There are 12 ways to get from Basel to Cargèse by train, plane, bus, ferry, car, or car ferry
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 to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)ZRH - AJA
- Take the bus from Aiacciu - A Gara Di Bus to Carghjese
9h 57m€175–425Fly Basel to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)BSL - AJA
- Take the bus from Aiacciu - A Gara Di Bus to Carghjese
7h 16m€83–279Train, ferry, drive
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBIce / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Milan RogoredoEc
- Take the train from Milan Rogoredo to Florence Santa Maria Novella
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino MarittimaRe
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Bastia
- Drive from Port of Bastia to Cargèse
18h 24m€205–451Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Basel to Port of Savona
- Take the car ferry from Port of Savona to Port of Bastia
- Drive from Port of Bastia to Cargèse
18h 40m€137–216Bus, train, ferry, drive
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano107 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Grosseto
- Take the train from Grosseto to Campiglia MarittimaRe
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Bastia
- Drive from Port of Bastia to Cargèse
21h 27m€126–272Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Strasbourg
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)SXB - AJA
- Take the bus from Aiacciu - A Gara Di Bus to Carghjese
7h 57m€104–399Fly Basel to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport, drive
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY)BSL - CLY
- Drive from Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) to Cargèse
5h 12m€88–436Fly Basel to Bastia - Poretta Airport, drive
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA)BSL - BIA
- Drive from Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA) to Cargèse
5h 45m€109–319Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport, drive
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY)ZRH - CLY
- Drive from Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) to Cargèse
6h 23m€115–622Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Dijon VilleTgv
- Take the train from Dijon Ville to ToulonTgv
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Ajaccio
- Take the bus from Aiacciu - A Gara Di Bus to CarghjeseC2
19h 20m€140–309Bus, ferry via Nice
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Nice Airport
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccio
- Take the bus from Aiacciu - A Gara Di Bus to CarghjeseC2
21h 53m€101–218Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Toulon - Bus Station
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Ajaccio
- Take the bus from Aiacciu - A Gara Di Bus to CarghjeseC2
25h 12m€90–132
Basel to Cargèse by train, foot, ferry, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Cargèse is to bus and ferry which costs €85 - €140 and takes 25h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Cargèse is to fly and drive which takes 5h 12m and costs €85 - €440.
The distance between Basel and Cargèse is 771 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Cargèse without a car is to train and ferry and bus which takes 19h 20m and costs €140 - €310.
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Basel to Cargèse, including transfers.
There are 421+ hotels available in Cargèse.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Cargèse, France?
There is no direct connection from Basel to Cargèse. However, you can take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA), walk to Cavone, take the line 1 train to Aiacciu, walk to Sainte Lucie, take the bus to Saint Roch, walk to Aiacciu - A Gara Di Bus, then take the bus to Carghjese. Alternatively, you can take a train from Basel SBB to Cargèse via Zürich HB, Milan Rogoredo, Firenze S.M.N., Piombino Marittima, Port of Piombino, and Port of Bastia in around 18h 24m.
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–330
Flights from Basel to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–370
Flights from Basel to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Basel to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–550
- 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
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Milan Rogoredo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milan Rogoredo to Florence Santa Maria Novella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–90
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €23–35
Train from Grosseto to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13
- 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
- €8–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Super Economy
- €8–12
- Base Standard
- €22–29
- Base Premium
- €28–40
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Grosseto to Campiglia Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–30
- 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 Basel Sbb to Dijon Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Dijon Ville to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 4 95 20 25 25
- contact@isula.corsica
- Website
- isula.corsica
Bus from Aiacciu - A Gara Di Bus to Carghjese
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- isula.corsica
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Grosseto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Toulon - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
- Passenger Flex Fare
- €45–60
- Passenger & Vehicle Flex Fare
- €75–110
Car ferry from Port of Savona to Port of Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
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
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