The €43 million cable car project, which is being part-funded by the government as part of its plans for the city, will travel the 1km distance between the airport’s terminal one and the neighbouring commune of Vitrolles in six minutes at a height of some 20m above ground, stopping along the way at the entrance to the Airbus Helicopters facility.
It is intended to have capacity for up to 1,000 passengers per hour, and will be able to operate at wind speeds up to 110km/h. The tender document does not specify ticket prices.
The planned cable car, which is expected to go into service in 2030 per the tender document, is part of an ambitious scheme to improve transport connections in the Mediterranean city.
The commune of Vitrolles, which is part of the greater Marseille area, is also set for major development as a transport hub. This is intended to improve rail travel times to Saint-Charles SNCF station in central Marseille, currently a 36-minute journey.
Long before the cable car is operational, Vitrolles will be connected to the rapidly developing 80-hectare Cap Horizon business park, by a funicular elevator that is scheduled to enter service in May 2026.
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