There are 10 ways to get from Essen to Corsica by plane, taxi, train, ferry, bus, 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 Düsseldorf International Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport, taxi
best- 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
6h 42m€258–490Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Essen central train station to Brussels-North train stationbus 081
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Nicebus
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccioferry
29h 50m€145–249Train, 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 58m€260–520Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43
- Take the bus from Basel to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccioferry
29h 41m€211–642Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA)plane DUS - BIA
5h 21m€150–404Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA)plane FRA - BIA
6h 33m€238–656Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane DUS - AJA
6h 23m€208–490Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY)plane DUS - CLY
5h 59m€167–604Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Essen to Vieux Portcar
- Take the car ferry from Vieux Port to Ajacciocarferry
22h 27m€182–280Train, 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 car ferry from Vieux Port to Ajacciocarferry
22h 39m€333–561
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 €140 - €250 and takes 29h 50m.
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 1181 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Corsica without a car is to train and ferry which takes 20h 58m and costs €260 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Essen to Corsica, including transfers.
There are 2181+ hotels available in Corsica.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Corsica, France?
Eurowings and Lufthansa fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA) 5 times a week.
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
Flights from Frankfurt to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- 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 Paris Gare De Lyon to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €220–360
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–450
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- 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
- €23–45
- 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
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- 00 33 810 20 13 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- lameridionale.fr
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.lameridionale.fr/en
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.lameridionale.fr/en
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Estimated price
- €100–130
Taxi Porto Vecchio
- Phone
- +33 6 21 31 04 64
- Website
- taxi-porto-vecchio.fr
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