Prices tracked over time — dated readings

Bastia–Gênes ferry — the return from Corsica

From €46.88one-way · Moby Lines · 20 September 2026See this price with Moby Lines — 20 September 2026

Price recorded on 20 September 2026 · you book on Moby Lines's own site.

When is the ferry cheapest?

The Bastia–Gênes ferry is cheapest in September (from €46.88, around €56.51 on average) and most expensive in August (around €75.31). Monday is usually the cheapest day to sail.

How long is the crossing?

The Bastia–Gênes 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 Bastia–Gênes, the average recorded price is about €59.75 when booking less than 7 days before departure, versus €57.19 when booking 2 to 3 months ahead. The lowest fare observed, €46.88, appears when booking 15 to 30 days ahead.

Where is it cheapest to sail from?

For 1 adult foot passenger, reclining seat heading to Gênes, the cheapest port is Bastia: from €46.88 one-way with Moby Lines, for a departure on 21 September 2026 (€62.23 on average). Comparing departure ports often brings the fare down.

How often do prices move, and by how much?

Out of 81 detected price changes since 1 July 2026, 81.5% are decreases (averaging 9.0%) and 18.5% are increases (averaging 11.2%).

-9.0%Decreases11.2%Increases

By travel option

Travel optionFromCompanyDate
1 adult foot passenger, reclining seat€46.88Moby Lines20 September 2026
1 adult + car, cabin€97.64Moby Lines20 September 2026
2 adults + car, cabin€135.52Moby Lines21 September 2026
2 adults + 2 children + car, cabin€206.28Moby Lines21 September 2026
1 adult foot passenger, deck€39.99Cors'Express4 December 2026
2 adults foot passengers, deck€79.98Cors'Express23 October 2026
2 adults 1 child foot passengers, deck€99.98Cors'Express6 November 2026
2 adults 2 children foot passengers, deck€119.98Cors'Express29 September 2026

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

Prices by month

100170240AugSeptOctNovDec1 adult foot passenger, reclining seatup to €75.311 adult + car, cabinup to €161.072 adults + car, cabinup to €218.812 adults + 2 children + car, cabinup to €309.421 adult foot passenger, deckup to €55.952 adults foot passengers, deckup to €110.242 adults 1 child foot passengers, deckup to €141.202 adults 2 children foot passengers, deckup to €172.16
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
August 2026€75.31€47.88€161.07€103.64€218.81€142.52€309.42€214.28€55.95€39.99€110.24€79.98€141.20€99.98€172.16€119.98
September 2026€56.51€46.88€115.89€97.64€161.08€135.52€239.16€206.28€44.19€39.99€86.58€79.98€111.90€99.98€137.21€119.98
October 2026€43.19€39.99€86.38€79.98€107.98€99.98€129.58€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

55Mon62Fri75Sat58Sun
DayAverage price
Monday€54.55
Friday€61.68
Saturday€74.55
Sunday€58.05

Where to sail from for less

Departure portCountryLowest priceAverage priceCheapest company
BastiaFR€46.88€62.23Moby Lines

Which company

CompanyCheapest datesLowest priceAverage price
Moby Lines23€46.88€62.23

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: €87.63 — outward on 20 September 2026 (Moby Lines, €46.88), return on 25 September 2026 (Moby Lines, €40.75).

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

The 8 cheapest dates

DateDayCompanyPrice
20/09/2026SundayMoby Lines€46.88View
21/09/2026MondayMoby Lines€46.88View
13/09/2026SundayMoby Lines€47.88View
31/08/2026MondayMoby Lines€47.88View
19/09/2026SaturdayMoby Lines€51.88View
14/09/2026MondayMoby Lines€51.88View
28/09/2026MondayMoby Lines€51.88View
27/09/2026SundayMoby Lines€51.88View

Bastia–Genoa: what our readings show

On Bastia–Genoa, Moby Lines operates, across our readings of 22 August 2026, the reclining seat and the car-and-cabin packages. For a foot passenger in a reclining seat, the average comes to €62.23, from €46.88. With a car and a cabin, one adult works out at €129.64 on average, from €97.64; two adults at €178.65, from €135.52; two adults and two children at €260.54, from €206.28.

Cors'Express cheaper on average than Moby Lines on deck

Beyond the reclining seat and the car-and-cabin package described above, our readings also cover a deck fare (deck passage, without a booked cabin or reclining seat) on Bastia–Genoa, sold by two companies: Cors'Express and Moby Lines. Cors'Express runs a fast ferry: a fast crossing, without a cabin — a product distinct from the reclining seat and the car-and-cabin package described above, both operated in daytime by Moby Lines. Duration and frequency vary by company.

For a single adult on deck, Cors'Express is the cheapest on our readings, at the minimum as on average: €39.99 and €43.40. Moby Lines follows at €52.38 on average, from €42.88. In November 2026, the deck fare does not move by a cent: €39.99 as both average and minimum, on a Cors'Express departure recorded on 13 November 2026, one way.

On the larger compositions, the advantage does not change sides: Cors'Express keeps both the better average and the better minimum on all three profiles. For two adults, it holds €86.80 on average (from €79.98) against €99.76 at Moby Lines — whose floor, €80.76, stays above. For two adults and one child, same configuration: €108.51 on average at Cors'Express (from €99.98) against €134.89 at Moby Lines, whose minimum goes no lower than €111.14. For two adults and two children, the gap widens: €130.22 on average and €119.98 at the minimum, against €170.02 on average and €141.52 at the minimum at Moby Lines.

Across the days of the week tracked for deck, Saturday comes out lowest for a single adult, at €47.14 on average, with Sunday just behind at €44.16, then Friday at €45.25, Tuesday at €44.16 and Thursday at €44.99; Monday closes the field at €49.55. August 2026 is the most expensive month of the window for this profile, at €55.95 on average, against €44.19 in September 2026 and €43.19 in October, November and December 2026.

August 2026 at the top, September 2026 lower

For the reclining seat and the car-and-cabin packages, the window recorded spans two months, August and September 2026. For the foot passenger in a reclining seat, the August 2026 average reaches €75.31, against €56.51 in September 2026. The minimum goes the other way: €47.88 on 31 August 2026, against €46.88 on 21 September 2026.

With a car and a cabin, the gap between the two months widens. One adult works out at €161.07 on average in August 2026, from €103.64, recorded on 31 August 2026, then falls back to €115.89 in September 2026, from €97.64. For two adults, the average moves from €218.81 in August 2026 to €161.08 in September; the floors settle at €142.52 on 31 August 2026, then €135.52 on 20 September 2026. For two adults and two children, August 2026 holds €309.42 on average with a minimum at €214.28, and September 2026 comes back down to €239.16, from €206.28. Across the four profiles, August 2026 is the most expensive month on average of the window recorded — while sheltering, each time, the cheapest departure.

Monday rather than Saturday

Monday is the best day across the four profiles operated by Moby Lines. For the foot passenger in a reclining seat, it comes out at €54.55 on average, ahead of Sunday at €58.05, while Friday rises to €61.68 and Saturday to €74.55. With a car and a cabin, the gap widens. For one adult, Monday drops to €117.64 when Saturday holds €142.31; for two adults, €162.19 on Monday against €196.52 on Saturday; for two adults and two children, €239.61 against €283.61. Sunday sits in the middle throughout: €120.81 for a motorised adult, €168.52 for two, €249.11 for the family, with Friday slotting in at €139.44, €189.12 and €271.68. On these four profiles, our readings of 22 August 2026 cover only these four days of the week.

The cheapest dates

The cheapest departures for a foot passenger in a reclining seat are all with Moby Lines. At the top, two consecutive days at €46.88: Sunday 20 September 2026 and Monday 21 September 2026. Five departures follow at €47.88Sunday 13 September 2026, Monday 31 August 2026, Saturday 19 September 2026, Monday 14 September 2026 and Monday 28 September 2026 —, then Sunday 27 September 2026 at €51.88.

For one adult with a car and a cabin, the lead is the same: €97.64 on Sunday 20 September 2026 as on Monday 21 September 2026, ahead of Sunday 13 September 2026 at €98.64; the last five departures on the list all hold €102.64.

For two adults, the first two days swap: Monday 21 September 2026 moves in front at €135.52, ahead of Sunday 20 September 2026 at €135.52 and Sunday 13 September 2026 at €137.52; the next five share €142.52. For two adults and two children, the same order at the top: €206.28 on Monday 21 September 2026, €206.28 on Sunday 20 September 2026, €209.28 on Sunday 13 September 2026, then a €214.28 plateau across the last five dates.

On a return trip, the best pairing recorded for a foot passenger in a reclining seat stays with Moby Lines on both sides: an outward leg on 20 September 2026 at €46.88 and a return on 25 September 2026 at €40.75, or €87.63 for both legs.

What these readings cover

On our readings, Bastia is the only Corsican port tracked towards Genoa: we have no observations from another Corsican port for this destination. For the reclining seat and the car-and-cabin packages, coverage spans August and September 2026, every crossing recorded with Moby Lines. For deck, the window runs from August to December 2026, with both Cors'Express and Moby Lines present.