Place de la Comédie
The city's large pedestrian square, with the Opéra Comédie and the Three Graces fountain.
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Airport · Montpellier, France
Montpellier-Méditerranée MPL
8 km from central Montpellier. Live flights, getting to town, car rental and where to stay.
- to the centre
- 8 km
- terminals
- 1
- local time
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- IATA · ICAO
- MPL · LFMT
About the airport
Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport serves Montpellier and the Hérault coast. It lies in Mauguio, about 7 km south-east of central Montpellier and very close to the beaches of Carnon and Palavas-les-Flots.
Terminals
It has a single mid-sized terminal that is easy to get around, with arrivals and departures in the same building. There are flights to Paris and other French cities, plus European and North African routes, several of them seasonal.
Services
The terminal has restaurants, shops, free wifi and car rental desks.
Getting to the city
Navette 620
Hérault Transport shuttle to Montpellier Sud de France station (about 25 min), connecting with tram line 1 to the centre. €2, or €3 including the tram.
Taxi
Rank outside arrivals, with service from the first to the last flight. The ride to the centre takes about 15-20 min.
Airport map
Terminal
Single terminal for all flights, with arrivals and departures in the same building and the shuttle stop and taxi rank right outside.
Montpellier
Things to do in Montpellier
Montpellier is a young university city with a pedestrian old town, the Écusson, and architecture ranging from the 17th century to the contemporary. The Mediterranean beaches are just a few kilometres away.
Promenade du Peyrou
Seventeenth-century promenade with a statue of Louis XIV, the water tower and the Saint-Clément aqueduct, next to the Arc de Triomphe.
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Cathédrale Saint-Pierre
Gothic cathedral with a porch on two huge conical pillars, in the heart of the Écusson.
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Musée Fabre
One of France's great fine arts museums, with works from the Renaissance to Pierre Soulages.
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How far is the airport from central Montpellier?
Montpellier-Méditerranée airport is about 8 km from central Montpellier.
How do I get from the airport to central Montpellier?
From Montpellier-Méditerranée airport you can take Navette 620 (bus) and Taxi. Pre-booked taxis and private transfers are also available.
How many terminals does Montpellier-Méditerranée airport have?
Montpellier-Méditerranée has one terminal: Terminal.
Landing in Montpellier?
Book your car and your stay before you arrive: more choice and better prices.
Photo credits
- Light aircraft on the apron, with a lagoon behind: T. Thielemans, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The control tower and the general aviation apron: Lécuyer-couqueberg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Place de la Comédie: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Promenade du Peyrou: PierreSelim, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Pierre: Jsamwrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Fabre: Björn S., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons