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Getting to Corsica

Corsica can be reached by regular flights or ferries, while more adventurous travellers might consider an overland approach through Europe using long-distance trains or coaches. Getting to Corsica is considerably easier than getting around Corsica, so choose an entry point that has good connections with the GR20, and ensure that on completion of the trek, it will be possible to reach your exit point in good time. It is wise to build in a couple of extra days in case of any ferry or flight delays, or in case inclement weather or fatigue cause alterations to your original carefully planned trekking schedule.

See ssss1, Useful contacts, for a list of overland and air transport operators.

By air

By far the easiest way to reach Corsica is to fly, and there are four airports on the island – Bastia www.bastia.aeroport.fr, Calvi www.calvi.aeroport.fr, Ajaccio www.2a.cci.fr, and Figari www.2a.cci.fr/Aeroport-Figari-Sud-Corse.html. All four airports are served by Air France www.airfrance.com and Air Corsica www.aircorsica.com, but only from mainland France. Airlines with direct services from Britain to Corsica are available. Easyjet, www.easyjet.com, flies from London Gatwick to Bastia, Ajaccio and Figari, as well as from Manchester to Bastia. Flybe, www.flybe.com, flies from Birmingham and Southampton to Bastia. Charter flights are also available. A number of airlines fly direct to Corsica from a handful of European countries. Ryanair, www.ryanair.com, flies from France. Lufthansa, www.lufthansa.com, Germanwings, www.germanwings.com, and Air Berlin, www.airberlin.com, fly from Germany. When choosing a flight, it might be tempting to land at Calvi, because it is close to the start of the GR20 at Calenzana, but returning to Calvi from Conca takes a long time.