There are 9 ways to get from Cardiff to Bastia by train, plane, 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 Bristol Airport, fly to Bastia - Poretta Airport
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA)plane BRS - BIA
9h 15m€200–435Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Port of Bastiaferry
37h 26m€85–234Train, ferry via Paris
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Toulontrain Tgv
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Bastiaferry
23h 49m€198–712Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA)plane LHR - BIA
9h 13m€192–522Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY)plane BRS - CLY
- Take the bus from Calvi piazza trasputadore d'acqua to Bastia a gara di busbus
13h€337–589Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA)plane LGW - BIA
8h 52m€199–450Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY)plane LHR - CLY
- Take the bus from Calvi piazza trasputadore d'acqua to Bastia a gara di busbus
11h 48m€259–736Train, ferry
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Toulontrain Ter
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Bastiaferry
25h 12m€202–598Train, ferry, drive
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Agdetrain Tgv
- Take the ferry from Port of Sete to Ajaccioferry
- Drive from Atrium 1 to Bastiacar
30h 30m€340–834
Cardiff to Bastia by train, subway, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Bastia is to bus and ferry which costs €80 - €240 and takes 37h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Bastia is to train and fly which takes 8h 52m and costs €190 - €450.
The distance between Cardiff and Bastia is 1442 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Bastia without a car is to train and ferry via Paris which takes 23h 49m and costs €190 - €750.
It takes approximately 9h 15m to get from Cardiff to Bastia, including transfers.
Bastia is 1h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 10:05 AM in Cardiff and 11:05 AM in Bastia.
There are 848+ hotels available in Bastia.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Bastia, France?
There is no direct connection from Cardiff to Bastia. However, you can take the train to Bristol Temple Meads, walk to Bristol Temple Meads, take the shuttle to Bristol Airport, walk to Bristol Airport (BRS) 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 train from Cardiff Central to Port of Bastia via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Paris Gare De Lyon, Toulon, and Port of Toulon in around 23h 49m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Bristol Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €170–470
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Bristol Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–470
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Bristol Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–470
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €6–22
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Agde
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–300
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €130–200
- Rail 1st Class
- €210–300
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–28
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- transports@isula.corsica
- Website
- corsicabus.org
Bus from Calvi piazza trasputadore d'acqua to Bastia a gara di bus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Schedules at
- corsicabus.org
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
Ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Port of Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
Ferry from Port of Sete to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
- Passenger Flex Fare
- €55–75
- Passenger & Vehicle Flex Fare
- €100–140
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