There are 9 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 Strasbourg International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane SXB - AJA
4h 27m€89–501Bus, 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€72–126Train, 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€226–392Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Vieux Portcar
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Ajacciocarferry
18h 59m€138–216Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- 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€215–551Train, 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€154–583Train, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Villetrain
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane LYS - AJA
7h 12m€170–582Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Marseille Saint-Charlestrain 84
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Ajacciocarferry
19h 1m€147–337Bus, 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
23h 31m€101–212
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 train and fly which takes 4h 27m and costs €85 - €500.
The distance between Basel and Ajaccio is 893 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Ajaccio without a car is to train and ferry which takes 18h 28m and costs €220 - €400.
It takes approximately 4h 27m to get from Basel to Ajaccio, including transfers.
There are 1711+ hotels available in Ajaccio.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Ajaccio, France?
There is no direct connection from Basel to Ajaccio. However, you can take the train to Strasbourg, take the train to Entzheim Aeroport, walk to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) airport, fly to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA), walk to Aéroport, then take the bus to Saint Roch. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Ajaccio via Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, Nice Ville, Gare Thiers, Boyer, and Port of Nice Lympia in around 18h 28m.
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–400
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–420
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- 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 St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- 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
- €110–250
- 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
- €190–310
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Basel Sbb to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- 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
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- 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
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- 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
- €23–50
- Website
- https://www.lameridionale.fr/en
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