Prices tracked over time — dated readings

Gênes–Bastia ferry

From €40.75one-way · Moby Lines · 25 September 2026See this price with Moby Lines — 25 September 2026

Price recorded on 25 September 2026 · you book on Moby Lines's own site.

When is the ferry cheapest?

The Gênes–Bastia ferry is cheapest in September (from €40.75, around €47.64 on average) and most expensive in September (around €47.64). Friday is usually the cheapest day to sail.

How long is the crossing?

The Gênes–Bastia 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 Gênes–Bastia, the average recorded price is about €56.60 when booking less than 7 days before departure, versus €49.18 when booking more than 90 days ahead. The lowest fare observed, €24.00, appears when booking more than 90 days ahead.

Where is it cheapest to sail from?

For 1 adult foot passenger, reclining seat heading to Bastia, the cheapest port is Toulon: from €23.26 one-way with Corsica Ferries, for a departure on 21 December 2026 (€41.39 on average). Comparing departure ports often brings the fare down.

How often do prices move, and by how much?

Out of 72 detected price changes since 1 July 2026, 76.4% are decreases (averaging 9.8%) and 23.6% are increases (averaging 8.6%).

-9.8%Decreases8.6%Increases

By travel option

Travel optionFromCompanyDate
1 adult foot passenger, reclining seat€40.75Moby Lines25 September 2026
1 adult + car, cabin€90.46Moby Lines25 September 2026
2 adults + car, cabin€112.21Moby Lines25 September 2026
2 adults + 2 children + car, cabin€175.71Moby Lines25 September 2026
1 adult foot passenger, deck€36.75Moby Lines25 September 2026
2 adults foot passengers, deck€58.50Moby Lines25 September 2026
2 adults 1 child foot passengers, deck€85.25Moby Lines25 September 2026
2 adults 2 children foot passengers, deck€112.00Moby Lines25 September 2026

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

Prices by month

5580105SeptOctNovDec1 adult foot passenger, deckup to €42.392 adults foot passengers, deckup to €84.782 adults 1 child foot passengers, deckup to €105.982 adults 2 children foot passengers, deckup to €127.18
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€47.64€40.75€97.35€90.46€119.10€112.21€189.49€175.71€41.37€36.75€70.60€58.50€97.12€85.25€121.99€112.00
October 2026€42.39€39.99€84.78€79.98€105.98€99.98€127.18€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

49Mon43Fri51Sat47Sun
DayAverage price
Monday€49.08
Friday€43.25
Saturday€50.75
Sunday€46.75

Where to sail from for less

Departure portCountryLowest priceAverage priceCheapest company
ToulonFR€23.26€41.39Corsica Ferries
SavoneIT€26.10€48.42Corsica Ferries
NiceFR€26.26€38.32Corsica Ferries
LivourneIT€29.10€42.83Corsica Ferries
GênesIT€40.75€47.64Moby Lines
SèteFR€41.00€41.00Corsica Ferries
MarseilleFR€53.37€58.48Corsica Linea

Which company

CompanyCheapest datesLowest priceAverage price
Moby Lines9€40.75€47.64

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: €89.63 — outward on 20 September 2026 (Moby Lines, €42.75), return on 21 September 2026 (Moby Lines, €46.88).

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

The 8 cheapest dates

DateDayCompanyPrice
25/09/2026FridayMoby Lines€40.75View
20/09/2026SundayMoby Lines€42.75View
18/09/2026FridayMoby Lines€45.75View
21/09/2026MondayMoby Lines€45.75View
27/09/2026SundayMoby Lines€50.75View
14/09/2026MondayMoby Lines€50.75View
26/09/2026SaturdayMoby Lines€50.75View
19/09/2026SaturdayMoby Lines€50.75View

Moby Lines alone on the reclining seat and the cabin

On Genoa–Bastia, our readings of 14 September 2026 bring up two companies, but not on the same products. The reclining seat and the car-plus-cabin packages are recorded only with Moby Lines. For a foot passenger in a reclining seat, the average stands at €47.64, from €40.75. With a car and a cabin, one adult works out at €97.35 on average, from €90.46; two adults at €119.10, from €112.21; two adults and two children at €189.49, from €175.71. According to Moby Lines, the crossing runs by day, in 5 hours to 5 hours 30 minutes, with boarding one hour before departure on foot and two hours with a vehicle.

On deck, the floor and the average change hands

The deck fare, with no cabin or reserved reclining seat, is sold by two companies on this route: Cors'Express and Moby Lines. According to Cors'Express, this is a fast daytime service, about 3 hours 30 minutes, open to foot passengers only, with no cabin, on a non-daily schedule that varies by season — a product distinct from the reclining seat and cabin described above.

For a single adult on deck, Moby Lines holds the floor, from €36.75, but stands at €42.75 on average. Cors'Express starts higher, at €39.99, for a lower average, €40.62: the best single fare and the best average level do not point to the same company. The monthly minimum on deck drops to €36.75 in September 2026, for a €41.37 average; in October 2026 the average climbs to €42.39, its high point of the window, before November and December 2026 settle at €39.99, floor and average alike.

The same ranking recurs at the floor across the larger compositions, but the gap closes as the group grows. For two adults, Moby Lines starts at €58.50 for €65.39 on average, against €81.39 on average at Cors'Express, from €79.98. For two adults and one child, €85.25 and €94.25 on average at Moby Lines, against €101.56 on average at Cors'Express, from €99.98. For two adults and two children, the two averages all but meet: €112.00 and €124.00 on average at Moby Lines against €121.87 on average at Cors'Express, from €119.98. The average saving between comparable offers therefore falls back from 25.1% for two adults to 13.5% for two adults and two children, even as the largest gap recorded on a single date reaches €62.98 on that last composition.

Across the days of the week tracked for deck, Sunday comes out lowest, at €39.37 on average, ahead of Tuesday and Thursday, level at €39.99, then Friday at €40.74 and Saturday at €43.37; Monday closes the ranking at €45.08.

Reclining seat and cabin: a window narrowed to September 2026

The reclining seat and the three car-plus-cabin packages cover departures in September 2026 only. For the foot passenger in a reclining seat, the month stands at €47.64 on average, for a floor of €40.75 recorded on 25 September 2026.

With a car and a cabin, the same month gives €97.35 on average for one adult, from €90.46 on 25 September 2026. For two adults, the average reaches €119.10, from €112.21; for two adults and two children, €189.49 on average, from €175.71. Across these four packages, recorded with Moby Lines alone, the month therefore reads at the floor rather than at the average: it is the date chosen within the month, not the month itself, that makes the difference.

Friday holds the bottom across the four packages

Friday is the best day across the four packages recorded with Moby Lines. For the foot passenger, it comes out at €43.25 on average, ahead of Sunday at €46.75, then Saturday at €50.75, with Monday closing at €49.08. With a car and a cabin, the gap widens: for one adult, €92.96 on Friday against €100.46 on Saturday; for two adults, €114.71 against €122.21; for two adults and two children, €180.71 against €195.71. Sunday sits in between: €96.46 for a motorised adult, €118.21 for two adults, €187.71 for the family. Monday stays high: €98.79, €120.54 and €192.38 depending on the composition. Our readings cover only these four days of the week for these packages.

The cheapest dates

For a foot passenger in a reclining seat, the floor of €40.75 recurs on three departures, Friday 25 September 2026, Sunday 20 September 2026 and Friday 18 September 2026, all with Moby Lines. Three more hold at €45.75: Monday 21 September 2026, Sunday 27 September 2026 and Monday 14 September 2026. Then come Saturday 26 September 2026 and Saturday 19 September 2026, at €50.75.

For one adult with a car and a cabin, Friday 25 September 2026 marks the floor on its own, €90.46. Two departures follow at €92.46, Sunday 20 September 2026 and Friday 18 September 2026, then three more at €95.46, Monday 21 September 2026, Saturday 26 September 2026 and Monday 28 September 2026. For two adults the structure is identical: €112.21 on Friday 25 September 2026, a €114.21 step shared by Sunday 20 September 2026 and Friday 18 September 2026, then another at €117.21. For two adults and two children, the same shape: €175.71 on Friday 25 September 2026, then €179.71 and €185.71. The three car-plus-cabin packages point to the same leading departure, 25 September 2026, while the reclining seat touches its floor on 25 September 2026. Every one of these low dates falls in September 2026.

On a round trip, the best foot-passenger pairing recorded with Moby Lines combines an outward leg on 20 September 2026 at €42.75 and a return leg on 21 September 2026 at €46.88, for €89.63 in total.

Leaving from another port for Bastia

Genoa is not the cheapest departure for reaching Bastia. At the minimum, Savona opens at €26.10 via Corsica Ferries for a departure recorded on 17 September 2026, ahead of Nice at €26.26, Livorno at €29.10 and Toulon at €23.26, all with Corsica Ferries. Genoa follows at €40.75 via Moby Lines, ahead of Sète at €41.00 and Marseille at €53.37 via Corsica Linea. Piombino no longer appears in this ranking: as of this reading, no departure to Bastia is recorded there. On average, the order shifts: Nice leads at €38.32, ahead of Toulon at €41.39 and Livorno at €42.83, then Sète at €41.00 and Savona at €48.42; Genoa comes out at €47.64, ahead of Marseille at €58.48. Savona, first on the minimum, holds only fifth place on the averages, while Nice, second on the minimum, takes the lead on the average.

What these readings cover

The reclining seat and the car-plus-cabin packages are covered on September 2026 departures only, every crossing recorded with Moby Lines; the deck fare, for its part, runs from September to December 2026 and is split between Cors'Express and Moby Lines. No departure before September 2026 appears there. On deck, the bottom of the window reads in November and December 2026, at €39.99; on the reclining seat and the cabin it reads by date, from €40.75 for a foot passenger in a reclining seat and from €90.46 with a car and a cabin.