Cathedral · 0.5 km off the route
Bastia Pro-Cathedral
Pro-cathedral located in Haute-Corse, in France.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Clio20, CC BY-SA 3.0Corsica's west coast
From the ferry at Bastia over the Col de Teghime to Saint-Florent, across the Agriates to L'Île-Rousse and Calvi, down the narrow coast road past Galéria to Porto, through the red rock Calanques de Piana to Cargèse and Ajaccio.
- Distance
- 154 miles (247 km)
- Type
- Point to point
- Where
- Corsica
Plotted by us, not yet ridden
Book this tripCrossing ferries and the tunnelBeds from Bastia, and each nightCover insurance and breakdownSee it all
Click a dot for details. White dots are the stops, each with a bed search. Yellow dots are places to see.
Main roads
D81T30D513D84T22T21
From the map
- Longest gap between fuel
- 26 miles
- Fuel stations near the line
- 37
- Curvature
- 355 ° a mile
- Campsites within 2 km
- 49
- The longest stretch with no fuel station within 1 km of the line runs from mile 15 to mile 41. Check it against your range with the fuel range calculator.
- The twistiest 20 miles run from mile 78 to mile 97, at 576 degrees of turning a mile.
- Countries: France.
- 6 motorcycle shops are within 3 km of the line.
Measured on the route line from OpenStreetMap data, which can be missing or out of date. Curvature is degrees of turning a mile, measured every 100 metres. On our routes they run from 6 on the E19 to 701 on the SP638.
Before you go
- The roads round Porto and Piana are very narrow, with sheer drops and coaches. Expect to stop and reverse.
- Pigs, goats and cows roam free on Corsican roads.
- Ferries to Bastia and Ajaccio sail from mainland France and Italy. Book ahead in summer.
On the way
- Bastia
- Saint-Florent
- L'Île-Rousse
- Calvi
- Porto
- Piana
- Cargèse
- Ajaccio
Split it into days
Pick the miles you like to ride in a day. Each day ends at the named place on the route nearest that distance, and you get a GPX file for each day.
This is your pace, not our estimate of how long the riding takes. Day lengths vary because each day ends at a named place.
Ready to ride it?
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1Getting there
Most riders cross to Calais by Le Shuttle or a Dover ferry, or take a longer ferry nearer the route.
Compare every crossing2Places to stay
- Find a bed in BastiaWhere the route starts
- Find a bed in AjaccioWhere the route ends
Split the route into days above and each day gets its own bed search for where it ends.
Back to the days3Cover
Check your bike insurance covers riding abroad, get travel insurance that covers motorcycling at your engine size, and breakdown cover that recovers a motorcycle in every country on the route.
What to check before you buy coverThe country on this route
What GOV.UK says riders need for it, checked 05/11/2026. Rules change, so read the official page before you go.
France
- Money
- Euro
- Ride on the
- Right
- Riding into central Paris, Lyon, Grenoble or another low emission zone? You need a Crit'Air sticker. Buy it only from the official site (official site)
- Some mountain areas require winter tyres or chains from 1 November to 31 March: check which vehicles and areas it covers (official site)
- The drink-drive limit is a third lower than in England and Wales, with regular roadside checks
- GOV.UK travel adviceSafety, road travel and local laws
- Entry requirementsPassport and visa rules
- Riding in FranceOur routes, passes and fuel gaps there
On every trip abroad: your licence, insurance that covers riding abroad, the V5C and travel insurance with medical cover. The tour planner turns all of this into a checklist each rider in your group can tick off.
Places to see on the way
Castles, passes, viewpoints and more within easy reach of the line, in the order you reach them. Yellow dots on the map.
Pass · On the route
Col de Teghime
Mountain pass in Corsica, France.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Ulflulfl, CC BY-SA 3.0
Lighthouse · 1 km off the route
Phare de la Pietra
Lighthouse in Haute-Corse, France.
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0_-_2021-09-05_-_11.jpg){kind=link}
Castle · 0.3 km off the route
Fort d'Algajola
Château à Algajola (Haute-Corse).
Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cathedral · On the route
Calvi Cathedral
Pro-cathedral located in Haute-Corse, in France.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pass · On the route
Col de Marsolino
Mountain pass in Corsica, France.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pass · On the route
Col de la Croix
Pass in the department of Corse-du-Sud, France, linking Porto and Galéria.
Cathedral · 1.0 km off the route
Ajaccio Cathedral
Cathedral located in Corse-du-Sud, in France.
Read about it on Wikipedia Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0
Place details from Wikidata. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.
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