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The busiest train stations in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

The busiest train station in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur is Marseille Saint-Charles (Bouches-du-Rhône), with 17,863,802 passengers a year. Next come Nice (Alpes-Maritimes) and Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes).

146 stations ranked

Marseille Saint-Charles, 1^stThe next 19

This ranking covers 146 passenger stations in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, which together handle 93,921,046 passengers a year. The table is split into pages of 100 stations.

Ridership is the estimated number of passengers using each station over the latest year published by SNCF Gares & Connexions, the operator of French railway stations. SNCF data, ODbL license.

The ranking: busiest train stations in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Passenger stations in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur ranked by passengers per year
Rank	Station	Department	Passengers per year	Change over one year
1	Marseille Saint-Charles	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	17,863,802	+4.5%
2	Nice	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	12,131,450	+8.0%
3	Cannes	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	5,622,415	+4.3%
4	Toulon	Var (83)	5,243,022	+11%
5	Avignon TGV	Vaucluse (84)	4,258,709	+1.9%
6	Aix-en-Provence TGV	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	3,895,541	+5.4%
7	Antibes	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	3,414,872	+8.3%
8	Avignon Centre	Vaucluse (84)	3,339,139	+12%
9	Nice Riquier	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	2,857,250	+8.5%
10	Menton	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	2,764,116	+16%
11	Nice Saint-Augustin	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	2,414,208	+15%
12	Cagnes-sur-Mer	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	1,609,844	+11%
13	Saint-Raphaël Valescure	Var (83)	1,506,561	+6.0%
14	Aubagne	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	1,160,401	+9.7%
15	Juan les Pins Antibes	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	1,072,078	+4.3%
16	Saint-Laurent-du-Var	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	1,068,051	+4.5%
17	Les Arcs - Draguignan	Var (83)	1,062,817	+6.5%
18	Aix-en-Provence	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	938,858	+21%
19	Carnoles Roquebrune-Cap-Martin	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	926,571	+12%
20	Arles	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	889,814	+9.8%
21	Miramas	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	813,740	+14%
22	Hyères	Var (83)	765,868	+13%
23	Marseille Blancarde	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	741,837	+7.3%
24	Villefranche-sur-Mer	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	726,769	+11%
25	Beaulieu-sur-Mer	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	692,410	+12%
26	La Ciotat - Ceyreste	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	678,735	+11%
27	Vitrolles Aéroport Marseille Provence	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	657,725	+12%
28	Grasse	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	530,873	+12%
29	Villeneuve-Loubet	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	512,236	+6.3%
30	Golfe Juan Vallauris	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	486,723	+8.0%
31	Orange	Vaucluse (84)	478,558	+14%
32	Ollioules - Sanary-sur-Mer	Var (83)	475,937	+11%
33	Saint-Cyr Les Lecques - La Cadière Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer	Var (83)	423,272	+8.9%
34	Bandol	Var (83)	410,481	+11%
35	La Seyne - Six-Fours La Seyne-sur-Mer	Var (83)	388,962	+9.3%
36	Gardanne	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	384,663	+15%
37	Menton Garavan	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	370,770	+25%
38	Gap	Hautes-Alpes (05)	365,395	+19%
39	Cassis	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	362,399	+4.7%
40	Biot Antibes	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	358,882	+0.1%
41	Carpentras	Vaucluse (84)	319,190	+8.4%
42	Cros de Cagnes Cagnes-sur-Mer	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	305,284	+6.6%
43	Èze	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	301,616	+4.6%
44	Salon-de-Provence	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	279,727	+8.2%
45	Rognac	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	253,768	+11%
46	Cavaillon	Vaucluse (84)	243,532	+9.0%
47	La Garde	Var (83)	239,302	+9.7%
48	Mouans-Sartoux	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	229,013	+8.2%
49	Briançon	Hautes-Alpes (05)	220,693	+15%
50	Sorgues - Châteauneuf-du-Pape	Vaucluse (84)	220,204	+12%
51	Tarascon	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	207,789	+3.3%
52	Bollène La Croisière	Vaucluse (84)	206,581	+8.3%
53	Toulon Sainte-Musse	Var (83)	195,074	+68%
54	Fréjus	Var (83)	187,734	+0.3%
55	Cannes La Bocca	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	185,551	+11%
56	La Pauline Hyères La Garde	Var (83)	182,135	+10%
57	L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue - Fontaine-de-Vaucluse	Vaucluse (84)	180,458	+5.8%
58	Simiane-Collongue	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	177,252	+12%
59	Cap-d'Ail	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	173,955	+10%
60	Roquebrune-Cap-Martin	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	171,806	+19%
61	L'Estaque Marseille	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	162,288	+21%
62	Mandelieu-la-Napoule	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	155,658	+2.5%
63	Saint-Martin-de-Crau	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	145,878	+24%
64	Cuers - Pierrefeu	Var (83)	145,776	+17%
65	Le Bosquet Cannes	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	143,671	+9.5%
66	Embrun	Hautes-Alpes (05)	136,541	+11%
67	Manosque - Gréoux-les-Bains	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	131,129	+25%
68	La Crau	Var (83)	126,069	+13%
69	Solliès-Pont	Var (83)	123,336	+15%
70	Monteux	Vaucluse (84)	123,118	+16%
71	Pas des Lanciers Marignane	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	122,079	+6.4%
72	Carnoules	Var (83)	121,947	+12%
73	La Frayère Cannes	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	109,839	+2.6%
74	Carry-le-Rouet	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	108,272	+19%
75	Niolon Le Rove	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	105,351	+42%
76	Saint-Chamas	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	101,409	+18%
77	Ranguin Mougins	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	100,108	+8.3%
78	Veynes Dévoluy	Hautes-Alpes (05)	92,146	+14%
79	Mont-Dauphin - Guillestre Eygliers	Hautes-Alpes (05)	91,712	+14%
80	Arenc Euroméditerranée Marseille	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	89,976	+24%
81	Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue	Vaucluse (84)	88,316	+10%
82	Sausset-les-Pins	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	85,428	+20%
83	La Redonne Ensuès Ensuès-la-Redonne	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	81,953	+28%
84	Saint-Antoine Marseille	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	73,217	+33%
85	Le Luc - Le Cannet Le Cannet-des-Maures	Var (83)	69,831	+17%
86	Istres	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	69,791	+18%
87	La Penne-sur-Huveaune	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	67,461	+14%
88	Sisteron	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04)	64,637	+34%
89	L'Argentière Les Écrins L'Argentière-la-Bessée	Hautes-Alpes (05)	61,284	+9.4%
90	Meyrargues	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	60,708	+13%
91	Breil-sur-Roya	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	59,912	−1.0%
92	Sainte-Marthe en Provence Marseille	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	55,208	+9.6%
93	La Couronne Carro Martigues	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	54,394	+22%
94	Sospel	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	54,330	−8.0%
95	Le Thor	Vaucluse (84)	54,227	+15%
96	Drap - Cantaron	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	53,049	+7.9%
97	Port-de-Bouc	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	49,671	+15%
98	Pignans	Var (83)	49,264	+5.8%
99	La Trinité Victor	Alpes-Maritimes (06)	48,133	+1.2%
100	Lamanon	Bouches-du-Rhône (13)	48,101	+8.8%

Source: SNCF Gares & Connexions, station ridership; SNCF data, ODbL license. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Busiest train stations in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur: FAQ

What is the busiest train station in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur?

It is Marseille Saint-Charles (Bouches-du-Rhône), with 17,863,802 passengers a year, according to SNCF Gares & Connexions (data under the ODbL license).

What are the 10 busiest train stations in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur?

In order: Marseille Saint-Charles (17,863,802), Nice (12,131,450), Cannes (5,622,415), Toulon (5,243,022), Avignon TGV (4,258,709), Aix-en-Provence TGV (3,895,541), Antibes (3,414,872), Avignon Centre (3,339,139), Nice Riquier (2,857,250), and Menton (2,764,116).

How many passenger stations are there in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur?

146 passenger stations, 146 of which have published ridership figures.

Where do these figures come from?

From the “Fréquentation en gares” (station ridership) dataset of SNCF Gares & Connexions, published under the Open Database License (ODbL): each year, it estimates the number of passengers using each station. Only stations managed by SNCF Gares & Connexions are included, so metro stations and stations run by other operators are not.