There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Bastia by train, plane, car, car ferry, 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 Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA)plane ZRH - BIA
7h 28m€197–535Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Savonabus N508
- Take the car ferry from Port of Savona to Port of Bastiacarferry
20h 11m€66–119Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Port of Savonacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Savona to Port of Bastiacarferry
16h 11m€111–183Train, ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Arth-Goldautrain Ec
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Como S. Giovannitrain Ec
- Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Firenze S.M.N.train Ec
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittimatrain Re
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Bastiaferry
17h 47m€180–385Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus N11 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Grossetobus
- Take the train from Grosseto to Campiglia Marittimatrain Re
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Bastiaferry
18h 45m€90–165Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA)plane SXB - BIA
5h 7m€135–470Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bellinzonatrain Ec
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Gallaratetrain S50 / ...
- Take the train from Gallarate to Savonatrain
- Take the car ferry from Port of Savona to Port of Bastiacarferry
21h 13m€95–243
Basel to Bastia by train and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Bastia is to bus and car ferry which costs €65 - €120 and takes 20h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Bastia is to train and fly which takes 5h 7m and costs €130 - €470.
The distance between Basel and Bastia is 669 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Bastia without a car is to train and ferry which takes 17h 47m and costs €180 - €390.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Basel to Bastia, including transfers.
There are 1038+ hotels available in Bastia.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Bastia, France?
There is no direct connection from Basel to Bastia. However, you can take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA), take the taxi to Lucciana-Olivella, then take the line 2 train to Bastia. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Basel to Port of Bastia via Port of Savona in around 16h 11m.
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–350
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–390
- 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
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Arth-Goldau to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bellinzona to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 2nd Class
- €75–100
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Grosseto to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Gallarate to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Grosseto to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–16
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Grosseto to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- €29
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Bellinzona to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Grosseto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Basel SBB to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Car ferry from Port of Savona to Port of Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
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