There are 6 ways to get from Locarno to Bastia by car, ferry, train, plane, or car ferry
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Drive, ferry
best- Drive from Locarno to Port of Livornocar
- Take the ferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Bastiaferry Livourne - Bastia
9h 1m€81–123Train, ferry via Livorno
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Livorno Centraletrain Re
- Take the ferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Bastiaferry
12h 5m€95–256Train, fly
- Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA)plane MXP - BIA
9h 7m€85–451Train, ferry
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train Fr
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittimatrain Re
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Bastiaferry
12h 11m€102–271Train, ferry #2
- Take the train from Locarno to Chiassotrain S
- Take the train from Chiasso to Livorno Centraletrain Ec
- Take the ferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Bastiaferry
14h 25m€147–499Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Savonatrain Ic
- Take the car ferry from Port of Savona to Port of Bastiacarferry
17h 8m€101–246
Locarno to Bastia by train, bus, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Locarno to Bastia is to drive and ferry which costs €80 - €130 and takes 9h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Locarno to Bastia is to drive and ferry which takes 9h 1m and costs €80 - €130.
The distance between Locarno and Bastia is 526 km.
The best way to get from Locarno to Bastia without a car is to train and ferry via Livorno which takes 12h 5m and costs €95 - €260.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Locarno to Bastia, including transfers.
There are 1270+ hotels available in Bastia.
What companies run services between Locarno, Switzerland and Bastia, France?
There is no direct connection from Locarno to Bastia. However, you can drive to Port of Livorno, take the ferry to Port of Bastia, walk to Traversa, then take the bus to Merria di Bastia. Alternatively, you can take a train from Locarno to Port of Bastia via Milano Centrale, Firenze S.M.N., Livorno Centrale, Livorno, stazione FF.SS, Grande 5, and Port of Livorno in around 12h 5m.
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–280
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Chiasso to Livorno Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–410
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Livorno Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Piombino Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Locarno to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
Ferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
Ferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
Car ferry from Port of Savona to Port of Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
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