L'Île-Rousse–Nice: what our readings show
On the L'Île-Rousse–Nice route, our readings from 22 August 2026 cover departures from August 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 €33.00 and works out at €55.18 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, September 2026 carries the lowest average of the window, €40.67, from €33.00. October 2026 comes out at €50.60 as a minimum and as an average alike. August 2026 is the dearest month: the average climbs to €64.80, for a floor of €44.00 recorded on 30 August 2026. It is also the month that keeps the widest gap between its floor and its average.
With a vehicle, September 2026 widens the gap
For one adult with a car and a cabin, September 2026 is the cheapest month on average, at €145.67 for a minimum of €107.00, ahead of October 2026 at €150.00 and August 2026 at €238.60 — its floor, €184.00, falls on 30 August 2026. The overall average works out at €197.78.
The same order holds for two adults with a car and a cabin: September 2026 at €180.00 on average for a minimum of €134.00, against €195.00 in October and €296.00 in August 2026, whose floor stands at €234.00. For two adults, two children, a car and a cabin, September 2026 leads at €230.67 on average for a minimum of €178.00, ahead of October 2026 at €301.00 and August 2026 at €370.80, whose lowest reading drops to €300.00. Across all the dates, these two profiles come out at €246.11 and €316.33 on average.
Tuesday leads on every profile
For a foot passenger in a reclining seat, Tuesday shows the lowest average, €35.00, ahead of Sunday at €38.50 and Saturday at €63.20. Monday comes out at €71.00, Wednesday at €66.00, and Monday brings up the rear at €71.00. With a vehicle, Tuesday keeps the advantage, and by a wide margin: €145.00 on average for one adult with a car and a cabin, €172.00 for two adults, €216.00 for two adults and two children, ahead of Sunday at €145.50, €184.00 and €239.00. The dearest day is not the same on foot and by car: on the three motorised packages it is Monday, at €311.00 for one adult, €374.00 for two adults and €454.00 for the family, with Friday next at €202.00, €251.00 and €315.00.
The cheapest dates
For a foot passenger in a reclining seat, Sunday 6 September 2026 carries the best price of the window, €33.00, closely followed by Tuesday 15 September 2026 at €35.00. The ranking then drops away sharply: €44.00 on Sunday 30 August 2026, then €50.60 on Saturday 3 October 2026, €54.00 on Saturday 12 September 2026, €58.00 on Friday 28 August 2026, €66.00 on Wednesday 26 August 2026 and €71.00 on Monday 24 August 2026.
On the motorised packages, Sunday 6 September 2026 carries the floor for two adults, €134.00, as for two adults and two children, €178.00. For one adult with a car and a cabin, the best reading falls on that same departure, Sunday 6 September 2026 at €107.00, ahead of Tuesday 15 September 2026 at €145.00. Tuesday 15 September 2026 follows at €172.00 for two adults and €216.00 for the family; the list then swings back to August 2026, with €195.00 and €298.00 on Saturday 3 October 2026, then €234.00 and €300.00 on Saturday 12 September 2026. On the foot-passenger profile, the best return trip recorded pairs a departure on 6 September 2026 at €33.00 with a return on 17 September 2026 at €32.60, that is €65.60 for the two legs, with Corsica Ferries in both directions.
Leaving from another port for Nice
To reach Nice, the lowest entry fare is Propriano's, €26.00 for a departure on 21 October 2026. L'Île-Rousse follows at €33.00 on 6 September 2026, Bastia at €32.00 on 4 September 2026, Porto-Vecchio at €37.60 on 23 September 2026 and Ajaccio at €73.00 on 25 August 2026. On the average, the order is reshuffled: Propriano stays lowest at €35.50, but Porto-Vecchio climbs to second, €37.60, ahead of Bastia at €52.31, while L'Île-Rousse, second on the floor, falls back to €55.18 and Ajaccio closes the list at €80.00. The port with the lowest floor is here also the one with the lowest average price; it is in the middle of the ranking that the two metrics diverge. All these ports are served by Corsica Ferries to Nice.
What these readings cover
Our observations on L'Île-Rousse–Nice cover departures from August 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.