Focus on Sète SNCF station in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region: timetables, tickets, connections and practical information on TER trains and bus connections nearby.
Sète SNCF station?
Located in the heart of the town, Sète SNCF station is one of the Hérault region’s railway crossroads, at the junction of the lines linking Montpellier, Béziers and Narbonne with Toulouse, Perpignan, Nîmes and Avignon. Located close to the city centre, it offers quick access to the Canal Royal and the city’s other transport services (bus, boat-bus, river shuttle).
Initially set up in the south of the town, near the present-day Orsetti ferry terminal, when the line between Montpellier and Cette (as the town was spelt at the time) was opened, it took up its definitive position in the north of the town in 1857 under the name of Gare de Cette-Midi1, where it is still located today.
Today, it handles more than 1.4 million passengers a year, with all types of trains – TGV, TER, Intercités– underlining its importance throughout the year as well as in the summer months.
Situated between the Quai Maréchal Joffre and the Route de Cayenne, it is at the heart of local and departmental road transport, with an bus station2, the nearby greenway to the Etang de Thau and the seasonal maritime shuttle to 3.
Timetables and tickets
Opening hours
Station
Located at 78 place Cambon, Sète SNCF station is open to the public at the following times:
Monday to Friday, 4.30am to 11.30pm
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays, 5.30am to 11.30pm
Counter
It has a dedicated reception and sales area open at the following times:
Monday to Friday, 8.45am to 4.30pm
Saturday, 9am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 3.40pm
Closed on Sundays and public holidays
Several TER and mainline train ticket machines are available during opening hours at Sétoise station.
Access to Sète SNCF station
Where can I park and take the bus or coach from the bus station near the train station? Map of car parks and stations :
Transport services from Sète
To continue your journey and get around, here are the intermodal services available from Sète station.
Buses and coaches in Sète
The multimodal interchange is adjacent to the station, with several links and connections available depending on the day and time of day.
To get around the town and around the Etang de Thau, there are more than twenty lines at your disposal:
- Hérault bus and coachroutes
And to discover the Hérault department, the departmental bus network and its connections:
Including the 602 bus route to Montpellier and the 659 bus route to Marseillan.
TER train services via Sète
- TER lines to Avignon, Nîmes, Montpellier, Béziers, Narbonne, Perpignan or Toulouse
- Intercity line to Bordeaux and Marseille
- TGV line to France and Spain
- All connections: TER trains in Occitanie and map of stations and lines in Occitanie
Timetables, tickets
TER trains
Looking for a timetable or ticket for the bus and TER train to or from Sète?
Go to the dedicated page with SNCF Connect or Trainline:
TGV, national and European trains
Are you looking for a train, a ticket or a timetable for a long-distance service from Sète?
Go to the dedicated page with SNCF Connect or Trainline:
Ferry from Sète
France’s 8th-largest commercial port, Sète handles more than 230,000 passengers, including ferry departures and arrivals.
You can take a ferry from Sète to Corsica, the Balearic Islands and North Africa:
Location and routes
Interactive map to locate Sète station on the shores of the Mediterranean:
Other map of Sète with green spaces, beaches, swimming pool, museum and car park:
Stations in the Hérault?
Train routes in the département and maps of other passenger stations in Occitanie:
Transport in Hérault
- Presentation of transport services in the Hérault:
Hire a car?
From the station or nearby, find your car hire solution:
Find a hotel or restaurant?
Looking for accommodation or a meal near Voiron station?
Go to the dedicated page to make your search and choice:
Travel link
- Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée?
- The town of Sète
- Getting to and around Sète
- Where can I park in Sète ?
- Summerboat-bus in Sète
- Cette and Sète railway stations, Wikipedia ↩︎
- Bus routes in Sète ↩︎
- Shuttle service from Sète to Mèze ↩︎