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Yacht rental in Ibiza

Ibiza, in Balearic Islands, draws an international crowd every summer: catalogues are deep but scattered across platforms. Boat-Comparator compares live boat rental offers in Ibiza and lets you book on the cheapest platform.

A yacht day in Ibiza 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 Ibiza, 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 Ibiza (real nightly readings, latest on 2026-09-29): median €2,614/day, €1,000 to €11,900, 21 offers compared at the latest reading. Methodology and full figures →

€2,280 in Ibiza, €3,300 in Palma, €3,400 in Barcelona

Survey of 1 September 2026 for a 1 October departure: 22 yachts, a €2,280 daily median, from €1,000 to €9,800 — the 8th deepest yacht catalogue of our 139 bases surveyed for this type. The regional comparison surprises: at the same moment Palma comes out at €3,300 on 19 offers (surveyed 3 September), Barcelona at €3,400 on 13 offers (6 September) and Marbella at €4,190 on 43 offers (3 September). Ibiza therefore lands 31% below Palma and 33% below Barcelona with a deeper catalogue than either. The explanation sits in the floor: the first yacht costs €1,000 in Ibiza against €1,900 in Barcelona, nearly double. The island reputed to be the priciest in the Balearics is, in this exact category on this date, the cheapest of the big Spanish bases. Worth reading: renting a yacht in Ibiza, Ibiza or Mallorca and what a yacht day actually costs.

What the yacht represents inside the day's 100 offers

The 100 offers recorded in Ibiza on 1 September span €46 to €9,800 for a €800 median: the yacht accounts for 22 of them and owns the entire top of the range — the ceiling of the yacht catalogue and the ceiling of the base are the same boat. Below it, the motorboat holds 43 offers at €683 and license-free 11 offers at €290 — which is in fact the largest license-free catalogue of the 105 bases where we find any, a direct effect of the Spanish 15 hp rule. One contrast is worth flagging: in Formentera, 19 kilometres away, our 2 September survey finds only two yachts, at €10,890 and €29,040 — two listings, so an isolated example rather than a median, but enough to show that the two islands are not selling the same thing. See chartering a yacht with crew and avoiding online charter scams.

−28% from August to October, on a sea that is still warm

By departure month the yacht gives €3,157 for August 2026 (5 surveys), €2,648 for September (3 surveys) and €2,280 for October (1 survey): −28% across three months, one of the sharpest declines in our collection for this category. The sea does not follow the same curve. A study by Mélanie Juza, Àngels Fernández-Mora and Joaquín Tintoré, published in 2022 in Frontiers in Marine Science, analyses marine heat waves by Mediterranean sub-region over 1982-2020: surface indices have "dramatically increased over the last four decades", with an unprecedented recent acceleration in every sub-region, and the paper devotes a case study to Balearic coastal waters, where these warm events prove more intense and more frequent inshore than offshore (see the study). The practical translation for a shoulder-season charter: the price lists come down while the water stays at its annual maximum. On boarding, the five marinas inside the first kilometre and a half are listed on the marina hub around Ibiza (OpenStreetMap data, ODbL). See finally last-minute boat rental and chartering a yacht for less.

When to sail in Ibiza

Ibiza (Balearic Islands, Spain) — The Balearics and Costa Brava fill up in summer; June and September stay warm, with fewer crowds and lower prices.

How it works

One search, four catalogues: Boat-Comparator queries Boataround, SamBoat, Click&Boat and GlobeSailor at the same moment, gathers the boats available in Ibiza and sorts them by real price. Booking then happens with the operator, under its guarantees — free, no account.

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 Ibiza?

Observed range: €1,000–11,900 per day depending on season, size and platform. Boat-Comparator compares the real prices 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 Ibiza?

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

How much does yacht rental cost in Ibiza?

In our survey of 1 September 2026, for a 1 October departure: 22 yachts, a €2,280 daily median, from €1,000 to €9,800. By departure month: €3,157 in August (5 surveys), €2,648 in September (3 surveys), €2,280 in October (1 survey), a 28% fall across three months.

Is a yacht dearer in Ibiza than in Palma or Barcelona?

No, the other way round. At the same moment Ibiza comes out at a €2,280 median on 22 offers, Palma at €3,300 on 19 offers and Barcelona at €3,400 on 13 offers. The gap comes from the floor: the first yacht costs €1,000 in Ibiza against €1,900 in Barcelona.

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