aix to cassis & back - public transport?

Hello!

We will be staying in Aix for 3 days during our 9-day Provence trip. One of those days we plan to make a day trip from Aix to Cassis. We won%26#39;t have a car, so I was wondering what is the best/easiest way to get from Aix to Cassis by public transportation?

I checked the TER train schedule for the day we want to travel, and they do have trains from Aix to Cassis via Marseille but is there a more direct route from Aix to Cassis? by bus perhaps?

Thank you!

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So far as I know the only direct bus between Aix and Cassis runs on Saturdays, at 9.45am to get to Aix market and then back again in the evening. In other words, it%26#39;s for people in Cassis to go to Aix. See www.lepilote.com/transports/Horaire.asp?ligne=12380%24L072%24LA+CIOTAT+AIX+EN+PROVENCE+PAR+AUBAGNE+LA+DESTROUSSE%24BDR%26amp;date=04%2F04%2F2009%26amp;hour=7%26amp;id_part=4%26amp;type=line

To get to Cassis from Aix you take the train from either Aix station (TGV or the town centre station) and change there on to the coastal line. You can see the timetable for that bit on www2.ter-sncf.com/paca You get off at the Cassis stop and take the local bus, or a taxi, or walk cos it%26#39;s about 2 miles from the station to the town. Cassis is gorgeous and well worth a visit but not that easy to get to by public transport.

Hope this helps. Can someone else obliged with the Marcouline bus timetable from Cassis station to Cassis town cos I can%26#39;t find it!

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Thanks ChicChantal! We are ok with taking public transportation for the visit, but I just wondered if there were more direct routes :) So we will just take the train for our visit.

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On certain days of the week there are comfortable bus excursions from Aix to Cassis and back. No guide,just the driver. I recall they departed Aix just after lunch. Time enough in Cassis for a wander around the town and a boat trip around the calanques.We thought it was great but the climb up from the port to the coach pickup point was a killer.Book through the Tourist Office in Aix.

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