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Anyone have experience with ferries from mainland Italy to Sardinia, Sardinia to Corsica and Corsica to Nice, France.

April/May time what's the regularity of ferries and are bikes catered for?
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Anyone have experience with ferries from mainland Italy to Sardinia, Sardinia to Corsica and Corsica to Nice, France.

April/May time what's the regularity of ferries and are bikes catered for?
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This site usually has pretty up to date info:
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Hi Dave!

Moby Lines and Corsica-Sardinia Ferries are the most common lines.
http://www.mobylines.com
Corsica ferry and sardinia ferry - The shipping company Corsica Ferries

I usually take the ferry leaving from Livorno to Olbia in Sardegna.
It's also possible to go to Corsica from Livorno.

You can book online in advance.
The price for one way with your bike in a cabin is around € 100,-
The Ferry leaves at around 9:00 pm and arrives around 8:00 am.
The staff is very professional in handling the bikes.
You can also go from Genova to Corsica and Sardegna.

Best time for the islands to go is April, Mai, September and October.

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We did Corsica in 2011, four bikes, Livorno to Bastia with Corsica ferries. I pre-booked on internet to be safe but even there in the port tickets were still available at the same price (at least for motorcyclists). It take about 4+ hours on that route. On the way back we took a boat that leaves around midnight and gets to Livorno early morning.

Corsica in my opinion is even mor attractive than Sardinia. Steep, curvy roads and loads of views. Be careful fo turists driving RVs.

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The trip of Europe is fantastic, my whole family enjoyed a lots, we have stayed in Ireland where we have seen the zoo and old museum places not just any place its very popular.
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Anyone have experience with ferries from mainland Italy to Sardinia, Sardinia to Corsica and Corsica to Nice, France.

April/May time what's the regularity of ferries and are bikes catered for?
My experience is 3 years old. Ferry betwee Naples and Sardinia had no provision for bikes. I could park anywhere on th car deck, boarding before all the cars. Plenty of room in areas that couldn't be used by cars or trucks. No tie-downs were provided - I had to search around to find some lengths of dirty discarded rope and tie the bike to whatever I could find as there were no rings on the floor. Overnight cabins were worn but reasonably clean.

Ferries between Sardinia and Corsica and Marseille were well set up for bikes. One provided tied-downs and the crew did the tying down, the other had specially made hinged brackets that come down from the wall and straddle the seat of the bike and a tie-down that then goes to a ring on the floor. Again, the crew did the securing of the bike.

I didn't book any of the ferries in advance.

There is more info and perhaps photos on my blog Old Farts on a Bike to Turkey
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