There are 12 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
best- 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
7h 29m€152–689Bus, ferry via Nice
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccioferry Nice - Ajaccio
19h 13m€67–125Train, ferry
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Nice Villetrain Tgv
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccioferry Nice - Ajaccio
18h 12m€216–371Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Marseille Saint-Charlestrain 84
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Ajacciocarferry
19h 2m€138–341Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane ZRH - AJA
6h 41m€184–580Fly Basel to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane BSL - AJA
4h 2m€263–434Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane SXB - AJA
4h 26m€121–493Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Antibestrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane NCE - AJA
12h 3m€268–659Fly Basel to Figari-Sud Corse Airport, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC)plane BSL - FSC
- Take the bus from PIANOTTULI È CALDAREDDU - Centru to AIACCIU - Gara Stradalibus
7h 22m€117–482Fly Basel to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport, drive
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY)plane BSL - CLY
- Drive from Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) to Ajacciocar
6h 3m€105–589Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Vieux Portcar
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Ajacciocarferry
19h 23m€138–210Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Nice Airportbus FlixBus N508
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccioferry Nice - Ajaccio
19h 37m€69–123
Basel to Ajaccio by train, tram, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Ajaccio is to bus and ferry via Nice which costs €65 - €130 and takes 19h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Ajaccio is to fly which takes 4h 2m and costs €260 - €440.
The distance between Basel and Ajaccio is 969 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Ajaccio without a car is to train and ferry which takes 18h 12m and costs €210 - €380.
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from Basel to Ajaccio, including transfers.
There are 1829+ 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–470
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–350
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Basel to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–400
Flights from Basel to Figari-Sud Corse Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Basel to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–550
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–440
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 Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- 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
- €100–260
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- €180–290
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Antibes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +33 4 95 20 25 25
- contact@isula.corsica
- Website
- isula.corsica
Bus from PIANOTTULI È CALDAREDDU - Centru to AIACCIU - Gara Stradali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Schedules at
- isula.corsica
- 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
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.lameridionale.fr/en
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