Prices tracked over time — dated readings

Bastia–Piombino ferry — the return from Corsica

From €32.00one-way · Corsica Ferries · 5 September 2026See this price with Corsica Ferries — 5 September 2026

Price recorded on 5 September 2026 · you book on Corsica Ferries's own site.

When is the ferry cheapest?

The Bastia–Piombino ferry is cheapest in September (from €32.00) and most expensive in August (around €70.90). Monday is usually the cheapest day to sail.

How far ahead should you book?

For 1 adult foot passenger, reclining seat on Bastia–Piombino, the average recorded price is about €57.67 when booking less than 7 days before departure, versus €58.18 when booking 2 to 3 months ahead. The lowest fare observed, €28.90, appears when booking 1 to 2 months ahead.

Where is it cheapest to sail from?

For 1 adult foot passenger, reclining seat heading to Piombino, the cheapest port is Bastia: from €32.00 one-way with Corsica Ferries, for a departure on 5 September 2026 (€65.34 on average). Comparing departure ports often brings the fare down.

By travel option

Travel optionFromCompanyDate
1 adult foot passenger, reclining seat€32.00Corsica Ferries5 September 2026
1 adult + car, cabin€134.00Corsica Ferries5 September 2026
2 adults + car, cabin€162.00Corsica Ferries5 September 2026
2 adults + 2 children + car, cabin€208.00Corsica Ferries5 September 2026

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

Prices by month

113195278AugSept1 adult foot passenger, reclining seatup to €70.901 adult + car, cabinup to €225.502 adults + car, cabinup to €283.332 adults + 2 children + car, cabinup to €357.67
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€70.90€42.00€225.50€157.00€283.33€197.00€357.67€252.00
September 2026€32.00€32.00€134.00€134.00€162.00€162.00€208.00€208.00

Prices by day of the week

50Mon76Fri77Sat
DayAverage price
Monday€50.00
Friday€76.40
Saturday€77.00

Where to sail from for less

Departure portCountryLowest priceAverage priceCheapest company
BastiaFR€32.00€65.34Corsica Ferries

Which company

CompanyCheapest datesLowest priceAverage price
Corsica Ferries7€32.00€65.34

The cheapest round trip

Cheapest round trip observed: €71.00 — outward on 17 August 2026 (Corsica Ferries, €43.00), return on 21 August 2026 (Corsica Ferries, €28.00).

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

The 8 cheapest dates

DateDayCompanyPrice
05/09/2026SaturdayCorsica Ferries€32.00View
31/08/2026MondayCorsica Ferries€42.00View
17/08/2026MondayCorsica Ferries€43.00View
24/08/2026MondayCorsica Ferries€65.00View
21/08/2026FridayCorsica Ferries€76.40View
29/08/2026SaturdayCorsica Ferries€77.00View
22/08/2026SaturdayCorsica Ferries€122.00View

Bastia–Piombino: what our readings show

On the Bastia–Piombino route, our readings from 17 August 2026 cover departures in August and September 2026. Two months only, and two months that diverge sharply on each of the profiles tracked. The prices quoted always distinguish the observed minimum from the average of the observations.

A single company on the route

Every crossing observed between Bastia and Piombino is sold by Corsica Ferries, from the foot-passenger ticket to the packages with a car and a cabin. There is no comparison between companies and no codeshare gap to read here. For a foot passenger in a reclining seat, the crossing starts from €32.00 and comes out at €65.34 on average across all the dates recorded.

August 2026 at the peak, September 2026 at the floor

For a foot passenger in a reclining seat, August 2026 carries an average of €70.90 and drops to a minimum of €42.00, reached on 31 August 2026: the range of August fares is wide. September 2026 works differently: minimum and average meet on a single value, €32.00, recorded on 5 September 2026 — the cheapest month of the window for this profile.

The same contrast repeats with a vehicle. For one adult, a car and a cabin, August 2026 settles at €225.50 on average for a minimum of €157.00, while September 2026 holds at €134.00 as a minimum and as an average alike. For two adults with a car and a cabin, August 2026 reaches €283.33 on average and a floor of €197.00, September 2026 coming back to €162.00. For two adults, two children, a car and a cabin, August 2026 climbs to €357.67 on average for a minimum of €252.00, September 2026 to €208.00. Across all the dates recorded, those three profiles come out respectively at €212.43, €266.00 and €336.29 on average.

Monday, the cheapest day recorded

The departure day weighs heavily, and our readings cover only three of them. For a foot passenger in a reclining seat, Monday carries the lowest average, €50.00, while Friday and Saturday sit almost level with each other, €76.40 and €77.00, clearly above. On the packages with a vehicle, Friday moves ahead on its own as the dearest day: for one adult with a car and a cabin, €184.33 on Monday against €261.00 on Friday; for two adults, €230.33 against €329.00; for two adults and two children, €292.33 against €415.00. On each of the four profiles, Monday is the cheapest day recorded.

The cheapest dates

For a foot passenger in a reclining seat, the best price of the window goes to Saturday 5 September 2026, at €32.00, ahead of Monday 31 August 2026 at €42.00 and Monday 17 August 2026 at €43.00. The fourth rank already marks a step up: Monday 24 August 2026 at €65.00, then Friday 21 August 2026 at €76.40 and Saturday 29 August 2026 at €77.00. The list closes on Saturday 22 August 2026, at €122.00, the dearest departure of that ranking. On the average by day, the cheapest day remains Monday, at €50.00; the best date of the window, for its part, falls on a Saturday: the ranking of the days and the ranking of the dates do not overlap.

Across the packages with a vehicle, the top of the list rests on the same three dates. For one adult with a car and a cabin, the best departure goes to Saturday 5 September 2026, at €134.00, ahead of Monday 17 August 2026 at €157.00 and Monday 31 August 2026 at €159.00. For two adults, the order does not move: €162.00, €197.00 then €198.00. For two adults and two children, the second and third places swap: behind a floor at €208.00, Monday 31 August 2026 moves in front at €252.00, with Monday 17 August 2026 next at €255.00.

From the fourth rank on, the three packages give the same dates in the same order. Monday 24 August 2026 comes fourth — €237.00 for one adult, €296.00 for two adults, €370.00 for the family of four —, ahead of Saturday 29 August 2026 (€258.00, €327.00 and €413.00) and Friday 21 August 2026 (€261.00, €329.00 and €415.00). The three meet again on the last date of the list, Saturday 22 August 2026: €281.00, €353.00 and €441.00.

On the reclining-seat profile, the best return trip recorded pairs a departure on 17 August 2026 at €43.00 with a return on 21 August 2026 at €28.00, or €71.00 for the two legs, with Corsica Ferries in both directions.

What these readings cover

Our data covers departures in August and September 2026 only. Within that window, Piombino is served from Bastia alone: no other Corsican port appears towards this destination, from €32.00 for a foot passenger in a reclining seat and €65.34 on average, the best price having been recorded for a departure on 5 September 2026. In September 2026, across the four profiles, minimum and average coincide, around the single day of 5 September 2026.