Fare Comparison

Ferry vs Flight

Which Mediterranean island routes are cheaper by ferry this summer?

Ferryhopper compared roundtrip ferry fares with flight fares on the most popular Mediterranean routes.

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Where travellers save

Best Routes to Book a Ferry

These are the routes where the ferry fare created the largest cash saving against the comparable roundtrip flight fare in the dataset.

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Where flights win on fare

Best Routes to Book a Plane

These are the routes where the comparable roundtrip flight fare was the clearest cash saving versus taking the ferry.

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Preview the wider ferry and flight rankings

Use the route previews below to compare more of the routes where ferries or flights show the biggest cash advantage.

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Top ferry routes ranked by cash saving versus flying.

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Top flight routes ranked by cash saving versus taking the ferry.

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Compare all 23 routes

Search by route, then compare roundtrip ferry and flight fares. Positive savings mean the ferry was cheaper. Negative savings mean the flight was cheaper.

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Methodology

How the comparison was built

The study ranks Mediterranean travel routes to identify where travellers can save most by taking a ferry instead of a flight during peak summer season.

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Route selectionRoutes were included where the destination airport was within 45 minutes of the city centre, keeping the comparison practical for travellers.
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Price sourcesFerry prices were sourced primarily from Ferryhopper. Flight data was gathered from Google Travel and Skyscanner.
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Like-for-like matchingEach distinct port-to-port ferry route was matched to the closest corresponding airport pair. Multiple ferry routes could share the same flight alternative where applicable.
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Data caveatAll prices were collected at the time of analysis and may vary depending on availability, seasonality and booking conditions.
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