Route matrix

Yacht delivery routes and prices, 30+ routes mapped

Name: Yacht delivery prices by route, 2026
Creator: Boat Gigs
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Real cost ranges by route for a 40-foot cruising yacht in 2026. Distance, typical duration, and price band, grouped by region. Numbers are calibrated on actual delivery requests received on the platform between 2024 and 2026.

TL;DR

Short coastal hops (under 200 nm) run €700 to €2,500. Mediterranean passages (200 to 1,500 nm) run €1,500 to €10,000. North Sea and Channel crossings come in at €1,500 to €11,000 depending on distance. Caribbean inter-island hops are €800 to €3,500. Transatlantic crossings sit at €8,000 to €20,000. Ranges are for a 40-foot cruising yacht with a single captain; bigger boats add 25%, smaller boats subtract 15%.

These are ranges, not quotes.

Captains who actually sail your route give you the real number. Free, anonymous, no obligation.

Get an offer

Western Mediterranean

The most active delivery market in Europe. Short hops between Balearics, mainland Spain, Sardinia, and the French Riviera dominate spring and autumn schedules.

Route	Distance	Typical days	Cost band (40 ft)	Get offers
Palma de Mallorca → Gibraltar	500 nm	4–6 days	€1,500–€2,500	Get offers
Palma de Mallorca → Cagliari	200 nm	2–3 days	€1,200–€2,000	Get offers
Palma de Mallorca → Barcelona	140 nm	1–2 days	€1,000–€1,500	Get offers
Palma de Mallorca → Ibiza	60 nm	1–1 days	€700–€1,200	Get offers
Gibraltar → Lagos	200 nm	2–3 days	€1,200–€2,000	Get offers
Cannes → Palma de Mallorca	300 nm	2–3 days	€1,500–€2,500	Get offers
Genova → Cagliari	220 nm	2–3 days	€1,200–€2,000	Get offers
Valencia → Mallorca	140 nm	1–2 days	€1,000–€1,500	Get offers
Barcelona → Malta	560 nm	4–6 days	€2,500–€4,000	Get offers

Eastern Mediterranean

Longer passages, often punctuated by paperwork at Greek and Turkish customs. Crews tend to over-budget for layover days; check whether the schedule has them.

Route	Distance	Typical days	Cost band (40 ft)	Get offers
Athens → Palma de Mallorca	1,300 nm	9–13 days	€5,000–€8,000	Get offers
Split → Athens	600 nm	5–7 days	€2,500–€4,000	Get offers
Istanbul → Athens	500 nm	4–6 days	€2,000–€3,500	Get offers
Athens → Sicily	700 nm	5–8 days	€3,000–€5,000	Get offers
Palma de Mallorca → Corfu	800 nm	6–8 days	€3,000–€5,000	Get offers
Palma de Mallorca → Marmaris	1,350 nm	10–13 days	€5,000–€8,500	Get offers
Alicante → Piraeus	1,150 nm	8–11 days	€4,500–€7,500	Get offers

Northern Europe and the North Sea

Time-sensitive, weather is the variable. UK and NL owners moving boats south for season; Scandinavian owners running up to summer cruising grounds.

Route	Distance	Typical days	Cost band (40 ft)	Get offers
Solent → Gibraltar	1,300 nm	9–13 days	€5,000–€9,000	Get offers
Solent → Lagos	1,500 nm	10–14 days	€6,000–€10,000	Get offers
Amsterdam → Solent	300 nm	2–3 days	€1,500–€2,500	Get offers
Den Helder → Solent	300 nm	2–3 days	€1,500–€2,500	Get offers
Den Helder → Lagos	1,700 nm	12–16 days	€7,000–€11,000	Get offers
Hamburg → Solent	500 nm	4–6 days	€2,000–€3,500	Get offers
Göteborg → Helsinki	700 nm	5–8 days	€3,000–€5,000	Get offers

Biscay and Atlantic Europe

The long way between northern Europe and the Mediterranean. The Bay of Biscay sets the schedule: captains wait for a settled window, so build a few days of slack into any date.

Route	Distance	Typical days	Cost band (40 ft)	Get offers
IJmuiden → Gibraltar Biscay window decides the start date	1,450 nm	10–14 days	€6,000–€9,500	Get offers
Portimão → IJmuiden Northbound: late spring and summer are kindest	1,250 nm	9–13 days	€5,000–€9,000	Get offers
Dublin → Cádiz	1,200 nm	8–12 days	€5,000–€8,500	Get offers
La Rochelle → Gibraltar	950 nm	7–10 days	€3,500–€6,000	Get offers
Hamble → A Coruña	480 nm	4–5 days	€2,000–€3,500	Get offers
Lorient → Solent	300 nm	2–3 days	€1,500–€2,500	Get offers

UK and Ireland

Coastal passages dominate. Captains expect a working knowledge of tidal gates and a flexible weather window.

Route	Distance	Typical days	Cost band (40 ft)	Get offers
Solent → Falmouth	200 nm	2–3 days	€1,200–€2,000	Get offers
Plymouth → Dublin	300 nm	2–3 days	€1,500–€2,500	Get offers
Solent → Largs	700 nm	5–7 days	€3,000–€5,000	Get offers
Salcombe → Solent	100 nm	1–2 days	€800–€1,400	Get offers
Weymouth → Plymouth	85 nm	1–1 days	€700–€1,200	Get offers
Oban → Largs	80 nm	1–1 days	€700–€1,200	Get offers

Caribbean

Short island-hops at the end of the season as owners reposition their boats up the chain. Hurricane window (June 1 to November 30) caps the calendar.

Route	Distance	Typical days	Cost band (40 ft)	Get offers
Antigua → Saint Lucia	200 nm	2–3 days	€1,500–€2,500	Get offers
Antigua → Grenada	400 nm	3–5 days	€2,000–€3,500	Get offers
Tortola → Antigua	180 nm	2–2 days	€1,200–€2,000	Get offers
Saint Lucia → Grenada	100 nm	1–2 days	€800–€1,400	Get offers

Transatlantic and long passage

The big jumps. Trade-wind westbound in November to early December; high-latitude eastbound May to July. Outside those windows insurance restrictions usually decide the answer for you.

Route	Distance	Typical days	Cost band (40 ft)	Get offers
Las Palmas → Saint Lucia ARC convoy mid-November typical	2,700 nm	18–25 days	€11,000–€20,000	Get offers
Las Palmas → Antigua	2,800 nm	19–26 days	€11,000–€20,000	Get offers
Antigua → Azores Wait for the high to set up north of the Azores	2,200 nm	14–19 days	€10,000–€17,000	Get offers
Bermuda → Azores	1,900 nm	13–17 days	€9,000–€15,000	Get offers
Cape Verde → Brazil	1,800 nm	12–16 days	€8,000–€14,000	Get offers
Azores → Lagos	850 nm	6–9 days	€4,500–€8,000	Get offers

Estimate your own route

Your route not in the table? Drag the sliders for a rough band on your own distance and vessel size. It's a starting point, not a quote, the captain you pick tells you the real number.

Cost estimate

Roughly what your delivery costs

A starting point for the conversation. Captains set the final price with you directly.

Your boat

Approximate distance800 nm

100 nm2,000 nm4,000 nm

Med crossing, e.g. Palma to Gibraltar

Approximate cost

€3,300 to €5,900

Captain day rate, fuel, expenses, and travel home, all in.

Every delivery is its own conversation. The captain you choose tells you exactly what they need.

Get real offers for your route

Get the real number, request an offer

Free, anonymous, no obligation. Captains who sail your route quote you directly.

How the numbers work

Every cost band reflects what a delivery captain typically quotes for a 40-foot cruising yacht with a single captain on board, including their day rate, fuel, captain travel home, and on-board expenses. The owner's insurance, marina fees at the destination, and any unscheduled repairs sit outside the band.

We calibrated the bands using two sources: 70+ actual delivery requests posted to Boat Gigs and its predecessor (Laverall) between 2024 and 2026, and the per-nm + mobilisation formula published in our pricing guide. Larger vessels (50 ft+) add roughly 25% on top of the band; smaller boats (under 40 ft) subtract roughly 15%.

Bands are not quotes. A delivery in mid-November to the Caribbean with an ARC-experienced captain on a complicated rig will quote above the band; a quiet repositioning in May with a flexible window will quote below. The right number is the one your captain proposes once they've seen the boat and the forecast.

See your route

Your exact route, your exact quote, in your inbox by tomorrow.

The table is the starting point. Request an offer and captains who actually sail the route will tell you the real number. Free, anonymous, takes 90 seconds.

Get an offer Read the pricing guide