How to Get to Corsica
By Dorte Holm Jensen
The French island Corsica is next-door-neighbour to the Italian island,
Sardinia. The question is how to get to Corsica? Depending on how
much time you’ve got you can either fly in or arrive to Corsica by
ferry. Corsica is only a quarter of the size of Sardinia, but it still has 4
airports and 6 ferry ports so the possibilities for arrival are plenty.
Catching a flight to Corsica is easy, as there are four airports on
the relatively small island.
Ajaccio, the Campo dell Oro Airport, is the biggest. You can fly
directly here with easyjet from the UK. Other airlines flying in to
Ajaccio are Air France, XL Airways, France flights, Airlinair, Luxair,
transavia, Air Corsica and JetairFly.
Bastia, Poretta Airport, is the second biggest airport - 25min
drive far from Bastia. The following airlines have direct flights to
Poretta Airport:
Air Corsica, Air France, Cimberair, Easyjet, Easyjet Switzerland,
Germanwings, Jetairfly, Lufthansa, Luxair and Malmo Aviation.
Calvi Airport is a very small airport 4 miles southeast of Calvi.
Calvi Airport is served by the following airlines: Air France, Air
Corsica, Air Berlin, InterSky and CCM Airlines.
Figari Airport is a minor airport - situated 3 km to the North-West
of the village of Figari, in the south of the island 25kms from Porto
Vecchio and 21kms from Bonifacio. Direct flights are available with
Ryanair from London, Stansted, 3 times a week. Also Thomson
Airways,XL Airways and Air France serve the airport.
If you are flying in you might want to rent a car in your arrival
airport.
Finca Fantastica Travel
for the independent traveller
Easy overview on how to get to Corsica by
ferry.
Have a look at the departure ports and routes, and then scroll
down to the ferry search to book your ferry ticket.
Mainland France to Corsica from:
Marseilles - Ajaccio
Marseilles - Bastia
Marseilles - Il Rousse
Marseilles - Porto Vecchio
Marseilles - Propriano
Nice - Ajaccio
Nice - Bastia
Nice - Calvi
Nice - Il Rousse
Toulon - Ajaccio
Toulon - Bastia
Toulon - Calvi
Toulon - Il Rousse
Mainland Italy to Corsica:
Civitavecchia -Porto Vecchio
Genoa - Bastia
Livorno - Bastia
Savona - Bastia
Savona - Il Rousse
Savona - Calvi
Sardina to Corsica from:
Santa Teresa di Gallura - Bonifacio
Book Ferry Ticket to Corsica
Arriving to Corsica by ferry is another excellent possibility, if you
are bringing your car for a Corsica villa vacation and want to see
a bit more of France or Italy on your way.
From mainland France you can sail to Corsica from Marseilles,
Nice and Toulon. From mainland Italy the ports of Civitavecchia,
Genoa, Livorno and Savona have ferry routes to Corsica. So
does Santa Teresa di Gallura in Sardinia.
Corsica has six ferry ports connecting the island with France,
Italy and Sardinia; Ajaccio, Bastia, Il Rousse, Porto Vecchio,
Propriano and Bonifacio.
So getting to Corsica should be
pretty easy. What is left for you
is to sort out the combinations
that suits your end destination
and your means of transport.