There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Ajaccio by train, plane, ferry, car, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane ZRH - AJA
7h 33m€205–482Fly from Basel
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane BSL - AJA
4h 52m€104–236Train, ferry via Nice
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Nice Villetrain Tgv
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccioferry Nice - Ajaccio
18h 28m€161–405Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Port of Savonacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Savona to Port of Bastiacarferry
- Drive from Port of Bastia to Ajacciocar
18h 28m€159–290Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Nice Airportbus N508
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccioferry Nice - Ajaccio
19h 40m€105–194Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane LYS - AJA
8h 21m€145–415Train, ferry
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Marseille Saint-Charlestrain 84
- Take the ferry from Vieux Port to Ajaccioferry
19h 2m€146–275Bus, ferry via Mulhouse
- Take the bus from Mulhouse to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccioferry Nice - Ajaccio
21h 57m€121–250
Basel to Ajaccio by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Ajaccio is to bus and ferry which costs €100 - €200 and takes 19h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Ajaccio is to fly which takes 4h 52m and costs €100 - €240.
The distance between Basel and Ajaccio is 720 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Ajaccio without a car is to train and ferry via Nice which takes 18h 28m and costs €160 - €410.
It takes approximately 7h 33m to get from Basel to Ajaccio, including transfers.
There are 1566+ hotels available in Ajaccio.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Ajaccio, France?
easyJet flies from Basel (BSL) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) once a week.
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Basel to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–390
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Marseille Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Mulhouse to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
- Passenger Flex Fare
- €50–70
- Passenger & Vehicle Flex Fare
- €90–120
Car ferry from Port of Savona to Port of Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
- Passenger Flex Fare
- €50–70
- Passenger & Vehicle Flex Fare
- €95–130
- Phone
- 00 33 810 20 13 20
- service-clients@cmn.fr
- Website
- lameridionale.fr
Ferry from Vieux Port to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.lameridionale.fr/en
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