Azura in Toulon (La Seyne-sur-Mer): your port day guide
P&O Cruises · 2 calls in Toulon Bay in 2026 · mostly UK guests.
What to expect from an Azura call
With up to 3,737 guests, Azura is a big ship, so it pays to plan around the mid-morning rush ashore. It’s early season — the coast is quiet and the air is fresh rather than hot: ideal for walking, a little cool for the beach.
Most guests aboard are English-speaking; ashore, English works in tourist spots but signs and menus are French-first — a few words of French go a long way.
Docked at Môle Nord, the €2 8M ferry across the bay is the easy, cheap way into Toulon.
Azura’s 2026 calls
Three ways to spend the day
Which day trips fit the Azura call?
Azura is alongside from 06:30–17:00. Take off the half hour it takes to actually get off the ship, the 30 minutes before all-aboard, the 2 hr 20 min it costs to reach Toulon’s station and come back from Môle Nord, the travelling itself, and an hour of margin — and this is what is genuinely left on the ground.
| Destination | Getting there | On this call |
|---|---|---|
| Bandol & Sanary-sur-Mer | 15 min each way Train · ≈ €4–5 | Doable 5 hr 40 min there |
| Cassis & the Calanques | 35 min each way Train · ≈ €9–11 | Doable 5 hr there |
| Marseille | 50 min each way Train · ≈ €10–13 | Doable 4 hr 30 min there |
| Aix-en-Provence | 1 hr 15 min each way Coach · €2.20 (€2.60 bought on board) | Doable 3 hr 40 min there |
| Porquerolles | 1 hr 50 min each way Boat · bus €1.40 + ferry ≈ €24 return | Tight 2 hr 30 min there |
| Saint-Tropez | 1 hr 50 min each way Coach · ≈ €3–8 | Tight 2 hr 30 min there |
On Azura’s hours, the comfortable options are Bandol & Sanary-sur-Mer, Cassis & the Calanques, Marseille, Aix-en-Provence. How we work these numbers out →
Azura port-day tips
- Foot passengers can walk out of the port gate on every call day — the ship’s paid shuttle is a convenience, never the only option.
- Times can change on the day — always trust Azura’s daily programme for the exact all-aboard.