Ferries between Corsica and the mainland - Fähren zwischen Korsika und dem Festland

This themed travel guide aims to provide an overview of the Ferry options to and from Corsica Offer.

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Ferry companies

Ferries from SNCM and Corsica Ferries in the port of Bastia
SNCM ferry Napoleon Bonaparte in the port of Ajaccio
Propriano with the La Meridionale ferry on the far right
Painting of a Moby ferry, taken in Bastia in 2011
Regular Corsica Ferries ferry
Corsica Ferries speedboat
  • Corsica Ferries & Sardinia Ferries. Corsica Ferries & Sardinia Ferries in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCorsica Ferries & Sardinia Ferries in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCorsica Ferries & Sardinia Ferries (Q682210) in the Wikidata database.1968 as Corsica Line founded, Corsican company.Last change: Jan. 2017 (information may be out of date)
  • Moby LinesMoby Lines in the Wikipedia encyclopediaMoby Lines in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsMoby Lines (Q833314) in the Wikidata databaseMoby Lines on FacebookMoby Lines on InstagramLast change: Jan. 2017 (information may be out of date)
  • La MéridionaleLa Méridionale in the Wikipedia encyclopediaLa Méridionale in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryLa Méridionale (Q2990229) in the Wikidata databaseLast change: Jan. 2017 (information may be out of date)
  • Corsica Linea. Corsica Linea in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCorsica Linea in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCorsica Linea (Q24937927) in the Wikidata databaseCorsica Linea on FacebookCorsica Linea on Twitter.Successor company of the former French state-owned company SNCM.Last change: Jan. 2017 (information may be out of date)
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Continental ports

Ports in Sardinia

Ports in Corsica

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Direct ferry routes to Africa there is practically none. You can change trains in Marseille, or (very complicated) via Sardinia and Trapani. It sees you in a similar way Spain from, there are opportunities to go via Genoa.

From France

Of Marseille according to (as of 2016):

  • Ajaccio, travel time 10-12h, all year round, 3-9 / week, from La Méridionale
  • Bastia, travel time 10-12h, all year round, 3-7 / week, from La Méridionale
  • Ile Rousse, travel time 11-12h, all year round, 3 / week,
  • Porto Vecchio, travel time 13-14h, all year round, 3-4 / week,
  • Propriano, travel time 12-13h, all year round, 3-4 / week, from La Méridionale (this route also only runs June-August, 2 / week)

There are also ferries from Marseille to Oran, Algiers and Tunis.

Of Toulon to

  • Ajaccio, travel time 6-10h, all year round, 4-14 / week, by Corsica Ferries
  • Bastia, travel time 8-10h, all year round, 1 / day to 2-3 / week, by Corsica Ferries
  • Ile Rousse, travel time 6-7h, only April and June-September, 1-5 / week, by Corsica Ferries

Of Nice to

  • Ajaccio, travel time 5-6h, all year round, 1-4 / week, by Corsica Ferries
  • Bastia, travel time 5-9h, all year round, 3-10 / week, by Corsica Ferries
  • Calvi, travel time 4-5h, only April and June-September, 1-5 / week, by Corsica Ferries
  • Ile Rousse, travel time 4-7h, only May-September, 1-5 / week, from Corsica Ferries

From Italy

Of Genoa to

  • Bastia, travel time 5-6h, June-September, 3-7 / week, from Moby Lines

Ferries also leave from Genoa Barcelona, Tunis and Tangier Med.

Of Livorno to

  • Bastia, travel time 4-7h, all year round, 1-3 / day, from Corsica Ferries (Moby Lines also runs, but only June-September, 5-7 / week)

Of Piombino to

  • Bastia, travel time 2.5h, June-September, 4 / week, from Corsica Ferries

Of Savona to

  • Bastia, travel time 6-10h, all year round, 3-14 / week, by Corsica Ferries
  • Calvi, travel time 4-6h, only May-September, 1-4 / week, from Corsica Ferries

From Sardinia

Of Porto Torres to

  • Ajaccio, travel time 4 hours, only April-June and September, 3-14 / week
  • Propriano, travel time 3.5 hours, only April-November, 2-3 / week, from La Méridionale

Of Santa Teresa to

  • Bonifacio, travel time 1h, all year round, 2-3 / day, from Saremar (Moby Lines runs from April-September, 4 / day)

Of Cagliari on Sardinia you can go to Trapani on Sicily translate, from there ferries go to Tunis.

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The last accident occurred in the early 1990s on a Moby Lines ship. There have been no major accidents since then. From time to time there is news that passengers are going overboard, but this is mostly due to their blood alcohol content.

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