Car hire Bastia Airport

The French island of Corsica, the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean, is only 80km from the Italian coastline. Corsica has a rich culture and numerous interesting tourist destinations. One of the access points to northern Corsica is Bastia Poretta Airport. The historic port town of Bastia is about 20kms away from the airport. Cheap car hire at Bastia Airport is the best way to explore the region.

Bastia Airport has services provided by Air France, and also by budget airlines and charter companies. These airlines mostly fly to northern Europe. More than 700,000 passengers annually, are dealt with at Bastia Airport. The airport has one concourse that has separate Departures and Arrivals sections.

A recently refurbished Baggage Reclaim area is in the Arrivals section. All passenger amenities are housed on the concourse. Amenities are an information bureau, a cash machine, budget car rental offices, a nursery, several shops, a café bar and vending machines. Souvenirs and miscellaneous articles are for sale at the shops. Light meals and refreshments are available at the café.

Budget car rental companies providing service at Bastia Airport are international and local. Cheap car hire at Bastia Airport is available, but for the best rates advance booking is recommended. The airport car parks have spaces for 400 cars. Parking for disabled people is next to the concourse.

The airport shuttle bus has services to Bastia Train station. Departures are timed to coincide with flight arrivals. Taxis and private transfers are the modes of travel to Bastia and beyond. The taxi ranks are in front of the Arrivals hall. Reservations need to be made for private transfers.