There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Corsica by plane, train, ferry, bus, taxi, 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.
Fly to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY)plane DUS - CLY
11h 54m€165–613Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Genoabus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Nice Airportbus 798 / ...
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccioferry
30h 47m€128–216Train, ferry
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Toulontrain Tgv
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Ajaccioferry
20h 57m€258–515Fly to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA)plane DUS - BIA
5h 21m€150–402Fly to Figari-Sud Corse Airport, taxi
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC)plane DUS - FSC
- Take the taxi from Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC) to Sartènetaxi
7h 2m€278–528Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Essen to Vieux Portcar
- Take the carferry from Vieux Port to Ajacciocarferry
22h 27m€196–285Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the carferry from Vieux Port to Ajacciocarferry
22h 40m€330–531Train, car ferry via Marseille
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain Tha
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Marseille Saint Chtrain Trn
- Take the carferry from Vieux Port to Ajacciocarferry
23h 9m€270–502Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain 41 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Toulon - Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Ajaccioferry
33h 32m€172–427
Essen to Corsica by train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Corsica is to bus and ferry which costs €120 - €220 and takes 30h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Corsica is to fly which takes 5h 21m and costs €150 - €410.
The distance between Essen and Corsica is 1029 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Corsica without a car is to train and ferry which takes 20h 57m and costs €250 - €550.
It takes approximately 11h 54m to get from Essen to Corsica, including transfers.
There are 2039+ hotels available in Corsica.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Corsica, France?
Swiss, Edelweiss Air, and two other airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) once daily.
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–260
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Essen Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Düsseldorf central bus station to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Genoa to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Estimated price
- €120–150
Taxi Porto Vecchio
- Phone
- +33 6 21 31 04 64
- Website
- taxi-porto-vecchio.fr
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