Bastia Getting there & around

Getting there & around

Bus & tram

Bus

In the absence of a central terminus, Bastia’s buses leave from several locations around town. The tourist office can provide timetables and show you where to catch your bus.

Autocars Cortenais (04 95 46 02 12) travels to Corte (€10, two hours) on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Buses leave from outside the train station.

Eurocorse (04 95 31 73 76)travels to Ajaccio (€20, three hours) via Corte (€11, two hours) twice daily except on Sundays.

Les Beaux Voyages (04 95 65 11 35) travels to Île Rousse and Calvi (€15, two hours) daily except Sunday. Buses leave from outside the train station.

Les Rapides Bleus (04 95 31 03 79; 1 av Maréchal Sébastiani) runs buses to Porto Vecchio (€20 plus €1 per item of baggage), with connections to Bonifacio and Sartène.

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Air

Aéroport Bastia-Poretta (04 95 54 54 54; www.bastia.aeroport.fr) is 24km south of the city. Buses (€8, seven to nine daily, fewer on Sunday) depart from outside the Préfecture building. The tourist office has schedules, and timetables are posted at the bus stop. A taxi to the airport costs around €30.

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Boat

The southern ferry terminal is at the eastern end of av François Pietri. The vehicle entrance is 600m north.

There’s an SNCM (04 95 54 66 81; www.sncm.com ; 8-11.45am & 2-5.45pm Mon-Fri, 8am-noon Sat) office in the southern terminal. Tickets are sold two hours before departure in the Corsica Marittima section of the terminal building.

Moby Lines (04 95 34 84 94; www.mobylines.it ; 4 rue du Commandant Luce de Casabianca) has a bureau in the ferry terminal, open two hours before each sailing.

The Corsica Ferries (04 95 32 95 95; www.corsicaferries.com ; 15bis rue Chanoine Leschi; 8.30am-noon & 2-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-noon Sat) office is across the road from the northern ferry terminal.

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Train

The train station (04 95 32 80 61; av Maréchal Sébastiani; 6am-8.30pm Mon-Sat, 8.30am-8.30pm Sun) is beside the large roundabout on Square Mal Leclerc. Main destinations include Ajaccio (€20.70, four hours, four daily) via Corte, and Calvi (€15.70, three hours, three or four daily) via Île Rousse.

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