Want to extend your trip by visiting Sardinia from Corsica? Follow our mini-guide to Sardinia from Corsica by ferry!
You’re not used to traveling and are looking for information on how to get to Sardinia by ferry from Corsica at the last minute? Don’t worry: this article tells you everything.
The second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and Italy, Sardinia is separated from Corsica by the Mouths of Bonifacio, in the middle of the western Mediterranean Sea. With a population of 1.65 million (2017), Sardinia is increasingly popular with Italian and European tourists, who come to visit the Costa Smeralda and the Gennargentu mountain range in particular.
Human presence in Sardinia dates back to the Lower Paleolithic (500,000 BC), and the island’s multimillennial history has forged a strong identity. Occupied by the Mycenaeans, Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Arabs and Spaniards, Sardinia became part of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861, during the slow unification of the Italian state.
After seeing the paradisiacal beaches, mountains and majestic cliffs adorned in red (Calanques de Piana) in Corsica, would you like to extend your visit by going to Sardinia? Here’s our mini-guide to getting to Sardinia from Corsica by ferry!
Ferry companies linking Sardinia to Corsica
While you used to have to go to the French or Italian mainland – Toulon, Nice, Savona or Genoa – to get to Sardinia by ferry, there is now a direct route between the islands of Corsica and Sardinia, departing from Bonifacio and Ajaccio.
This link offers a significant advantage to travellers on the Mediterranean, saving them a huge amount of time and making long connections and interminable waiting times in airport stations a thing of the past.
Corsica Ferries, the leading private shipping company in the Mediterranean, offers a direct ferry service in just 1 hour.
However, the company that has woven its web in the blue waves is overshadowing other players in the sea freight sector, such as La Méridionale, which also offers routes from Propriano to Porto Torres (4-hour crossing). To summarize, here is the list of companies offering ferry services from Corsica to Sardinia:
– 1 weekly crossing to Porto Torres from Ajaccio
– 3 crossings per week from Porto-Vecchio to Golfe d’Aranci,
– 1 crossing per week from Porto Torres to Porto Vecchio
4 crossings per day from Bonifacio to Santa Teresa di Gallura
4 crossings per day from Bonifacio to Santa Teresa di Gallura
Whether you’re in Bonifacio, Ajaccio, Porto-Vecchio or Propriano, there are plenty of solutions!
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Plan a ferry trip to Sardinia with Direct Ferries
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Did you think you’d have to compare timetables and fares with one company after another? We’ve got the tool to help you avoid this laborious process: Direct Ferries.
This is a comparison of ferry companies offering the best crossings according to your search criteria (dates, destinations, timetables). Planning a trip to Sardinia from Corsica by ferry is easy with this booking platform.
To obtain a fare, all you have to do is enter your estimated dates of travel, your preferred times, the number of passengers and animals, and your means of transport (make, type and model of vehicle). The site’s search engine then compares the prices and schedules of the available ships.
From the port of Bonifacio to Santa Teresa di Gallura, the crossing with a Blu Navy flag ship takes 1 hour, with four departures at 10:30 am, 3:30 pm and two at 6:30 pm.
So you’ll need to be rather flexible, as you may have to go to Bonifacio or Porto-Vecchio to board a ship. And crossing Corsica – especially if you’re in the north of the island – takes time, especially in summer. So be sure to take into account the driving time required to reach the port of departure. Several French cities offer connections to Sardinia, including Marseille and Toulon.
How do I book a ferry to Sardinia from Corsica?
Ticket prices to Sardinia from Corsica by ferry can rise rapidly due to tourist pressure, especially in summer when demand for bookings increases for a constant number of crossings.
Please note that, like airlines, shipping companies can also overbook, so avoid booking your trip at the last minute.
Once you’ve entered your personal details, the vehicle (on foot or vehicle type, make and model) and the number of passengers, and found your ideal crossing, proceed to payment.
A confirmation email will be sent to you following payment. The crossing is often short, between 50 minutes and 3 hours.
On this kind of crossing, a cabin with berths will probably be unnecessary. That’s up to you.
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