Why go
- Prefecture and commune in Corsica, France.
- Served by Bastia-Poretta International airport (BIA).
History
Bastia is a commune in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It also has the second-highest population of any commune on the island after Ajaccio and is the capital of the Bagnaja region and of the department.
Where to stay
4 Rue Commandant Bonelli, 20200 Bastia, France · acasareale.com
9 Chemin de Fiumicellu Bastia, direction camping les orangers, 20200 San-Martino-di-Lota, France · hotel-casa-mea.com
792 Rte Inférieure de Cardo, 20200 Bastia, France · corseweb.corsica
2 Rue Miot, 20200 Bastia, France · monsieurmiot.com
3 Rue Marcel Paul, 20200 Bastia, France · astoriahotel.fr
corse, 18 Rte du Cap, 20200 San-Martino-di-Lota, France · hotelcyrnea.fr
Hameau castagneto 1 Chemin Di u Fornu, 20200 San-Martino-di-Lota, France · hotel-lacorniche.com
20 Rte de San Martino, 20200 Bastia, France · pietracap.com
5 Rue du Chanoine Leschi, 20200 Bastia, France · le-marina.francophilevoyages.top
3 Rue Saint-Erasme, 20200 Bastia, France · booking.com
3 Av. Maréchal Sebastiani, 20200 Bastia, France · hotelcontinentalbastia.com
4 Rte du Cap, 20200 Bastia, France · hotel-alivi.com
490 Av. de la Libération, 20600 Bastia, France · sudhotel-bastia.com
3 bis Rue des Turquines, 20200 Bastia, France · hoteldesgouverneurs.fr
11 Bd Benoîte Danesi, 20200 Bastia, France · hotel-lebastia.fr
Rte du Fort de Toga, 20200 Bastia, France · hotel-port-toga.com
Av. Jean Zuccarelli, 20200 Bastia, France · bastia.corsica-hotels.fr
3 Rue Miot, 20200 Bastia, France · hotelcentralbastia.com
34 Rte du Cap, 20200 San-Martino-di-Lota, France · tourfr.click
17 Rue du Maréchal Juin, 20600 Bastia, France · hotel-ostella.com
43 Bd Paoli, 20200 Bastia, France · hotel-napoleon-bastia.fr
2 Rte du Bord de Mer, 20200 Santa-Maria-di-Lota, France · corseweb.corsica
9 Av. Maréchal Sebastiani, 20200 Bastia, France · hotel-lesvoyageurs.com
45 Bd du Général Graziani, 20200 Bastia, France · hotel-bonaparte-bastia.com
20 Bd Paoli, 20200 Bastia, France · babbu-hotel.com
Les Terrasses de Cardo Villa 4 20200, 20200 Bastia, France · villapatrizia-bastia.com.es
1 Rue Adolphe Landry, 20200 Bastia, France · hotel-riviera-bastia.fr
42 Rte du Bord de Mer, 20200 Santa-Maria-di-Lota, France · hotel-ariana.fr
2 Bd Paoli 1er étage, 20200 Bastia, France · hotel-du-palais-bastia.com
804 Lot. Pietra Rossa, 20600 Bastia, France
Chem. de Suerta, 20600 Bastia, France
5 Av. Emile Sari, 20200 Bastia, France
villa 5 Terrasses de cardo, Rte de Cardo, 20200 Bastia, France
20200 Ville-di-Pietrabugno, France
20232 Oletta, France · deals.vio.com
Indoor
7 Rue Campanari, 20200 Bastia, France
Restaurants & places to go
Fish, Regional, French, Restaurant · Excellent seafood restaurant Opening hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-22:00 · Strada di a Laguna, Furiani, 20600 · bottarga.corsica
Regional, Restaurant · Rental of sup etc. Restaurant on the beach
French, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-14:30, 19:30-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access, air conditioning · 40 Traverso… · a-forge.fr
Mediterranean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu 10:00-15:00; We,Su 10:00-17:00; Th-Sa 10:00-00:00 · solemeo.com
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:00-23:30; Fr-Sa 11:00-00:00 Features: takeaway · burgerking.fr
Indoor
Asian, Buffet, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-14:30,19:00-22:30 Features: step-free access, air conditioning · 1 Rue François Lota, Bastia, 20290 · corseweb.corsica
French Tacos, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 · Bastia, 20600 · linktr.ee
Sushi, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-22:30 Features: takeaway, delivery, air conditioning · mykarmashop.com
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-19:00; Sa 12:30-19:00; SH Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; SH Sa 12:00-18:00 Features: takeaway, air conditioning · Rue César…
Mexican, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-24:00 Features: outdoor seating, step-free access
Italian, Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 11:30-22:00 · 9 Boulevard Général de Gaulle, 20200
Sandwich, Deli, Donut, Burger, Savory Pancakes, Ice Cream, Breakfast, Pancake, Cake, Cafe · Features: vegetarian options · 26 Rue César Campinchi · whatiseat.com
Seafood, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating · restaurant-la-crique.com
Ice Cream · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 · 2 Rue Napoléon, Bastia, 20200 · haagen-dazs.global
Tea, Cafe · Tea cafe · villagesdecorse.fr
Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 06:00-20:30 · labrasseriedelagare.com
Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 18:00-23:00 · campofood.fr
Bubble Tea, Coffee Shop, Ice Cream, Tea, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-19:00; Su 11:45-19:00 · Lido de la Marana
Local, Restaurant · Local restaurant · upaisanu.com
Steak House, Restaurant · Steak House restaurant
Lao, Restaurant · Opening hours: 12:00-14:00,19:00-22:00; Tu 12:00-14:00; We off
Salad, Restaurant · Salad restaurant
Pizza, Fast Food · Pizza fast food · pizzapascal.fr
Barbecue, Burger, Coffee Shop, Crepe, Friture, Ice Cream, Sandwich, Fast Food · Barbecue/Burger fast food
Vietnamese, Restaurant · Vietnamese restaurant
Breakfast, Cake, Coffee Shop, Cafe · Breakfast/Cake cafe · 3 Rue Miot, 20200
Crepe, Cafe · Crepe cafe
Pancake, Fast Food · Pancake fast food
Italian Pizza, Restaurant · Italian Pizza restaurant · Route de la Passerelle
Grill, Restaurant · Grill restaurant
Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su,PH 09:00-19:00 Features: vegetarian options
Fish, Local, Restaurant · Opening hours: Fr-Sa 10:00-14:30, 18:30-23:00; Su, We-Th 10:00-14:30, 18:30-22:30 · 1 Rue de la Marine, 20200 · whatiseat.com
Regional, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-23:00 Features: vegetarian options · 2 Boulevard Paoli
French, Italian, Pizza, Restaurant · French/Italian restaurant
Mediterranean, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating, step-free access
Burger, Tacos, Kebab, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-14:30,18:00-21:30
Sushi, Fast Food · Opening hours: Tu-Su 18:00-22:00 Features: takeaway, delivery, dogs welcome
Coffee Shop, Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-19:00 Features: outdoor seating · Rue Saint-Roch
Italian, French, Pasta, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:30-15:00, 18:45-21:45
Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 08:00-19:00 · 20217
Seafood, Restaurant · Seafood restaurant · Route de Bastia · aubergedupecheur.net
Ice Cream · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-17:00 · maison-salge.com
Tea, Cafe · Tea cafe · carlottiemileetmichel.corsica
Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-19:00 Features: air conditioning · la-causerie.fr
196 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Bastia-Poretta International airport (BIA) 16 km to the centre
Bastia, COR, FR — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 10 airlines (Air France, Corse-Mediterranee, VOLOTEA Airways, easyJet…) · direct flights to 23 destinations incl. Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Liege… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 10 airlines, 23 direct destinations
- Air France AF (A320, ATR 72, A319, A321) · 7 routes: Liege, Lyon*, Marseille*, Nantes*, Nice*, Paris, St-Etienne*
- Corse-Mediterranee XK (A320, ATR 72, A319) · 7 routes: Liege, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Paris, St-Etienne
- VOLOTEA Airways V7 (717) · 6 routes: Bordeaux, Brest, Lille, Nantes, Strasbourg, Toulouse
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 5 routes: Geneva, London, Lyon, Paris, Toulouse
- Germanwings 4U (A319, A320, CRJ) · 5 routes: Berlin, Cologne, Duesseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart
- Alitalia AZ (A320, ATR 72) · 2 routes: Marseille, Nice
- Airlinair A5 (Embraer 170) · 1 route: Lille
- Brussels Airlines SN (A319) · 1 route: Brussels
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Frankfurt
- Luxair LG (737-700) · 1 route: Luxemburg
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
domaine Aliso Rossi Airfield 14 km to the centre
COR, FR
Getting there by ferry
Gare Maritime Terminal Sud
Ferry terminal · 0.8 km from the centre
Gare Maritime Nord
Ferry terminal · 1.2 km from the centre · Corsica Ferries;Moby Lines
Le Popeye
Ferry terminal · 12 km from the centre
Saint Florent Loto
Ferry route
Portoferraio - Bastia
Ferry route
Piombino - Bastia
Ferry route · Corsica-Sardinia Ferries;Moby
Piombino - Portoferaio - Bastia
Ferry route · Corsica & Sardinia Ferries
Livorno - Bastia
Ferry route
Savona - Bastia
Ferry route
Bastia - Savona
Ferry route · Corsica & Sardinia Ferries
Genova - Bastia
Ferry route
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Bastia-Poretta International airport (BIA); 1 other airport serves the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: BIA has direct flights to 23 destinations on 10 airlines (incl. Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Liege…). By water: 3 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Gare Maritime Terminal Sud, 0.8 km); routes include Saint Florent Loto, Portoferraio - Bastia, Piombino - Bastia.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Bastia. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.
Charter, management, FBO, MRO · Managed fleet worldwide · General Dynamics company: charter, completions and FBOs in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US.
Tours & experiences
Sightseeing
Sightseeing
Sightseeing
Sightseeing
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