Once the ticket is booked, four questions come up before taking the ferry to Corsica: what time to reach the port, which documents to show, what is arranged for a pet, and whether there is Wi-Fi on board. Each company answers on its own pages, but none of them compares. Here is what the five companies serving the island — Corsica Ferries, La Méridionale, Corsica Linea, Cors'Express and Moby Lines — publish, attributed to each, without a single price: In Tempu compares dated crossing prices, not the companies' fare conditions.
| Company | Check-in (foot / vehicle) | Wi-Fi on board | Driving licence as ID | Pets | Crossing to Corsica |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corsica Ferries | 30 min / 1 hr | paid | accepted (domestic) | cabin with the pet | daytime or overnight |
| La Méridionale | 1 hr / 1 hr 30 | paid | not accepted | kennel or vehicle | overnight (~12 hrs) |
| Corsica Linea | varies (ticket + SMS) | paid | not accepted | kennel required | overnight |
| Moby Lines | 1 hr / 2 hrs | free* or paid | — | dedicated cabin | daytime |
| Cors'Express | 1 hr 30 (foot) | paid | — | under 8 kg, in a carrier | daytime |
What time to reach the port
The lead time isn't the same from one company to the next, and it changes depending on whether you travel on foot or with a vehicle. According to its boarding page, Corsica Ferries asks for 30 minutes before departure on foot and 1 hour with a vehicle — the shortest foot-passenger lead time of the five —, boarding closing at those times. According to La Méridionale's FAQ, La Méridionale expects its passengers 1 hour before on foot and 1 hr 30 with a vehicle. For its foot-passenger fast ferry, Cors'Express recommends arriving at least 1 hr 30 before, with boarding closing 15 minutes before departure (practical info). Moby Lines asks for 1 hour on foot and up to 2 hours with a vehicle.
Corsica Linea is the exception: according to its FAQ, the company sets no single time and points to the time "shown on the ticket and by SMS before departure, varying by port". Either way, read your ticket: it is what counts.
Documents: ID card or passport, and the licence question
The base is the same everywhere: a valid official ID for every passenger, babies included. The divergence is about the driving licence. Corsica Ferries accepts it on domestic territory, alongside the photo health-insurance card, per its useful info page. La Méridionale and Corsica Linea refuse it: Corsica Linea's FAQ explicitly rules out the licence, the health-insurance card, the student card and the family record book. For a minor travelling without their parents, international lines require an exit authorisation; Corsica Linea does not carry an unaccompanied minor under 16.
Two points to watch on the routes to Italy. Cors'Express notes that French ID cards issued between 2006 and 2013 may not be recognised abroad despite their extension. And Moby Lines flags that, from 4 August 2026, a valid electronic ID card will be required for Italian nationals leaving Italy, including to Corsica.
Pets: kennel, cabin or carrier
All five companies accept pets, to be declared when booking, but along four distinct logics. According to Corsica Linea, the animal travels in the kennel, in an individual box. La Méridionale lets you choose between the air-conditioned kennel and the owner's vehicle. Corsica Ferries and Moby Lines, by contrast, offer a cabin where the animal stays next to its owner. On Cors'Express, a fast ferry without cabins, only dogs and cats under 8 kg travel, in a closed carrier. The species-by-species detail — muzzle, cabin or kennel, passport and vaccine — is in our guide ferry to Corsica with a dog or a cat.
Wi-Fi on board: paid, with one exception
Four companies out of five offer paid Wi-Fi over a satellite link: Corsica Ferries through its partner Seafy, Corsica Linea through FMC GlobalSat, La Méridionale on its Corsica-line ships, and Cors'Express. Moby Lines is the only one to offer free access — but only on its recent ships; elsewhere, the service stays paid. On all of them, speed depends on the satellite link: enough to send a message or check emails, rarely enough to watch a film.
These rules are the ones the companies publish on their own information pages, consulted in July 2026; they can change, and the exact detail — your port's check-in time, the price of a pet or a Wi-Fi pack — is confirmed when you book, directly with the company.