Prices tracked over time — dated readings

Bastia–Gênes ferry — the return from Corsica

From €46.88one-way · Moby Lines · 21 September 2026See this price with Moby Lines — 21 September 2026

Price recorded on 21 September 2026 · you book on Moby Lines's own site.

When is the ferry cheapest?

The Bastia–Gênes ferry is cheapest in September (from €46.88, around €51.88 on average) and most expensive in September (around €51.88). Sunday is usually the cheapest day to sail.

How long is the crossing?

The Bastia–Gênes crossing takes 5 hrs to 5 hrs 30 with Moby Lines and about 3 hr 30 min with Cors'Express.

How far ahead should you book?

For 1 adult foot passenger, reclining seat on Bastia–Gênes, the average recorded price is about €59.44 when booking less than 7 days before departure, versus €57.19 when booking 2 to 3 months ahead. The lowest fare observed, €46.88, appears when booking less than 7 days before departure.

Where is it cheapest to sail from?

For 1 adult foot passenger, reclining seat heading to Gênes, the cheapest port is Bastia: from €46.88 one-way with Moby Lines, for a departure on 21 September 2026 (€51.88 on average). Comparing departure ports often brings the fare down.

How often do prices move, and by how much?

Out of 86 detected price changes since 1 July 2026, 81.4% are decreases (averaging 9.3%) and 18.6% are increases (averaging 11.1%).

-9.3%Decreases11.1%Increases

By travel option

Travel optionFromCompanyDate
1 adult foot passenger, reclining seat€46.88Moby Lines21 September 2026
1 adult + car, cabin€87.64Moby Lines20 September 2026
2 adults + car, cabin€110.52Moby Lines20 September 2026
2 adults + 2 children + car, cabin€181.28Moby Lines21 September 2026
1 adult foot passenger, deck€39.99Cors'Express27 September 2026
2 adults foot passengers, deck€65.76Moby Lines21 September 2026
2 adults 1 child foot passengers, deck€96.14Moby Lines20 September 2026
2 adults 2 children foot passengers, deck€119.98Cors'Express19 September 2026

One-way prices, total basket for the travel party.

Prices by month

5580105SeptOctNovDec1 adult foot passenger, deckup to €43.192 adults foot passengers, deckup to €86.382 adults 1 child foot passengers, deckup to €107.982 adults 2 children foot passengers, deckup to €129.58
Month1 adult foot passenger, reclining seat1 adult + car, cabin2 adults + car, cabin2 adults + 2 children + car, cabin1 adult foot passenger, deck2 adults foot passengers, deck2 adults 1 child foot passengers, deck2 adults 2 children foot passengers, deck
avg.Lowest priceavg.Lowest priceavg.Lowest priceavg.Lowest priceavg.Lowest priceavg.Lowest priceavg.Lowest priceavg.Lowest price
September 2026€51.88€46.88€100.42€87.64€123.30€110.52€199.06€181.28€42.81€39.99€74.05€65.76€101.01€96.14€125.89€119.98
October 2026€43.19€39.99€86.38€79.98€107.98€99.98€129.58€119.98
November 2026€39.99€39.99€79.98€79.98€99.98€99.98€119.98€119.98
December 2026€39.99€39.99€79.98€79.98€99.98€99.98€119.98€119.98

Prices by day of the week

50Mon54Fri54Sat49Sun
DayAverage price
Monday€50.21
Friday€54.38
Saturday€54.38
Sunday€49.38

Where to sail from for less

Departure portCountryLowest priceAverage priceCheapest company
BastiaFR€46.88€51.88Moby Lines

Which company

CompanyCheapest datesLowest priceAverage price
Moby Lines9€46.88€51.88

In practice

according to the operator.

Moby Lines

Crossing
daytime
Duration
5 hrs to 5 hrs 30
Boarding
1 hr before departure on foot, 2 hrs with a vehicle

Cors'Express

Crossing
daytime (fast ferry)
Duration
about 3 hr 30 min
Frequency
crossings on specific days of the week, not daily; schedule varies by season
Boarding
foot passengers only (no vehicle); arrive at least 1 hr 30 before departure, boarding closes 15 min before
On board
lounge seating, no cabin (daytime crossing)
Pets
dogs and cats under 8 kg, in a closed carrier for the whole crossing, to be declared when booking; guide and assistance dogs with no weight limit

The cheapest round trip

Cheapest round trip observed: €87.63 — outward on 20 September 2026 (Moby Lines, €46.88), return on 25 September 2026 (Moby Lines, €40.75).

Total of two separately observed crossings; prices remain one-way.

The 8 cheapest dates

DateDayCompanyPrice
21/09/2026MondayMoby Lines€46.88View
20/09/2026SundayMoby Lines€46.88View
18/09/2026FridayMoby Lines€51.88View
14/09/2026MondayMoby Lines€51.88View
27/09/2026SundayMoby Lines€51.88View
28/09/2026MondayMoby Lines€51.88View
19/09/2026SaturdayMoby Lines€51.88View
26/09/2026SaturdayMoby Lines€56.88View

Bastia–Genoa: what our readings show

On Bastia–Genoa, Moby Lines operates, across our readings of 14 September 2026, the reclining seat and the car-and-cabin packages. For a foot passenger in a reclining seat, the average comes to €51.88, from €46.88. With a car and a cabin, one adult works out at €100.42 on average, from €87.64; two adults at €123.30, from €110.52; two adults and two children at €199.06, from €181.28.

Cors'Express cheaper on average than Moby Lines on deck

Beyond the reclining seat and the car-and-cabin package described above, our readings also cover a deck fare (deck passage, without a booked cabin or reclining seat) on Bastia–Genoa, sold by two companies: Cors'Express and Moby Lines. Cors'Express runs a fast ferry: a fast crossing, without a cabin — a product distinct from the reclining seat and the car-and-cabin package described above, both operated in daytime by Moby Lines. Duration and frequency vary by company.

For a single adult on deck, Cors'Express is the cheapest on our readings, at the minimum as on average: €39.99 and €40.75. Moby Lines follows at €47.88 on average, from €42.88. In November 2026, the deck fare does not move by a cent: €39.99 as both average and minimum, on a Cors'Express departure recorded on 13 November 2026, one way.

On the larger compositions, the advantage changes sides with the number of travellers. For two adults, Moby Lines holds both readings: €70.76 on average and €65.76 at the minimum, against €81.86 and €79.98 at Cors'Express. For two adults and one child, the two readings part company: Cors'Express holds the better average, €101.98 against €102.39, but it is Moby Lines that carries the better minimum, €96.14, below the other's €99.98. For two adults and two children, the two readings meet again, this time on Cors'Express: €122.27 on average and €119.98 at the minimum, against €136.52 and €126.52.

Across the days of the week tracked for deck, three days share the weekly floor for a single adult, at €39.99 on average: Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Friday follows at €42.62, Saturday at €39.99, and Monday closes the field at €46.21. October 2026 is the most expensive month of the window for this profile, at €43.19 on average, ahead of October 2026 at €43.19; November and December 2026 both hold at €39.99.

September 2026, the only month recorded for seat and car

For the reclining seat and the car-and-cabin packages, the window recorded spans a single month, September 2026: beyond it, no departure is recorded on those packages. The price therefore no longer reads from month to month, but from date to date within the month. For the foot passenger in a reclining seat, it opens at €46.88, recorded on 21 September 2026, and settles at €51.88 on average.

With a car and a cabin, the same month opens at €87.64 for one adult, recorded on 21 September 2026, and gives €100.42 on average. For two adults, it opens at €110.52, on 20 September 2026, for €123.30 on average. For two adults and two children, entry is at €181.28, on 20 September 2026, for €199.06 on average. Deck, for its part, stays recorded through December 2026: it is the only package on this route where an autumn departure can still be compared.

Sunday rather than Friday

Sunday is the best day across the four profiles operated by Moby Lines. For the foot passenger in a reclining seat, it comes out at €49.38 on average, ahead of Monday at €50.21, while Saturday rises to €54.38 and Friday to €54.38. With a car and a cabin, the gap widens. For one adult, Sunday drops to €90.14 when Friday holds €110.14; for two adults, €113.02 on Sunday against €133.02 on Friday; for two adults and two children, €186.28 against €211.28. Monday takes second place throughout: €97.64 for a motorised adult, €120.52 for two, €194.61 for the family, with Saturday slotting in at €105.14, €128.02 and €206.28. On these four profiles, our readings of 14 September 2026 cover only these four days of the week.

The cheapest dates

The cheapest departures for a foot passenger in a reclining seat are all with Moby Lines. At the top, two days at the same fare, €46.88: Monday 21 September 2026 and Sunday 20 September 2026. Friday 18 September 2026 follows alone at €51.88, then a plateau of four dates forms at €51.88: Monday 14 September 2026, Sunday 27 September 2026, Monday 28 September 2026 and Saturday 19 September 2026. Saturday 26 September 2026 closes the list at €56.88.

The car-and-cabin packages repeat exactly the same calendar, on the same dates and in the same shape: two days at the top, one intermediate step, a plateau of four dates, one last to close. The top sits at €87.64 for one adult, €110.52 for two adults and €181.28 for two adults and two children. The next step settles at €92.64, €115.52 and €191.28; the plateau of four dates at €102.64, €125.52 and €201.28; the last date at €107.64, €130.52 and €211.28. Saturday 26 September 2026 closes all three rankings.

On a return trip, the best pairing recorded for a foot passenger in a reclining seat stays with Moby Lines on both sides: an outward leg on 20 September 2026 at €46.88 and a return on 25 September 2026 at €40.75, or €87.63 for both legs.

What these readings cover

On our readings, Bastia is the only Corsican port tracked towards Genoa: we have no observations from another Corsican port for this destination. For the reclining seat and the car-and-cabin packages, coverage spans the single month of September 2026, every crossing recorded with Moby Lines. For deck, the window runs from September to December 2026, with both Cors'Express and Moby Lines present.