Getting there…

Direct flights from Britain to Corsica – Summer 2008

Here is a selection of links to airlines and operators who fly direct to Corsica’s four international airports each Sunday during summer. The direct flights start in May and end during October. To book your flights, click on the link that suits your plans best on the table below...

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you intend to travel off-season - between mid-October and early May - or on a day other than Sunday, you will need to change planes - see "Other Airlines" below.

 There are a number of different ways of getting to Corsica depending on personal preference. Since we first published this page, a number of exciting direct flight options have become available to British and Irish visitors.

 First, you should check out Thomson Fly - especially if you're not keen on flying from London.  Thomson can jet you direct to Corsica from London Gatwick, Birmingham, Bristol and Manchester!  You can also go direct to the island (from London Gatwick) with Excel Airways (XL.com) and easyJet. We would urge all regular visitors to the island to use these services – your support could mean the difference between continuation and closure.

Here's another direct option: Westernair runs a number of services to the island from London Heathrow, London Gatwick, London Stansted, Manchester, Birmingam, Nottingham East Midlands and Edinburgh. Use their routes to Bastia, Calvi, Ajaccio and Figari.

Failing these options, there are a number of other ways of getting there:

• Flying all the way and breaking your journey in Paris, Nice, Lyon or Marseilles;

• Flying to Nice, Marseilles, Toulon, Pisa or Genoa then taking a ferry to Bastia, Calvi, or Ile Rousse (or Ajaccio or Propriano further South).

• Driving all the way to the south of France, then taking a ferry to Corsica from Nice, Toulon or Marseilles.

Other airlines

Here are some other ways of getting to Corsica by air. There are four airports in Corsica – Ajaccio (west), Figari (south), Calvi (north west) and Bastia (north east).    If you are lucky with flight availability, flying all the way will be easily your quickest way of getting there.  If not, try:

• Air France to Paris (Charles de Gaulle), take the shuttle across Paris to Orly, then Air France to Ajaccio, Bastia, Calvi or Figari

• EasyJet or flybe to Nice, then Air France or CCM from Nice to one of the Corsica airports

• Ryanair to Montpellier, then Air France or CCM from Montpellier to one of the corsica airports

• Air France to Lyon, then Air France from Lyon to one of the Corsica airports.

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You can investigate the timetables by clicking on the links on this page.

Ferries

Taking a ferry for the second part of your journey is a great way to get to Corsica and could save you some money.

Three major ferry companies ply the waters between Corsica and the nearby French and Italian mainland.  When planning your journey, remember that although Corsica is a French island, and that it may be more convenient to your timetable and your budget if you go there via Northern Italy.

In the booking panel below, you can input your required route, then book online.  This facility will allow you to compare the three major ferry companies serving Corsica– Corsica Ferries, SNCM and Moby Line. (You can also book your cross-channel ferry via this facility should you so wish.)

If you are planning to get to Corsica by flying to the South then getting a Mediterranean ferry, we would advise finding out the ferry crossing times and availability before you book your flight.  Ferries do not go every route every day by any means.  Nice and Marseilles are great places to spend an evening, but they can be frustrating when you want to get to Corsica as soon as possible!

The ferry companies serving Corsica are Corsica Ferries, SNCM and Moby Lines.  

Corsica Ferries is the busiest operator and plies its trade between the French (Nice, Toulon) and Italian (Livorno, Savona) mainland and four of Corsica’s ports (Bastia, Ajaccio, Calvi, Ile Rousse).

SNCM go from Marseilles, Toulon and Nice.  Their destinations in Corsica are Ajaccio, Bastia, Calvi, Ile Rousse, Porto Vecchio, and Propriano.