How much does a yacht charter cost in 2026: prices by country and month

Q: How does payment work?

You pay in two instalments: a 30–70% prepayment when you book, which secures the boat, and the balance a month before departure. If departure is less than a month away, you pay the full amount straight away.

Not the “from €1,000 a week” of ads, but what is on sale right now: the RYC search agent's selection and checks of MMK, NauSys and open booking sites, each boat counted once. Prices are for the whole boat for a week.

RYC Rentals team · data as of 28 Oct 2026

In short · as of 28 Oct 2026

As of 28 Oct 2026, a discounted week on a yacht costs from €627 (Croatia) for the whole boat; the deepest discounts reach 65% (Turkey). Discounted boats in the agent's selection: 1427. Transit log, cleaning and a refundable deposit are paid at the base on top.

Updated after every agent run — about every 6 days. Prices as at the source; an RYC manager confirms availability.

A week from … by country

All hot deals

Hot deals as of 28 Oct 2026. Discounted boats counts every boat from the country in the selection, the median is taken across models, and “Week from” is the cheapest week for the whole boat.
Country	Discounted boats	Up to	Median by model	Week from
Croatia	343	−50 %	−40 %	€627
Turkey	266	−65 %	−30 %	€780
Italy	248	−61 %	−31 %	€780
Greece	349	−60 %	−35 %	€945
Montenegro	8	−35 %	−15 %	€1,138
Spain	65	−40 %	−15 %	€1,148
France	14	−36 %	−36 %	€1,548
Canary Islands	25	−15 %	−15 %	€1,573
Caribbean	67	−37 %	−15 %	€1,790
Seychelles	37	−33 %	−30 %	€2,940
Thailand	5	−20 %	−20 %	€9,599

When it is cheaper: by month

€ per berth per week by departure month — Turkey, catamarans. The dot is the median, the band is half of the boats; under each month — the check day and the number of boats. Other countries and boat types are on the Prices page.

medianhalf of the boats — p25 to p75≈ MMK read in part or fewer than 30 boatstodayestimate — not before May 2027

Prices by month

Prices and discounts by month in each country

CroatiaOctober November December January February March
GreeceOctober November December January February March
ItalyOctober November December January February March
TurkeyOctober November December January February March
SpainOctober November December January February March
MontenegroOctober November December January February March
SeychellesOctober November December January February March
FranceOctober November December January February March
CaribbeanOctober November December January February March
ThailandOctober November December January February March
Canary IslandsNovember December January February March

Sailing routes

All routes

Marmaris — Datça7 days · ~100 nm

Athens — Hydra8 days · ~120 nm

Split — Hvar8 days · ~150 nm

Tivat — Kotor5 days · ~62 nm

Olbia — La Maddalena7 days · ~100 nm

Marmaris — Knidos — Datça: a week's sailing route

Marmaris — Knidos7 days · ~145 nm

Sardinia to Corsica: a week's route from Olbia

Portisco — Bonifacio8 days · ~95 nm

From Marmaris: Bozukkale, Söğüt and Serçe Limanı

Marmaris — Bozukkale7 days · ~110 nm

A week from Göcek: Dalyan and the Twelve Islands

Göcek — Dalyan7 days · ~95 nm

Fethiye — Kaş — Kekova: a week's sailing route

Fethiye — Kekova8 days · ~175 nm

Lefkas — Ithaca8 days · ~95 nm

Corfu — Lefkas7 days · ~155 nm

Kos — Rhodes7 days · ~190 nm

Kos — Patmos7 days · ~80 nm

Pula — Rab7 days · ~160 nm

Tuscany to Corsica: a week's route from Punta Ala

Punta Ala — Macinaggio7 days · ~155 nm

A week's sailing route around the Bay of Naples

Naples — Capri8 days · ~110 nm

A sailing route to the Aeolian Islands from Palermo

Palermo — Stromboli9 days · ~295 nm

A week's sailing route along the French Riviera

Toulon — Saint-Tropez7 days · ~120 nm

Dubrovnik sailing route: Mljet and Korčula

Dubrovnik — Korčula7 days · ~115 nm

A week's sailing route from Šibenik: the Kornati

Šibenik — Kornati7 days · ~95 nm

Zadar sailing route: Dugi Otok and Telašćica

Zadar — Dugi Otok7 days · ~85 nm

Trogir sailing route: Šolta, Vis and Brač

Trogir — Šolta7 days · ~90 nm

Tivat to Budva: a week on the Montenegrin coast

Tivat — Budva7 days · ~70 nm

Bar sailing route: Ulcinj and Ada Bojana

Bar — Ulcinj7 days · ~60 nm

Sailing route from Salerno: Amalfi, Positano, Capri

Salerno — Amalfi7 days · ~85 nm

Hyères — Porquerolles7 days · ~90 nm

Southern Corsica sailing route from Ajaccio

Ajaccio — Bonifacio7 days · ~115 nm

From Palma to Ibiza and Formentera: a week's route

Palma — Ibiza7 days · ~155 nm

Costa Brava sailing route from Barcelona

Barcelona — Costa Brava7 days · ~120 nm

Menorca sailing route with a hop to Mallorca

Menorca — Mallorca7 days · ~110 nm

Alicante sailing route: Tabarca, Ibiza and Formentera

Alicante — Ibiza7 days · ~185 nm

Valencia sailing route: Columbretes and Formentera

Valencia — Formentera7 days · ~225 nm

Tenerife to La Gomera: a week's sailing route

Tenerife — La Gomera7 days · ~120 nm

Lanzarote — Fuerteventura — La Graciosa: a week's route

Lanzarote — Fuerteventura7 days · ~100 nm

Seychelles sailing route from Mahé: Praslin and La Digue

Mahé — La Digue7 days · ~80 nm

A week around Mahé: Silhouette and Sainte Anne

Mahé — Silhouette7 days · ~60 nm

A week's sailing route from Praslin: Curieuse and Aride

Praslin — Curieuse — Aride7 days · ~55 nm

Phuket — Phang Nga7 days · ~110 nm

From Phuket: Phi Phi, Koh Lanta and Racha

Phuket — Phi Phi7 days · ~130 nm

Phuket to the Similan Islands: a week's sailing route

Phuket — Similan7 days · ~170 nm

British Virgin Islands: a week's sailing route

Tortola — Virgin Gorda7 days · ~90 nm

Martinique to the Grenadines: a week's sailing route

Martinique — Grenadines7 days · ~190 nm

Antigua and Barbuda: a week's sailing route

Antigua — Barbuda7 days · ~95 nm

From St Martin: Anguilla and St Barths in a week

St Martin — Anguilla7 days · ~85 nm

Fethiye — Knidos — Bodrum: a one-week route

Fethiye — Bodrum8 days · ~236 nm

Göcek — Bozburun8 days · ~163 nm

Göcek — Marmaris via Bozburun: a one-way week

Göcek — Marmaris8 days · ~120 nm

Göcek — Marmaris via Ölüdeniz: a one-way week

Göcek — Ölüdeniz — Marmaris8 days · ~105 nm

Athens to Thessaloniki: a one-way sailing route

Athens — Thessaloniki10 days · ~306 nm

Around the Cyclades: a 10-day sailing route

Lavrion — Santorini11 days · ~281 nm

Athens to Kea and Kythnos: a one-week sailing route

Athens — Kea7 days · ~158 nm

Lefkas to Kalamos and Kefalonia: a one-week route

Lefkas — Kefalonia8 days · ~111 nm

Athens to Milos: a one-week sailing route

Athens — Milos8 days · ~206 nm

Around Thasos from Kavala: a one-week sailing route

Kavala — Thasos7 days · ~95 nm

Two weeks from Trogir: Kornati, Zadar and Vis

Trogir — Kornati14 days · ~272 nm

A week from Trogir: Šibenik and the Krka

Trogir — Krka7 days · ~95 nm

Zadar to Istria and the Kvarner: a two-week route

Zadar — Kvarner14 days · ~282 nm

A week's sailing route in the Aeolian Islands from Portorosa

Portorosa — Stromboli7 days · ~108 nm

All seven Aeolian Islands in a week from Capo d'Orlando

Capo d'Orlando — Alicudi8 days · ~132 nm

Capri and Ischia in 4 days: a short route from Stabia

Castellammare di Stabia — Capri5 days · ~66 nm

A week's sailing route along the Cilento coast from Salerno

Salerno — Palinuro8 days · ~123 nm

Elba and round Corsica: a two-week route from Scarlino

Scarlino — Bonifacio14 days · ~390 nm

Elba and Giglio: a week's sailing route from Punta Ala

Punta Ala — Giglio7 days · ~117 nm

A one-week sailing route from Nettuno: Ponza and Ischia

Nettuno — Ponza7 days · ~176 nm

Portorož — Venice — Istria: a two-week sailing route

Portorož — Venice14 days · ~207 nm

Palma — Menorca — Ibiza14 days · ~406 nm

From the Costa Brava to France: a one-week route

L'Estartit — Gruissan7 days · ~147 nm

Around Mallorca: a one-week sailing route

Palma — Cabrera7 days · ~167 nm

Tenerife, Gran Canaria and La Gomera in a week

Tenerife — Gran Canaria7 days · ~225 nm

Algarve sailing route: a week from Portimão

Portimão — Sagres7 days · ~114 nm

Azores sailing route: São Miguel and Santa Maria

Ponta Delgada — Santa Maria7 days · ~129 nm

A week's sailing route from Lisbon: Sesimbra and Setúbal

Lisbon — Setúbal7 days · ~148 nm

Phuket to Langkawi: a one-way sailing route

Phuket — Langkawi8 days · ~180 nm

Maldives by boat: Malé and Ari atolls in a week

Hulhumalé — Ari8 days · ~136 nm

The Abacos, Bahamas: a one-week sailing route

Marsh Harbour — Hope Town7 days · ~50 nm

Cienfuegos to Cayo Largo: a one-week sailing route

Cienfuegos — Cayo Largo7 days · ~206 nm

The cays off Trinidad, Cuba: a one-week route

Cienfuegos — Trinidad7 days · ~136 nm

Cienfuegos to the Isla de la Juventud in 11 days

Cienfuegos — Isla de la Juventud11 days · ~375 nm

Guadeloupe to Dominica: a one-week sailing route

Guadeloupe — Dominica7 days · ~136 nm

St Martin to Martinique: a two-week one-way route

St Martin — Martinique14 days · ~325 nm

St Martin to Tortola: an 11-day one-way route

St Martin — Tortola11 days · ~181 nm

What's included in the boat price?

Just the boat, for a week. Usually paid separately: transit log and final cleaning, fuel, marina fees, the security deposit (or deposit insurance), a skipper, cook and hostess if you need them, and extras (SUP board, on-board Wi-Fi, coffee machine, child safety netting).

How booking works

Questions

Common questions about price and booking

All questions and answers

How far ahead should I book?

In the Mediterranean (Turkey, Greece, Croatia), you can catch hot deals 2–⁠6 weeks ahead. For the Caribbean, the Seychelles and other exotic destinations, book early, 4–⁠8 months ahead: fleets there are smaller and last-minute discounts almost never come up.

How does payment work?

You pay in two instalments: a 30–⁠70% prepayment when you book, which secures the boat, and the balance a month before departure. If departure is less than a month away, you pay the full amount straight away.

What is the security deposit and how is it paid?

The security deposit is your insurance excess in case of damage, usually €1,000–⁠8,000. It is taken at the base at check-⁠in on a credit card issued outside Russia: charter companies don't accept Russian cards or debit cards. With a hired skipper the deposit terms may be different, and not every charter company accepts a cash deposit or deposit insurance: check with the manager.

Do I need a licence to charter a yacht?

For a bareboat charter (no skipper or crew provided), yes: a skipper's licence and, as a rule, a VHF radio certificate. Without a licence, we add a skipper, paid separately from the boat price.

Why do all charters run Saturday to Saturday?

99% of charter fleets worldwide work this way: the boat comes back on Friday evening and goes out to the next crew on Saturday morning. Other changeover days are possible in low season, by arrangement. In some destinations (the Caribbean, Cuba, France) you can add days beyond the week: +1, 2, 3 or 4 days.

Where the numbers come from and how to cite them

The RYC search agent checks the charter company portals MMK and NauSys and open booking sites about every 6 days; each boat is counted once per week, at the source price with no markup. You may cite the figures on this page with a link to it; every month and country is in the CSV and on the Prices page.

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