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Corsica Linea ferry to Bastia, by Lecar A1 and metro M2orPrivate transfer to Aix-en-Provence?

The short answer

For one traveler the Corsica Linea ferry to Bastia, by Lecar A1 and metro M2 is cheaper by up to €17.93. The Corsica Linea ferry to Bastia, by Lecar A1 and metro M2 fare is sold "from" a price rather than at it, so this comparison holds only at the advertised prices and the real answer can change with the day you travel.

The Private transfer to Aix-en-Provence is quicker: 35 min against 13 h 33. The Corsica Linea ferry to Bastia, by Lecar A1 and metro M2 varies between 813 and 873 minutes.

Corsica Linea ferry to Bastia, by Lecar A1 and metro M2: hours not recorded. Private transfer to Aix-en-Provence: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersCorsica Linea ferry to Bastia, by Lecar A1 and metro M2Private transfer to Aix-en-ProvenceDifference
1from €60.07€78up to €17.93
2from €120.14€78up to €42.14
3from €180.21€78up to €102.21
4from €240.28€78up to €162.28
5from €300.35€106up to €194.35
6from €360.42€106up to €254.42
7from €420.49€106up to €314.49
8from €480.56€212up to €268.56

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
A1M2Corsica Linea · Transdev for La Métropole Mobilité, RTM and Corsica LineaCorsica Linea ferry to Bastia, by Lecar A1 and metro M2
From
The airport bus station (gare routière) between Terminals 1 and 2
To
Bastia port, in the town centre
Luggage
A coach with a hold, then a metro without racks and a walk of about 300 metres to the Gare Maritime de la Joliette.
Journey
13 h 33 min to 14 h 33 min

Three tickets and a booking fee: the A1 at EUR 15, the metro at EUR 1.70 and the ferry from EUR 43.37, with EUR 9.00 added on the booking page. The ferry fare was the same on every date from 12 October 2026 to February 2027.

The boat leaves at 18:00 every day and lands the next morning, at 07:00 or 08:00. Corsica Linea prints your presentation time on the ticket and sends it by SMS that morning.

Corsica Linea cancelled its Marseille sailings of 5 October 2026 and moved passengers to a 10:00 day boat on 6 October; check its line-status page before you travel.

Foot passengers report to the Gare Maritime de la Joliette, on Place de la Joliette, not to the cruise terminal in the northern port that the other Marseille port page covers.

Corsica Linea ferry to Bastia, by Lecar A1 and metro M2: price for every party size

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