Ionian Islands · Greece — 39.62°N, 19.92°E

RIB rental in Corfu

From Corfu, the Ionian Islands open up to sailboats and catamarans alike — legendary waters where prices vary widely between platforms. Boat-Comparator aggregates real offers and lets you book directly with the operator.

The RIB is the Swiss-army knife of a day at sea in Corfu: fast, seaworthy, easy to beach in coves, with room for a whole crew of friends. It is the most-rented format on the coast — and the one where price gaps between platforms are most visible, since every operator sets its own rate and fuel policy.

Expect €200–600 per day depending on length and engine, fuel usually extra (€20–60 per hour under way). A license is required above 6 hp in France; many operators in Corfu offer a skipper option if you don't hold one.

Boats available in Corfu, live

Boataround, SamBoat, Click&Boat and GlobeSailor queried right now, sorted by price. You book on the platform, with no added fees.

Observed prices in Corfu (real nightly readings, latest on 2026-09-29): median €620/day, €174 to €1,200, 6 offers compared at the latest reading. Methodology and full figures →

€650 for 6 offers, against €558 for 60 motorboats

Survey of 1 September 2026 for a 1 October departure: 6 RIBs in Corfu, median €650 per day, from €417 to €1,102. That is the 16th highest RIB median across our 152 bases, and the 130th entry price out of 152: expensive at the top and at the bottom. But the real lesson lies elsewhere. In the same survey, on the same date and for the same departure, the motorboat comes out at a €558 median on 60 offers, from €174 to €5,300 — the 2nd deepest motorboat catalogue of our 181 surveys, behind a single other base. In other words: in Corfu the RIB costs more than the motorboat and is picked from ten times fewer listings. The Corfiot day-trip market is a motorboat market; the RIB is a niche within it. The survey's 92 offers, all categories combined, run from €165 to €8,571 for a €661 median, and those €165 — the island's cheapest listing that day — are not a RIB. Our RIB rental guide helps decide between the two hulls, and the platform comparison shows who lists what.

Gouvia 6 km away, and an OSM extract to read carefully

The OpenStreetMap extract around Corfu needs reading for what it is. Gouvia marina, 6.4 km out — labelled in Greek script, Μαρίνα Γουβιών — is the island's real charter hub, and the subject of our guide to boat rental in Gouvia. Then come Ipsos (10.5 km), Kouloura Marina (13.5 km) in the north-east facing Albania, Paleokastritsa marina (19.1 km) on the west coast and Roda (21.7 km). Two entries in the list are not harbours at all: one is a scout campsite 2.3 km away, the other a boat hire business 7.2 km away — we flag them rather than pass them off as departure points. The marina hub around Corfu covers the pages one by one, and our Corfu and Paxos guide details day routes. These waters are sampled by research: a study by Argyro Adamopoulou, Christina Zeri, Francesca Garaventa, Chiara Gambardella, Christos Ioakeimidis and Elli Pitta, published in 2021 in Frontiers in Marine Science, analysed 84 manta-net samples between 2014 and 2020 across the Ionian, Aegean and Levantine Seas, including the gulf of Corfu. Floating microplastic concentrations range from 0.012 to 1.62 items per square metre and do not peak near the areas presumed most loaded; fragments dominate (50 to 60 %) and polyethylene leads the eleven polymer types identified. The authors conclude that proximity to coastal population centres determines the size and nature of the microplastics, and that local oceanographic conditions — surface slicks in particular — weigh heavily on concentrations (see the study).

Thirty horsepower licence-free, and an 18 % fall in September

Greek rules: operators commonly rent boats up to 30 hp without a licence, after a briefing and a signed waiver; above that, licence or skipper, with the local port police always having the final say on its waters. That threshold is far higher than the French one, and it explains how strong the license-free category is here: 6 offers in the 1 September survey, median €210, from €165 to €320 — a third of the RIB. By departure month, the RIB gives a €569 median for August 2026 departures (5 surveys) and €465 for September ones (3 surveys), an 18 % fall; the €650 from the dated survey of 1 September, for an October departure, rests on a single pass and is worth reading as an indication only. The sailboat holds just 3 offers that day (€298 to €2,319): read those as isolated examples. The Corfu or Lefkada comparison helps choose the Ionian base, and the last-minute boat rental guide covers the shoulder season.

When to sail in Corfu

Corfu (Ionian Islands, Greece) — The meltemi blows hard in July–August across the Cyclades; the Ionian islands are more sheltered for beginners. May–June and September are the favoured months.

How it works

Enter your dates and party size: Boat-Comparator queries Boataround, SamBoat, Click&Boat and GlobeSailor in parallel, gathers the boats available in Corfu and ranks them by real price. You then book directly on the platform, under its guarantees. Free, no sign-up.

Not sure which platform to trust? Read our comparison and our detailed reviews: Click&Boat, SamBoat, Boataround, GlobeSailor.

Frequently asked questions

How much does RIB rental cost in Corfu?

Expect €174–1,200 per day — where you land depends on size, the boat's year and the platform. Prices shown here are those actually published at the time of your search.

Do I need a license?

Yes above 6 hp: French coastal license or local equivalent — otherwise most operators offer a skipper option.

Which platforms do you compare in Corfu?

Boataround, SamBoat, Click&Boat and GlobeSailor are queried live; GetMyBoat and Boatsetter will join as partnership agreements land.

How much does RIB rental cost in Corfu?

In our survey of 1 September 2026 for a 1 October departure: 6 RIBs, median €650 per day, from €417 to €1,102. In the same survey the motorboat comes out at a €558 median on 60 offers, from €174 to €5,300: in Corfu the RIB costs more than the motorboat, and is picked from ten times fewer listings. By departure month, the RIB median moves from €569 in August 2026 (5 surveys) to €465 in September (3 surveys).

Do you need a licence to rent a RIB in Corfu?

In Greece, operators commonly rent boats up to 30 hp without a licence, after a briefing and a signed waiver; above that, licence or skipper. The local port police always has the final say on its waters. In Corfu the license-free category comes out at a €210 median on 6 offers in the survey of 1 September 2026, from €165 to €320, a third of the price of a RIB.

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