There are 7 ways to get from Marseille to Bastia by plane, train, ferry, bus, 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 Marseille Provence Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
best- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA)plane MRS - BIA
3h 49m€127–305Car ferry, drive
cheapest- Take the carferry from Vieux Port to Ajacciocarferry
- Drive from Ajaccio to Bastiacar
14h 17m€54–77Train, ferry
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Toulontrain Ter
- Take the ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Bastiaferry Toulon - Bastia
13h 56m€57–104Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Genoa to Livornobus
- Take the ferry from Port of Livorno to Port of Bastiaferry
16h 6m€60–98Train, ferry via Ventimiglia
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Cecinatrain Ic
- Take the train from Cecina to Piombino Marittimatrain Re
- Take the ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Bastiaferry
16h 11m€108–196Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport, bus
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY)plane MRS - CLY
- Take the bus from Calvi to BASTIA - Liceu di u Fangubus
5h 32m€194–412Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA)plane NCE - BIA
6h 2m€195–407
Marseille to Bastia by train, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Marseille to Bastia is to car ferry and drive which costs €50 - €80 and takes 14h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Marseille to Bastia is to fly which takes 3h 49m and costs €120 - €310.
The distance between Marseille and Bastia is 408 km.
The best way to get from Marseille to Bastia without a car is to train and ferry which takes 13h 56m and costs €55 - €110.
It takes approximately 3h 49m to get from Marseille to Bastia, including transfers.
There are 1132+ hotels available in Bastia.
What companies run services between Marseille, France and Bastia, France?
Air Corsica flies from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Bastia - Poretta Airport (BIA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–370
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bastia - Poretta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–350
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 Marseille St Charles to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille St Charles to Toulon
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Cecina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Cecina to Piombino Marittima
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Genoa to Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Calvi to BASTIA - Liceu di u Fangu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Schedules at
- Cullettività di Corsica - Collectivité de Corse
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Toulon to Port of Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- 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
- €17–30
- Website
- Corsica Ferries/Sardinia Ferries
Ferry from Port of Piombino to Port of Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- 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
- €30–45
- Website
- La Meridionale
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