Corsica by ship or plane. The best known routes and the shipping companies that connect Corsica to Italy, but also the airports and airlines that land in France, all in the post.
La Corsica was not at the top of my travel list until last year, when I found myself rescheduling my summer holidays at the last minute, having the need to find a crystal clear sea without necessarily taking a plane and having only a little more available one week.
Getting in Corsica by ship it was a good choice. The main advantage is being able to move freely around the island using your own car. Nor should we underestimate the fact of not having to deal with the weight of luggage, you can carry everything you need on the car and there is space for even the most bulky souvenirs.
Shipping companies arriving in Corsica from Italy are the Moby and Corsica Ferries. The main Italian ports from which to embark are Genoa, Savona and Livorno. There are several websites that allow you to compare rates between ferry companies and thus find the cheapest ferry.
Moby
Moby ships, which serve Corsica, depart from Genoa and Livorno and both arrive at the port of Bastia. Treats her Genoa - Bastia it will be operational from 12 May to 30 September with two daily departures (one in the morning lasting approximately 6 hours and 30 minutes and one in the evening lasting 10 hours).
Treats her Livorno - Bastia instead it will be operational from May 26 to September 30, always with two daily departures (one in the morning lasting 4 hours and one in the evening lasting 9 hours).
Treats her Santa Teresa - Bonifacio it is available from 24 March to 30 September with 4 daily trips of approximately 50 minutes.
By booking well in advance you can get good rates, especially by taking advantage of the limited number promotions available directly on the company's website
Corsica Ferries
Corsica Ferries ships mainly depart from Livorno and Savona and arrive at the main port of Bastia (north-east coast). During the summer months the company offers further routes from Piombino and Portoferraio and the ports reached are also Calvi and Ile Rousse. (northwest coast).
Treats her Livorno - Bastia it operates all year round and has 3 daily departures (at 8:00, 14:15 and 19:00) lasting approximately 4 hours.
Treats her Savona - Bastia it has 3 daily departures, the daytime crossings are faster (about 6/7 hours), while the night crossing is longer (about 9/10 hours). However, the ferries are operational from March to October.
The special routes, only in high season (July-September), are the following:
Portoferraio - Bastia: 2 connections a week lasting approximately one hour and a half
Piombino - Bastia: 2 connections a week lasting approximately 2 hours
Savona - Calvi e Livorno - Ile Rousse 1 connection per week lasting about 6 hours.
Furthermore Corsica Ferries also has connections from Sardinia. Departures are from the port of Santa Teresa di Gallura with arrival in Bonifacio (south coast). The Santa Teresa - Bonifacio connection takes about an hour and there are 4 trips a day.
From 'summer 2016, two new lines will be available in high season that will connect Sardinia to Porto Vecchio (south-west coast): Golfo Aranci - Porto Vecchio and Porto Torres - Porto Vecchio.
As for Moby ships, also for Corsica Ferries, by booking well in advance you can find promotional offers with excellent rates on the company's website
In addition to ships, Corsica can also be reached by plane. The airports in Corsica there are four: Ajaccio, Bastia, Calvi e FigariHowever, there are not many connections with Italy and most of the time it is necessary to make a stopover in France or other European capitals. Precisely for this reason the cost is higher than the ferry and considering the stop also the times get longer. Furthermore, it is also necessary to consider the possible rental of the car, if you intend to discover the island.
The airline that has direct flights to Corsica is only there Air Corsica which connects Rome to Ajaccio and Bastia with 2 flights a week during the period April-September.
The low cost airlines that reach Corsica are the following, but at least one stop must always be considered:
Ryanir connects Brussels and Paris to Figari airport from March to October.
Easyjet is the one with the most choice, the airports reached are those of Ajaccio and Bastia from March to October, while Figari is reached only in July and August. The European cities from which to depart with Easyjet are Paris, London, Lyon and Geneva.
Germanwings connects Bastia from Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg and Stuttgart with one or 2 flights a week in the period April-October. From Cologne you can also arrive in Calvi from March to November with one flight a week.
Vueling connects Barcelona to Bastia from June to September with 4 flights a week.
