Prices tracked over time — dated readings

Bastia–Marseille ferry — the return from Corsica

From €55.50one-way · Corsica Linea · 6 September 2026See this price with Corsica Linea — 6 September 2026

Price recorded on 6 September 2026 · you book on Corsica Linea's own site.

When is the ferry cheapest?

The Bastia–Marseille ferry is cheapest in January (from €56.50) and most expensive in August (around €126.30). Wednesday is usually the cheapest day to sail.

Off-season
November 2026 · December 2026 · January 2027from €56.50 (Corsica Linea, 16 November 2026)
Shoulder season
September 2026 · October 2026from €55.50 (Corsica Linea, 6 September 2026)
Peak season
August 2026from €94.50, up to €126.30 on average in August

How far ahead should you book?

For 1 adult foot passenger, reclining seat on Bastia–Marseille, the average recorded price is about €85.87 when booking less than 7 days before departure, versus €57.33 when booking more than 90 days ahead. The lowest fare observed, €47.50, 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 Marseille, the cheapest port is Porto-Vecchio: from €34.62 one-way with La Méridionale, for a departure on 20 October 2026 (€46.13 on average). Comparing departure ports often brings the fare down.

How often do prices move, and by how much?

Out of 55 detected price changes since 1 July 2026, 52.7% are decreases (averaging 13.9%) and 47.3% are increases (averaging 20.3%).

-13.9%Decreases20.3%Increases

By travel option

Travel optionFromCompanyDate
1 adult foot passenger, reclining seat€55.50Corsica Linea6 September 2026
1 adult + car, cabin€136.54Corsica Linea5 January 2027
2 adults + car, cabin€180.04Corsica Linea13 December 2026
2 adults + 2 children + car, cabin€245.04Corsica Linea6 January 2027

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

Prices by month

238425613AugSeptOctNovDecJan1 adult foot passenger, reclining seatup to €126.301 adult + car, cabinup to €589.682 adults + car, cabinup to €683.182 adults + 2 children + car, cabinup to €799.90
Month1 adult foot passenger, reclining seat1 adult + car, cabin2 adults + car, cabin2 adults + 2 children + car, cabin
avg.Lowest priceavg.Lowest priceavg.Lowest priceavg.Lowest price
August 2026€126.30€94.50€589.68€463.54€683.18€538.04€799.90€627.04
September 2026€75.90€55.50€297.87€145.54€354.84€189.04€429.97€254.04
October 2026€60.82€56.50€164.44€136.54€211.75€180.04€280.43€245.04
November 2026€56.50€56.50€137.12€136.54€180.62€180.04€245.62€245.04
December 2026€56.50€56.50€143.78€136.54€187.28€180.04€252.28€245.04
January 2027€56.50€56.50€140.54€136.54€184.04€180.04€249.04€245.04

Prices by day of the week

66Mon64Tue63Wed65Thu67Fri78Sat69Sun
DayAverage price
Monday€66.30
Tuesday€64.30
Wednesday€63.25
Thursday€64.90
Friday€66.50
Saturday€78.29
Sunday€68.60

Where to sail from for less

Departure portCountryLowest priceAverage priceCheapest company
Porto-VecchioFR€34.62€46.13La Méridionale
AjaccioFR€36.95€44.08La Méridionale
BastiaFR€55.50€66.97Corsica Linea
L'Île-RousseFR€56.01€70.19Corsica Linea
ProprianoFR€57.64€71.89Corsica Linea

Which company

CompanyCheapest datesLowest priceAverage price
Corsica Linea135€55.50€66.97

In practice

according to the operator.

Corsica Linea

Crossing
overnight
Frequency
one departure a day, all year round, in each direction
Boarding
check-in time shown on the ticket and by SMS before departure, varies by port

The cheapest round trip

Cheapest round trip observed: €94.87 — outward on 6 September 2026 (Corsica Linea, €55.50), return on 28 September 2026 (Corsica Linea, €46.37).

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

The 8 cheapest dates

DateDayCompanyPrice
06/09/2026SundayCorsica Linea€55.50View
07/09/2026MondayCorsica Linea€55.50View
19/10/2026MondayCorsica Linea€56.50View
16/11/2026MondayCorsica Linea€56.50View
14/10/2026WednesdayCorsica Linea€56.50View
26/11/2026ThursdayCorsica Linea€56.50View
08/11/2026SundayCorsica Linea€56.50View
06/12/2026SundayCorsica Linea€56.50View

Bastia–Marseille: what our readings show

On Bastia–Marseille, our readings of 22 August 2026 cover departures from August 2026 to January 2027, and the four travel profiles we track.

A single company on the route

Corsica Linea is the only company recorded on the Bastia–Marseille route. No comparison between companies is possible here: for a foot passenger with a reclining seat, the crossing starts from €55.50 and settles at €66.97 on average across the window, and both those figures are its own. The price lever lies in the month, the day and the port of departure.

August 2026 at the peak, January 2027 at the floor

For a foot passenger with a reclining seat, August 2026 dominates the window with €126.30 on average. In September and October 2026 it comes back down, to €75.90 then €60.82. In November and December 2026, as in January 2027, the crossing stays at €56.50 — three months where the recorded average is strictly equal to the minimum, with no dispersion at all.

August 2026 nonetheless combines both extremes: the highest average of the window and the lowest price recorded on this profile, €94.50 on Wednesday 31 August 2026, below the €56.50 floor held by November, December 2026 and January 2027. The month that is dearest on average therefore holds the cheapest crossing of the whole window.

The cheapest dates

Wednesday 31 August 2026 carries the best price of the window, €94.50. All the following dates in the ranking sit at €56.50: Tuesday 29 September, Wednesday 2 December, Thursday 3 December, Tuesday 8 December and Sunday 27 December 2026, then Tuesday 5 January and Friday 8 January 2027. All are sold by Corsica Linea. On the foot passenger profile, the best return trip recorded pairs a departure on 6 September 2026 at €55.50 with a return on 28 September 2026 at €46.37, or €94.87 for the two legs.

Tuesday rather than Saturday

For the foot passenger with a reclining seat, Wednesday shows the lowest daily average, €64.30, and Saturday the highest, €78.29. Wednesday, at €63.25, and Thursday, at €64.90, stay close to Tuesday; Friday comes out at €66.50, Monday at €66.30 and Sunday at €68.60. The car and cabin profile moves the low point to the end of the week: for one adult, the lowest average falls on Sunday, at €213.79, while Monday remains the dearest day, at €212.37. Same picture for two adults, from €264.64 on Sunday to €267.04 on Monday, and for two adults and two children, from €336.74 to €342.04.

Car and cabin: a sharper August 2026 peak

With a vehicle, the gap between the top and the bottom of the window widens markedly. For one adult with a car and a cabin, the average tops out at €589.68 in August 2026 before falling back to €137.12 in November 2026. For two adults, it moves from €683.18 in August 2026 to €180.62 in November 2026. For two adults and two children, from €799.90 to €245.62. The lowest price on each profile repeats across many autumn and winter dates: €136.54 for one adult with a car and a cabin, recorded as early as 15 October 2026, €180.04 for two adults, €245.04 for the family of four. Across the whole window, these profiles settle at €205.77, €255.87 and €326.78 on average.

Leaving from another port for Marseille

The cheapest departure recorded for Marseille is not Bastia. Porto-Vecchio opens lowest, from €34.62 with La Méridionale for €46.13 on average, ahead of Ajaccio, from €36.95 with La Méridionale for €44.08 on average. L'Île-Rousse follows, from €55.50 with Corsica Linea for €66.97 on average, just under the entry point recorded from Bastia, €55.50 for €66.97 on average — on the average, though, Bastia moves back ahead. Propriano brings up the rear, from €57.64 with Corsica Linea for €71.89 on average.

What these readings cover

Our observations on Bastia–Marseille run from August 2026 to January 2027. Across the months available, November and December 2026 stay aligned with the January 2027 floor for the foot passenger with a reclining seat, at €56.50 on average each. The December 2026 average for one adult with a car and a cabin holds slightly above the November 2026 level, at €143.78 against €137.12, and the November 2026 average at €137.12.