There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Corsica by plane, train, ferry, bus, taxi, car ferry, 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.
Fly to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane LYS - AJA
3h 2m€91–276Bus, ferry via Nice Airport (NCE)
cheapest- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccioferry Nice - Ajaccio
16h 28m€67–126Train, ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccioferry
13h 56m€138–321Fly to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA)plane LYS - BIA
3h 45m€83–270Fly to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY)plane LYS - CLY
3h 8m€163–451Fly to Figari-Sud Corse Airport, taxi
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC)plane LYS - FSC
- Take the taxi from Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC) to Sartènetaxi
3h 26m€206–416Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the carferry from Vieux Port to Ajacciocarferry
14h 45m€77–201Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lyon to Vieux Portcar
- Take the carferry from Vieux Port to Ajacciocarferry
15h 1m€70–109Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Lyon to Nicebus N1719 / ...
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccioferry Nice - Ajaccio
16h€69–115
Lyon to Corsica by train, tram, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Corsica is to bus and ferry which costs €65 - €120 and takes 16h.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Corsica is to fly which takes 3h 2m and costs €90 - €280.
The distance between Lyon and Corsica is 545 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Corsica without a car is to train and ferry which takes 13h 56m and costs €130 - €330.
It takes approximately 3h 2m to get from Lyon to Corsica, including transfers.
There are 2061+ hotels available in Corsica.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Corsica, France?
easyJet, Volotea, and Air Corsica fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) once daily.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–390
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–490
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
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 Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- €28–50
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
- Phone
- 00 33 810 20 13 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- La Meridionale
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- La Meridionale
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- La Meridionale
- 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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