The Calvi Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) is only a 10 minute drive to the center of town (take that JFK!). There will be taxi drivers waiting when you exit the terminal (it might be wise to have Euros upon arrival — expect a ~€20 fare into town).

Calvi has daily flight connections to/from:

– Paris (*Orly)

– Nice

– Marseille

– Lyon

Major airlines like AirFrance, Volotea, and SWISS fly into Calvi, in addition to the regional carrier Air Corsica.

– NYC has direct flights to Nice (Delta, United, Virgin Atlantic, Air France, and Air Europa), Marseille (United and SWISS), and Paris (most major airlines and discount carrier French Bee)

– Los Angeles has direct flights to Paris (Delta, Virgin Atlantic, Air France, French Bee, Air Europa, and Air Tahiti)

– London has direct flights to Nice, Marseille, Lyon, and Paris on major and discount carriers (we recommend searching LON to all 4 city options to find the best flight)

– Washington has direct flights to Paris (Delta, United, Air France, and Lufthansa)

Some pro-tips:

*If transferring in Paris, it's important to note that Paris Orly is the airport that's connected to Calvi, while Paris Charles de Gaulle is the airport that's better connected overall ... we have done the CDG to ORY transfer via uber, bus, and train in the past — it's doable but you should allot at least 3 hours to do so, so if you need to connect through Paris, see if you can land in Orly rather than CDG, or bake-in extra time in Paris to account for traversing between airports.

*If transferring in Nice, Marseille, or Lyon you'll likely be taking a short flight on the regional carrier Air Corsica. While there are daily flights to Calvi from all three, please check the Air Corsica website for flight times.

*When planning a trip to a small airport like Calvi, we recommend running a few web searches for flights: 1) one all the way through to the final destination (e.g., NYC to CLY) and 2) another search to the nearest major connecting airport (e.g., NYC to Paris, or Nice), plus a separate search from the connecting city to Calvi – then compare results to find the best itinerary.

*Sometimes search aggregators like Kayak or GoogleFlights don't catch all the Air Corsica options, so be sure to open search aggregator and airline company websites.

Eric excels at all things trip planning, so please reach out to him if you have questions or need assistance