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Bastia to Marseille

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Bastia to Marseille. From €21.24, fastest 4h 1m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Bastia to Marseille costs €21.24 at the cheapest and takes 4h 1m door to door at the fastest, across 2 modes and 5 operators. The route covers 341 km. Cheapest is by ferry, fastest is by flight.

Checked September 12, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
341 km
Fastest
4h 1m
Average
9h 24m
Services per day
36
Cheapest
€21.24
CO2 per passenger
54.4 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight4h 2m52m3h 10m€42.6285.6 kg12
Ferry11h 30m10h1h 30m€23.9938.9 kg24
  • 4h 2mFastest, by Flight
  • €23.99Cheapest, by Ferry
  • 38.9 kgLowest CO2, by Ferry
  • 341 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€21.24
  1. Grimaldi G256108:2410h 42m19:06Gare Maritime NordMarseille Gare Maritime

Door to door 12h 12mCO2 38.9 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Fastest€35.54
  1. ASL Airlines France AS604006:5452m07:46Bastia CLYMarseille MRS

Door to door 4h 2mCO2 85.6 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Checking the live timetables.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Bastia to Marseille
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Bastia to MarseilleSunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26
Ferry€42.69€37.19€29.49€31.69€39.39€36.64€30.59€28.39€24.54€23.99€25.64€31.69€30.04€26.19
Flight€70.35€60.32€49.11€51.47€62.09€60.32€49.70€46.16€42.62€44.39€42.62€54.42€49.11€44.39

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €21.24

Marseille sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Marseille Saint Charles

Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

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Booking window

When to book Bastia to Marseille

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €24.5490 days
  2. €16.2960 days
  3. €16.2945 days
  4. €16.8430 days
  5. €23.9921 days
  6. €26.1914 days
  7. €30.597 days
  8. €29.493 days
  9. €42.691 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €16.29.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 162 percent. The most expensive point is €42.69, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€42.69€16.291371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €28.39Sun
  2. €24.54Mon
  3. €23.99Tue
  4. €25.64Wed
  5. €31.69Thu
  6. €30.04Fri
  7. €26.19Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €29.49Sep
  2. €22.34Oct
  3. €19.59Nov
  4. €19.59Dec
  5. €19.04Jan
  6. €16.29Feb

The route

BastiaBastiaMarseilleMarseille
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

How far it really runs
The route covers 341 km against 338 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Bastia at 06:33 and the last at 19:42, across 12 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Bastia

Rail
  • Bastia railway station
  • Ceppe
  • Bassanese
Bus
  • Gare Routiere Bastia
  • Carrefour
Air
  • BIA
  • CLY
Ferry
  • Gare Maritime Nord
  • Gare Maritime Terminal Sud

Marseille

Rail
  • Marseille Saint Charles
  • Marseille St-Charles
  • Marseille-Blancarde
Bus
  • Marseille Saint Charles
  • Gare Routière Marseille-Saint-Charles
Air
  • MRS
Ferry
  • Marseille Gare Maritime
  • L'Estaque

MRS is not in Marseille, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from MRS into Marseille?

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Air Corsica€35.544h 1m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
ASL Airlines France€35.544h 1m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
CMN€21.7911h 20m33 km/hChangeableBar, , Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms
Grimaldi€21.2411h 20m33 km/hChangeableBar, , Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms
Sardinia Ferries€21.2411h 19m33 km/hChangeableBar, , Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest ferry fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€17.5082%
Taxes€1.758%
Our service fee€1.999%
Total you pay€21.24100%

The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Marseille?

Most of the points near Marseille Saint Charles open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Bastia to Marseille

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Bastia to Marseille?

The fastest journey from Bastia to Marseille takes 4h 1m door to door, of which 52m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 9h 24m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Bastia to Marseille?

The cheapest fare from Bastia to Marseille is €21.24, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €39.94. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Bastia to Marseille?

The cheapest way from Bastia to Marseille is by ferry, at €23.99 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 11h 30m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

What is the fastest way to get from Bastia to Marseille?

The fastest way from Bastia to Marseille is by flight, at 4h 2m door to door. Only 52m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 10m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €42.62.

When should I book Bastia to Marseille?

Fares from Bastia to Marseille bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €16.29. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 162 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Bastia to Marseille?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Bastia to Marseille, at €23.99. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Bastia to Marseille?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Bastia to Marseille, at €16.29 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Bastia to Marseille?

5 operators sell services from Bastia to Marseille across 2 modes: Air Corsica, ASL Airlines France, CMN, Grimaldi, Sardinia Ferries. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Bastia to Marseille?

Every service we sell from Bastia to Marseille is direct, with around 36 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 1m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.

How much CO2 does the journey from Bastia to Marseille produce?

Traveling from Bastia to Marseille by ferry produces about 38.9 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 85.6 kg, roughly 2 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Bastia to Marseille use?

Services from Bastia to Marseille by flight leave from Bastia CLY and arrive at Marseille MRS. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Bastia to Marseille?

3 of the 5 operators we sell from Bastia to Marseille allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Bastia to Marseille on September 12, 2026: 341 km of route against 338 km in a straight line, 36 services a day, 5 operators, a cheapest fare of €21.24, and 4h 1m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Marseille is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

What to book in Marseille before you go

Day trips that leave Marseille in the morning and cover a good part of France by evening.

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