There are 8 ways to get from Basel to Ajaccio by train, plane, ferry, car ferry, bus, or car
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 31m€184–546Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Nice Airportbus FlixBus N508
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccioferry Nice - Ajaccio
19h 38m€72–129Train, ferry
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Nice Villetrain Tgv
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccioferry Nice - Ajaccio
18h 28m€216–380Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Marseille Saint-Charlestrain 84
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Ajacciocarferry
19h 3m€137–350Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane GVA - AJA
7h 5m€176–679Fly from Basel
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane BSL - AJA
4h 2m€253–424Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Vieux Portcar
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Ajacciocarferry
19h 23m€135–207Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the bus from Bern to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccioferry
25h 35m€117–260
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 €70 - €130 and takes 19h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Ajaccio is to fly which takes 4h 2m and costs €250 - €430.
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 which takes 18h 28m and costs €210 - €380.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Basel to Ajaccio, including transfers.
There are 1646+ 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
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Basel to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–400
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- 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
- €180–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Marseille Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- 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
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bern to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- 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
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- 00 33 810 20 13 20
- service-clients@cmn.fr
- Website
- lameridionale.fr
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.lameridionale.fr/en
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