Ferries to Corsica

Livorno: three operators sail from Tuscany to Bastia. Corsica Ferries sails all year with vehicles and takes 4 to 6 hours, Moby from mid-May to the end of September in 4 hours 30 minutes. On foot, Cors'express gets you across from 2 hours 15 minutes, the fastest crossing from mainland Italy.

Piombino: Corsica Ferries sails to Bastia only from late July to late August, on a few days, mostly in the late afternoon or evening. The crossing takes 3 hours 15 minutes or 4 hours 5 minutes.

Civitavecchia: from the port about 60 km north-west of Rome, Cors'express sails to Bastia on Thursdays and Sundays in 3 hours 15 minutes, for foot passengers only.

Ferries from France

From the south of France the crossing takes 6 to 15 hours. Many ferries leave in the evening and arrive in the morning, so a cabin is worth it. Corsica Ferries, Corsica Linea and La Méridionale all carry vehicles.

Toulon: Corsica Ferries sails to Ajaccio in 7 to 10 hours by day and about 11 hours overnight. To Bastia it sails all year, mostly overnight, in about 13 hours. L'Île-Rousse and Porto Vecchio are served only from July to October, Porto Vecchio overnight in about 15 hours.

Marseille: Corsica Linea and La Méridionale sail from here, mostly in the early evening between 17:30 and 19:00, arriving in the morning. Both reach Ajaccio in 12 to 13 hours. Corsica Linea reaches Bastia and L'Île-Rousse in about 13 hours and Propriano in 13 hours 30 minutes. La Méridionale sails to Porto Vecchio in about 14 hours.

Nice: Corsica Ferries sails to L'Île-Rousse in about 6 hours, and to Bastia in 6 to 8 hours by day or about 9 hours overnight. Ajaccio is served only on a few summer days, in about 8 hours, and Porto Vecchio overnight in about 13 hours.

Between Sardinia and Corsica

From northern Sardinia the crossing is short, and all operators on these routes carry vehicles.

Santa Teresa di Gallura: Moby sails several times a day to Bonifacio at the southern tip of Corsica in 50 minutes, Ichnusa Lines in about 1 hour. With a car, be at the port 1 hour before departure with Ichnusa Lines and 1 hour 30 minutes before with Moby.

Porto Torres: Corsica Ferries sails to Ajaccio on some weekdays, usually at 14:00, and arrives in the evening after 4 hours 15 minutes to 5 hours 15 minutes.

Car, motorhome, pets and price

Corsica Ferries, Moby, Corsica Linea, La Méridionale and Ichnusa Lines take cars and motorhomes. Give the length and height when you book, including bike rack, towbar and roof box. With a vehicle you are usually at check-in 1 to 2 hours before departure, depending on the operator and port. Fare types, gas and the rules on board are covered in taking a motorhome to Corsica.

Every operator takes dogs and cats, but each houses them differently: on deck, in a pet cabin, in a kennel or, with La Méridionale, in your own vehicle. Travelling from Great Britain, your pet needs a microchip, a valid rabies vaccination and an animal health certificate for each trip; from an EU country, the EU pet passport replaces the certificate. The comparison by operator is in taking a pet to Corsica.

There is no single price: the travel date, vehicle size, cabin and fare type set the total. How to compare offers fairly is explained in ferry prices to Corsica. The departures on your travel date are in the timetable.