Prices tracked over time — dated readings

L'Île-Rousse–Nice ferry — the return from Corsica

From €39.00one-way · Corsica Ferries · 15 September 2026See this price with Corsica Ferries — 15 September 2026

Price recorded on 15 September 2026 · you book on Corsica Ferries's own site.

When is the ferry cheapest?

The L'Île-Rousse–Nice ferry is cheapest in September (from €39.00) and most expensive in October (around €54.30). Tuesday is usually the cheapest day to sail.

How long is the crossing?

The L'Île-Rousse–Nice crossing takes between 4 hrs 15 and 6 hrs 30 with Corsica Ferries.

How far ahead should you book?

For 1 adult foot passenger, reclining seat on L'Île-Rousse–Nice, the average recorded price is about €49.27 when booking less than 7 days before departure, versus €56.26 when booking more than 90 days ahead. The lowest fare observed, €29.60, 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 Nice, the cheapest port is Bastia: from €23.26 one-way with Corsica Ferries, for a departure on 5 December 2026 (€46.20 on average). Comparing departure ports often brings the fare down.

How often do prices move, and by how much?

Out of 286 detected price changes since 1 July 2026, 55.6% are decreases (averaging 7.8%) and 44.4% are increases (averaging 10.5%).

-7.8%Decreases10.5%Increases

By travel option

Travel optionFromCompanyDate
1 adult foot passenger, reclining seat€39.00Corsica Ferries15 September 2026
1 adult + car, cabin€125.00Corsica Ferries15 September 2026
2 adults + car, cabin€152.00Corsica Ferries15 September 2026
2 adults + 2 children + car, cabin€196.00Corsica Ferries15 September 2026

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

Prices by month

105180255SeptOct1 adult foot passenger, reclining seatup to €54.301 adult + car, cabinup to €209.002 adults + car, cabinup to €257.002 adults + 2 children + car, cabinup to €321.00
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
September 2026€39.00€39.00€125.00€125.00€152.00€152.00€196.00€196.00
October 2026€54.30€54.30€209.00€209.00€257.00€257.00€321.00€321.00

Prices by day of the week

39Tue54Sat
DayAverage price
Tuesday€39.00
Saturday€54.30

Where to sail from for less

Departure portCountryLowest priceAverage priceCheapest company
BastiaFR€23.26€46.20Corsica Ferries
ProprianoFR€33.00€40.00Corsica Ferries
L'Île-RousseFR€39.00€46.65Corsica Ferries
Porto-VecchioFR€39.70€39.70Corsica Ferries

Which company

CompanyCheapest datesLowest priceAverage price
Corsica Ferries2€39.00€46.65

In practice

according to the operator.

Corsica Ferries

Crossing
daytime
Duration
between 4 hrs 15 and 6 hrs 30
Boarding
30 min before departure on foot, 1 hr with a vehicle

The cheapest round trip

Cheapest round trip observed: €76.00 — outward on 15 September 2026 (Corsica Ferries, €39.00), return on 3 October 2026 (Corsica Ferries, €37.00).

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

The 8 cheapest dates

DateDayCompanyPrice
15/09/2026TuesdayCorsica Ferries€39.00View
03/10/2026SaturdayCorsica Ferries€54.30View

L'Île-Rousse–Nice: what our readings show

On the L'Île-Rousse–Nice route, our readings from 14 September 2026 cover departures from September to October 2026. Over this short window, September 2026 is the cheapest month whatever the profile, and the day of departure weighs heavily.

A single company on the route

Every crossing observed between L'Île-Rousse and Nice is sold by Corsica Ferries: the traveller profiles, the months covered and the cheapest dates all carry its name. No comparison between companies, and no codeshare gap, is possible on this route. For a foot passenger in a reclining seat, the crossing starts from €39.00 and works out at €46.65 on average across all the dates recorded.

September 2026 at the floor, October 2026 at the peak

For a foot passenger in a reclining seat, September 2026 carries the lowest average of the window, €39.00, as minimum and average alike, for a departure recorded on 15 September 2026. October 2026 closes the window at the top: €54.30, there too as minimum and average alike, the two figures merging into one. Over this window, the gap is therefore not played out inside a month but from one month to the next.

With a vehicle, September 2026 stays lowest

For one adult with a car and a cabin, the cheapest month stays September 2026, at €125.00 for a minimum of €125.00. October 2026, the dearest, settles at €209.00 — minimum and average merge there too, as for the foot passenger. The overall average works out at €167.00.

Two adults with a car and a cabin follow exactly the same order: September 2026 at €152.00 on average for a minimum of €152.00, ahead of October 2026 at €257.00. The motorised family too: for two adults, two children, a car and a cabin, September 2026 leads at €196.00 on average for a minimum of €196.00, ahead of October 2026 at €321.00. Across all the dates, these two profiles come out at €204.50 and €258.50 on average.

Tuesday at the floor, Saturday at the peak

Only Tuesday and Saturday carry recorded departures on this route. For a foot passenger in a reclining seat, Tuesday comes out at €39.00 on average; Saturday brings up the rear, markedly above, at €54.30. With a vehicle, the order holds and the gap widens: €125.00 on Tuesday against €209.00 on Saturday for one adult with a car and a cabin, €152.00 against €257.00 for two adults, €196.00 against €321.00 for two adults and two children. Saturday remains the dearest day on all four profiles tracked.

The cheapest dates

For a foot passenger in a reclining seat, Tuesday 15 September 2026 carries the best price of the window, €39.00. The ranking then drops away: €54.30 on Saturday 3 October 2026, which closes the list, well above.

On the motorised packages, one and the same departure leads throughout: Tuesday 15 September 2026 carries the floor for all three packages, €125.00 for one adult, €152.00 for two and €196.00 for the family. Saturday 3 October 2026 closes the list on all three packages, at €209.00, €257.00 and €321.00: from one date to the other, each of the three packages changes level markedly, without the order between them moving. On the foot-passenger profile, the best return trip recorded pairs a departure on 15 September 2026 at €39.00 with a return on 3 October 2026 at €37.00, that is €76.00 for the two legs, with Corsica Ferries in both directions.

Leaving from another port for Nice

To reach Nice, the lowest entry fare is Bastia's, €23.26 for a departure on 5 December 2026. Propriano follows at €33.00 on 21 October 2026, then L'Île-Rousse at €39.00 on 15 September 2026, ahead of Porto-Vecchio at €39.70 on 23 September 2026. On the average, the order reverses: Porto-Vecchio leads at €39.70, minimum and average alike, ahead of Propriano at €40.00; Bastia, first on the floor, falls back to €46.20, and L'Île-Rousse brings up the rear at €46.65. The cheapest port at the entry fare is thus second to last on the average. Ajaccio does not appear in these readings towards Nice. The ports listed here are all served by Corsica Ferries.

What these readings cover

Our observations on L'Île-Rousse–Nice cover departures from September to October 2026: beyond that, the window is not recorded on this route. The profiles we track are all documented, from the foot passenger in a reclining seat to the motorised family in a cabin, and the prices quoted are one-way, expressed either as a minimum or as an average of the observations. According to Corsica Ferries, the crossing takes between 4 hours 15 minutes and 6 hours 30 minutes, with boarding 30 minutes before departure on foot and 1 hour with a vehicle.