Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport

Montpellier-Mediterranee Airport (MPL)

Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport was previously called Fréjorgues Airport. Thanks to the arrival of budget airline Ryanair, the airport has experienced a considerable growth, but Ryanair is the not only low cost carriers at this airport, British Airways also flies out of Montpellier.

Local transport

Train

There is no train connection with the airport. Many destinations in France are accessible from the train station in the center of Montpellier.

Car and bus

The airport lies along highway A9 (Nîmes-Barcelona) and is accessible at exit 29 (Montpellier-Est).

There is a shuttle bus that goes from the airport to the center of Montpellier, a ticket costs €4.80 (tel: +33(0)467 920 143).

Car rental - Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport

In the Arrivals Hall you can find counters for car rental companies: Ada, Avis, Hertz, National, Europcar and Sixt. You can also reserve a rental car in advance using the service EasyTerra provides, they compare the rates of several providers in a single quote.

Taxi

Taxis are in front of the Arrivals Hall at Exit A (tel: +33(0)467 206 529). A ride to Montpellier costs approximately €20.00.

Airport Parking

There are two areas for short-term parking (P2 and P3) and an area for long-term parking (P4). P2 is close to the terminal building and costs €4.20 for two hours. At P3 parking for two hours costs €2.10 and the area for long-term parking costs €6.50 per day.

Services

Hotels

There are no hotels at the airport, but in Montpellier there is large range of hotels, including the Holiday Inn (tel: +33(0)4 671 23232) and Sofitel (tel: +33(0)4 679 97272). For more hotels and to reserve online you can go to Booking.com, they have a large range of hotels with great internet rates.

Shops and restaurants

There is a reasonable variety of shops, restaurants and snack bars, considering that this is a fairly small airport. Be advised, after the security checkpoint there is not much to offer, so try to stay as long as you can in front of the security checkpoint!

Baggage

The general information point is also the place that looks after lost and found items. You cannot store luggage at Montpellier Airport.

Information

The general information counter is in the Central Hall.

Business

The Business Center has meeting rooms for groups from 4-90 people, the rooms are equipped with internet connection, facilities for video conferences and overhead projectors and catering is available. For further information (tel: +33(0)467 208 660).

Disabled facilities

The airport building is very accessible for the disabled. There are wheelchair ramps and adapted elevators, restrooms and telephones. In all parking areas there are places reserved for the disabled.

Other services

For First Aid services you can go to the general information counter. Wireless internet is available in the terminal building.

Contact

Address

Aéroport Montpellier Méditerranée
CS 10 001
34 137 Mauguio Cedex
France

Telephone, fax, email

Telephone: +33(0)467 208 500
Fax: +33(0)467 208 585
Email: info.aeroport@montpellier.aeroport.fr

Airport codes

IATA airport code: MPL
ICAO airport code: LFMT