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

Yacht 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.

A yacht day in Corfu is the full experience: skipper (sometimes a stewardess) included, champagne on ice, anchoring off the beaches everyone else watches from shore. Units from 15 to 25 metres dominate day charter.

Budget: from €2,500 per day, fuel often billed on actual consumption — an item that can reach 20% of the total, worth clarifying before booking. A professional skipper is almost always mandatory, and rightly so: they know every anchorage in the bay.

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 €3,400/day, €1,490 to €5,750, 5 offers compared at the latest reading. Methodology and full figures →

A five-offer market, tight between €1,739 and €5,500

Survey of 1 September 2026 for a 1 October departure: 5 yachts in Corfu, median €3,105 per day, from €1,739 to €5,500. Across our 139 bases with a usable yacht median, Corfu ranks 72nd — mid-table, both by median and by entry price. What sets Corfu apart is therefore not the price level: it is how narrow the range is. A factor of just 3 between the first and last offer, where Dubrovnik fields 29 offers from €680 to €10,000 — a factor of 15. In practice: in Corfu you do not search long, because there is not much to search, and the €5,500 ceiling means no very large unit is offered by the day in our surveys. A base with five yachts is one you book early: that is the first practical point. The yacht day charter price breakdown unpacks the bill, the crewed charter guide sets out what the skipper covers, and our tips for chartering a yacht for less list the real levers.

No catamaran in Corfu: the step below simply does not exist

Across all our collections, on every date, no catamaran offer has ever been recorded in Corfu. We say so rather than hide it, because the budget consequence is direct. Elsewhere the catamaran is the step immediately below the yacht: in Dubrovnik it drops to a €326 median, in Lagos to €2,413. In Corfu that step is missing — and what replaces it is the motorboat, at a €558 median on 60 offers in the same 1 September survey, the 2nd deepest motorboat catalogue of our 181 surveys. The gap between the two categories is therefore a factor of 5.6, with no intermediate rung. The RIB comes out at €650 on 6 offers and the sailboat at just 3 offers, from €298 to €2,319 — too few to draw a median from. All categories combined, the day's 92 offers run from €165 to €8,571, median €661. Our Corfu and Paxos guide covers the routes, the Corfu or Lefkada comparison helps pick the Ionian base, and which platform to choose shows who lists what.

An island of high marine diversity, and a fleet you book early

By departure month, our yacht surveys give a €3,901 median for August 2026 departures (5 surveys) and €4,518 for September ones (3 surveys). That 16 % rise says nothing about a price list: across five units, one boat entering or leaving moves the median by hundreds of euros. It is a composition effect, not inflation. The dated survey of 1 September, for an October departure, comes back down to €3,105. Corfu is also a recognised subject of study for its diversity: a study by Anna E. Weinmann, Olga Koukousioura, Maria V. Triantaphyllou and Martin R. Langer, published in 2023 in Web Ecology, analysed 51 samples taken from 25 sites around the island and recorded 200 benthic foraminiferal species — high species richness, structured by water depth, sediment texture and above all vegetation. The authors show that the invasive species Amphistegina lobifera affects local diversity, and that these effects become apparent once it exceeds 10 to 20 % of total abundance, a phenomenon they tie to the ongoing tropicalization of the Mediterranean (see the study). On departures, Gouvia marina, 6.4 km from town according to the OpenStreetMap extract, concentrates most of the charter fleet; port pages are gathered in the marina hub around Corfu. To book late anyway, see the last-minute boat rental guide.

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 yacht rental cost in Corfu?

Expect €1,490–5,750 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?

A professional skipper is almost always mandatory (included or billed separately).

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 a day yacht charter cost in Corfu?

In our survey of 1 September 2026 for a 1 October departure: 5 yachts, median €3,105 per day, from €1,739 to €5,500. The range is tight — a factor of 3 between the extremes, against a factor of 15 in Dubrovnik across 29 offers. By departure month, the median moves from €3,901 in August 2026 (5 surveys) to €4,518 in September (3 surveys), a gap that reflects fleet composition rather than a price list.

Can you charter a catamaran in Corfu instead of a yacht?

Not according to our surveys: no catamaran offer has ever been recorded in Corfu, on any date. The category immediately below the yacht is therefore the motorboat, at a €558 median on 60 offers in the survey of 1 September 2026 — the 2nd deepest motorboat catalogue of our 181 surveys. The RIB comes out at €650 on 6 offers.

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