotto

(or vice-versa).

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Come by taxi

In Plan d’Aups : Taxi Sandra (+33 (0)6 79 12 54 18)

In Saint-Zacharie : Mr Giogiutti (+33 (0)4 42 72 78 08)

In Nans-les-Pins : Mr Gourgeon (+33 (0)4 42 72 90 22)

In Saint-Maximin: Taxis Christelle (+33 (0)6 11 01 76 59), Taxi Florens (+33 (0)6 72 96 61 26), Allo Taxi Flayol (+33 (0)4 94 86 50 83), Taxi Ansel Sandra (+33 (0)6 79 12 54 18), …

Touristic tours :

Provence Premium Transport (+33 (0)6 64 94 18 12)

Website

Come by bus

From the airport of Marignane or from the TGV station in Aix en Provence, to Saint Maximin (20km from the sanctuary) : Regional Express Line (LER in French) 36

Line timetable

To book online

From the station in Aubagne to Saint-Zacharie, 3 shuttle buses/hours & 2 free bus (10km from the sanctuary) : line 8 & line 9

Line timetable

From Marseille Castellane to Nans-les-Pins :

line 4001 (autocar Blanc)

Information about the company Varlib

Shuttle bus from Auriol or St Maximin to Plan d’Aups : school bus system, depending on the places available.