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Boat rental in the Balearics: every port compared

Ibiza-Formentera and its unreal water, the bay of Palma and its deep fleets, unspoilt Menorca: the Balearics are Spain's most sought-after waters. Price spreads between platforms are among the widest we measure — compare before you book.

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When to sail in the Balearics

The Balearics and Costa Brava fill up in summer; June and September stay warm, with fewer crowds and lower prices.

Three ports on Ibiza, three different markets

This is the most striking finding in our readings from 5 to 11 September 2026, thirty days ahead of departure: on an island 40 kilometres long, the daily median is €115 in Sant Antoni (23 offers), €852 in Ibiza town (100 offers) and €1,180 in Santa Eulària (55 offers). A factor of ten between the north-west and the east of the same island. On motorboats alone the gap is still one to seven: €174 in Sant Antoni (12 offers) against €1,180 in Santa Eulària (30 offers).

The explanation is structural, not tariff-driven: Sant Antoni concentrates the small day-boats and license-free units, while Santa Eulària and Marina Botafoch hold the large motorboats and yachts. If your plan is a day out to Es Vedrà or the west-coast calas, leaving from Sant Antoni changes everything — and it is twenty kilometres from Ibiza town.

Where Mallorca, Menorca and Formentera sit

Palma remains the archipelago’s deepest market (€942 median across 100 offers) and the most expensive for catamarans, at €3,833 (18 offers) against €902 in Formentera (6 offers). On yachts, by contrast, Ibiza comes out at €2,200 (23 offers), below Palma at €3,000 (22 offers) and Santa Eulària at €3,100 (9 offers): the best-known destination is not the priciest in its category.

Menorca stands apart, with Ciutadella at €550 (42 offers) and Mahón at €472 (31 offers) — well under Ibiza and Palma, for some of the most sheltered coves in the Balearics. On license-free boats, our readings give €40 in Santa Ponsa (4 offers), €115 in Sant Antoni (10 offers) and €163 in Ibiza (11 offers): alongside Greece, the Balearics are where this category is best stocked.

Anchoring, a measurable variable for life under the hull

A study by Iris Hendriks and colleagues, published in 2013 in Biological Conservation, surveyed the noble pen shell Pinna nobilis, the largest bivalve in the Mediterranean, at six shallow sites around Mallorca. Where anchoring is banned, average density reaches 7.9 individuals per 100 m²; where boats anchor, it falls to 1.7 — a gap that no other measured factor, neither shoot density nor meadow cover nor storms, explains. In the Balearic calas, the choice of anchoring spot — buoy or sandy bottom rather than seagrass — shows up directly beneath your hull. Our guide to anchoring properly covers the habits, and our Balearics by boat guide the Ibiza-Formentera anchorages.

To choose between platforms, see which boat rental platform to choose; to target the right shoulder-season window, our last-minute boat rental guide.

Rental ports in the Balearics

Frequently asked questions

How much does a boat rental cost in the Balearics?

Roughly €100–250 per day license-free, €200–600 for a RIB, €1,500–8,000 per week for a sailboat or catamaran depending on season. Prices vary markedly by port and platform — exactly what Boat-Comparator compares live.

Which port should I choose in the Balearics?

Ibiza, Formentera, Palma de Mallorca, Alcúdia…: each base opens different waters. The port pages below detail price ranges and the boats available by day or by week.

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