There are 9 ways to get from Lugano to Ajaccio by train, plane, ferry, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Basel, fly to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
best- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane BSL - AJA
7h 6m€91–580Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Lugano to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccioferry
16h 4m€61–113Train, ferry
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Ventimigliatrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccioferry
15h 42m€96–211Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T2train S50
- Take the bus from Milan to Turinbus 467 / ...
- Take the bus from Turin to Nice Airportbus 404
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccioferry
19h 16m€64–113Drive, ferry
- Drive from Lugano to Port of Livornocar
- Take the ferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Bastiaferry
- Drive from Merria di Bastia to Ajacciocar
10h 56m€103–155Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Vartrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane NCE - AJA
9h 58m€177–434Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Figari-Sud Corse Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC)plane MXP - FSC
- Take the bus from PIANOTTULI È CALDAREDDU - Centru to AIACCIU - Gara Stradalibus
8h 45m€149–333Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane MXP - AJA
8h 10m€166–607Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane GVA - AJA
9h 35m€213–677
Lugano to Ajaccio by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Ajaccio is to train and bus and ferry which costs €60 - €120 and takes 19h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Ajaccio is to train and fly which takes 7h 6m and costs €90 - €600.
The distance between Lugano and Ajaccio is 906 km.
The best way to get from Lugano to Ajaccio without a car is to train and ferry which takes 15h 42m and costs €95 - €220.
It takes approximately 7h 6m to get from Lugano to Ajaccio, including transfers.
There are 2049+ hotels available in Ajaccio.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Ajaccio, France?
There is no direct connection from Lugano to Ajaccio. However, you can take the train to Basel SBB, walk to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, take the bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA), walk to Aéroport, then take the bus to Saint Roch. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lugano to Ajaccio via Milano Centrale, Ventimiglia, Nice Riquier, Riquier, Port Lympia / Arson, and Port of Nice Lympia in around 15h 42m.
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €700–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
Train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €60–90
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Milano Centrale to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- ZOU!
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milan to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Turin to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Milan to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from PIANOTTULI È CALDAREDDU - Centru to AIACCIU - Gara Stradali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Schedules at
- Cullettività di Corsica - Collectivité de Corse
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lugano to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
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