Boat rental in Valencia

Boat rental in Valencia starts from €125 a day for a 10-metre flybridge cruiser with a skipper, and the middle of 26 motorboat models sits at €550 a day. Below: how day, half-day and hourly prices compare, what each class of boat offers, the licence limit, skipper costs, departure marinas and the season.

How motorboat hire is priced here

Motorboats in the city are priced by the day, by the half day and by the hour, and multi-day rates appear on the bigger cruisers. Each unit hides a different total.

What a booking covers

A booking means the whole boat for your group, not a seat on a shared trip. The Rent-Trip section on this page brings together 26 motorboat models, from a 5.5-metre RIB to a 57.7-metre classic superyacht, and the market offers them in four working modes: by the day, by the hour, with a skipper at the helm and self-drive for holders of a Spanish PNB or PER licence. The skippered mode dominates: of 51 boats counted in the city, 43 go out with a captain, while the wider market holds more than 100 motorboats. Boat hire in Valencia therefore usually means a crewed outing rather than a self-drive day. In my view, the fairest way to compare two offers is to ask first whether the skipper sits inside the rate or is billed on top.

Half-day rates that save nothing

A half day is not always half the price. On the Sessa Marine C35 it is exactly half — €150 against €300 for the full day — and on the Sacs X File 33 RIB the half day costs €299 against €899, a third of the daily rate. But four boats charge the same for both: the Bénéteau Flyer at €200, the Gobbi 27 Cabin at €218, the American Marine Cruiser 3175 at €600 and the Uljanik superyacht at €17,500. Others sit close to the full day: the Princess 55 costs €680 for a half day and €790 for a full one, and the Grand 580 €200 against €250. So when a group only wants the morning on the water, compare the half-day figure with the daily one before choosing — a full day may cost little or nothing extra.

Hourly trips with skipper and fuel

Hourly prices appear on short skippered outings from La Marina de Valencia. One private motorboat for up to five people costs about €167 for one hour, €281 for two and €385 for three, with the skipper and fuel included. The price per hour falls as the trip grows: roughly €167 for the first hour, €140 an hour over two and €128 an hour over three. Set against the day rates, a three-hour outing on that boat already costs more than the full day on 8 of the 26 models in the section, although most of those day rates leave fuel and skipper questions open. An hourly trip suits a sunset outing or a first look at the coast; for anything longer, a daily rate with a clearly stated crew is usually the better buy.

Two days, three days and a week

Some cruisers have multi-day prices, and the discount varies from none to more than half. The American Marine Cruiser 3175 is strictly linear: €600 for a day, €1,200 for two, €1,800 for three and €2,400 for four. The Vitech 53, a 17-metre motor yacht, shows the opposite: €1,200 for one day, €1,650 for three and €3,900 for a week, which brings the daily cost of a full week to about €557. The Bertram 54 lists €1,200 for a day and €9,600 for a week. The Uljanik Shipyard superyacht is priced at €105,000 a week from January to June, six times its €17,500 day rate. For a stay of several days, ask for the multi-day price directly rather than multiplying the daily figure.

Day rates across 26 models

The 26 models start between €125 and €17,500 a day. Without the one superyacht, the ceiling is €1,500, and half of all models start at €500 or less.

Price bands

The cheapest starting prices

The lowest daily figures do not belong to the smallest boats. The Bayliner 3288 Fly, a 10-metre flybridge cruiser from 1990 with two cabins and room for 9 guests, starts at €125 a day with a skipper. The Bénéteau Flyer, a 9-metre cabin cruiser from 2020 for 11 guests, starts at €200, and the Gobbi 27 Cabin, an 8-metre cruiser for 6, at €218. The cheapest open boat is the Grand 580, a 6-metre boat from 2024 with a 90 hp engine, at €250. Motorboat rental in Valencia at these prices is real, but the numbers are starting prices without dates — the lowest figure a boat goes out for, not a quote for a July Saturday. Older, larger cruisers often start lower than new small open boats, so the length and age of a vessel say little about its rate on their own.

The top of the range

Above €800 a day sit four motor yachts, one RIB and the superyacht. The Sacs X File 33, a 10-metre RIB with 500 hp for 12 guests, starts at €899. The Vitech 53 and the Bertram 54, both around 17 metres, start at €1,200, the Bénéteau Monte Carlo 42 at €1,490 and the Hatteras 61 Cockpit Motoryacht, at 18.59 metres the largest of the regular motor yachts, at €1,500. Far beyond them stands the Uljanik Shipyard Custom: built in 1955, refitted in 2022, 57.7 metres long, with 8 crew members and 8 cabins for 16 guests, from €17,500 a day. Fuel use rises with size as well — the Bertram 54 burns about 150 litres an hour and the Uljanik about 400 — so on the biggest boats, ask how fuel is charged before comparing rates.

Open boats, RIBs, cabin cruisers and motor yachts

The models fall into five classes. Each class answers a different question: speed and swimming stops, a big group on a budget, shade and a cabin, or a full day of comfort.

Classes side by side

Open boats and RIBs

The eight open boats measure 5.75 to 7.5 metres, carry 6 to 8 guests and run on 60 to 150 hp. Their daily prices spread widely: €250 for the Grand 580, €320 for the Poliesterboat Marion 750, €350 for the Grand Marine, €420 for the Astilux AX 600 Open, €450 for the Fabiette Open 580, €500 for the Pionner Multipro III, €700 for the Barqa Q20 and €780 for the Quicksilver Activ 605 Open. The Astilux goes out only with a captain, while the Grand Marine is offered without one. The three RIBs take bigger groups for their length: the 5.5-metre Zar Formenti ZAR 53 seats 10 from €399, and the Valiant Supra and the Sacs X File 33 seat 12 from €720 and €899. A RIB is the cheapest way to put ten people on a single small hull.

Cabin cruisers

Five cabin cruisers of 7.5 to 9 metres add a closed space below deck. The Cantieri Mimì Libeccio 25 has one cabin for 6 guests and starts at €359 a day; the Jeanneau Leader 805 takes 8 at €450; the American Marine Cruiser 3175 has one cabin with two berths for 8 guests at €600. The Gobbi 27 Cabin, with two cabins for 6, starts at €218, and the Bénéteau Flyer, with two cabins and four berths, takes 11 guests from €200 — the most seats in the class at the lowest price. Engines run from 180 to 500 hp, so these boats cover the same distance as the open class in more comfort. A cabin means shade, a place for bags and somewhere for children to rest, which on a full day in summer matters more than top speed.

Motor yachts and the 57-metre superyacht

Nine motor yachts of 10 to 18.59 metres carry 9 to 12 guests. The Bayliner 3288 Fly starts at €125 and the Sessa Marine C35, 12 metres with twin engines and two cabins, at €300 — both offered with a skipper. The Menorquin 120 starts at €650, the Astondoa 12 MTS with three cabins for 12 at €700 and the Princess 55, 17 metres and 980 hp, at €790. Then come the Vitech 53 and the Bertram 54 at €1,200, the Monte Carlo 42 at €1,490 and the Hatteras 61 at €1,500. The Uljanik superyacht forms a class of its own with a crew of 8. On a yacht, the extra cost buys a saloon, several cabins and bathrooms, and a steadier ride when the afternoon wind picks up.

Guests, cabins and price per head

Most boats in the section take 6 to 12 guests, and one takes 16. Dividing the day rate by the seats changes the ranking more than any other measure.

Price per guest

Cabins and berths

Cabins matter for groups with children or for anyone who wants privacy aboard. The American Marine Cruiser 3175 and the Libeccio 25 have one cabin each; the Flyer, the Gobbi 27, the Sessa C35, the Bayliner 3288, the Menorquin 120 and the Monte Carlo 42 have two. The Astondoa 12 MTS, the Princess 55, the Vitech 53 and the Bertram 54 have three, and the Hatteras 61 has four cabins with eight berths and three bathrooms. Berth counts are smaller than guest numbers: the Princess 55 takes 10 guests but sleeps 4, and the Bertram 54 takes 10 with 6 berths. For a day trip that gap is irrelevant. For an overnight stay, count berths, not seats, and ask whether sleeping aboard is allowed on the boat you choose.

Build year and refits

Age varies more than price suggests. The newest models are the Grand 580 from 2024, the Barqa Q20 and the Fabiette Open 580 from 2023, and the Valiant Supra and the Bertram 54 from 2022. At the other end stand the Hatteras 61 from 1984, the Bayliner 3288 Fly from 1990, the Vitech 53 from 1991, the Gobbi 27 from 1994 and the Princess 55 and the American Marine 3175 from 1995. Several older yachts have been refitted: the Hatteras and the Uljanik in 2022, the Vitech and the Menorquin 120 in 2024, the Princess in 2018. A refit year tells more about the state of a hull than the build year alone. When two offers look alike, ask for the refit year and recent photographs of the deck and cabins.

Licence rules and the skipper

The licence question decides the whole booking. Every boat in this section is longer than the licence-free limit, so each one needs either a licensed driver or a skipper.

The 5-metre, 15 hp limit

Under Spanish rules, a boat can be driven without any nautical qualification only if it is no longer than 5 metres and its engine does not exceed 15 hp, or 11.26 kW. Boats within that limit form a separate licence-free category. The shortest motorboat in this section is the 5.5-metre Zar Formenti ZAR 53, and the least powerful engine is the 60 hp unit on the Pionner Multipro III, so none of the 26 models falls under the exemption. In practice, that means two options for every boat here: show a recreational boating licence at the marina, or book the boat with a skipper. Plan this before choosing a model, because the answer changes both the price and the list of available boats.

Self-drive with a licence

Self-drive is offered to holders of a Spanish recreational licence, the PNB or the PER. Only some boats can be taken without a captain: the Grand Marine, a 5.9-metre open boat with 100 hp for 8 guests from €350 a day, is one of them, while the Astilux AX 600 Open goes out only with a captain. Most of the larger cruisers and yachts are offered skippered. If you hold a licence issued in another country, check before you book whether it is accepted for that specific boat. Carry the licence itself on the day; without it, the self-drive option disappears at the pontoon.

What a skipper costs

• Average rate: a skipper costs about €235 a day on average, on top of a self-drive daily rate.
• Included: on many cruisers and yachts, including the Bayliner 3288 Fly and the Sessa C35, the boat is offered skippered and the captain is part of the package.
• Hourly trips: the short private outings priced at €167 for one hour include both the skipper and the fuel.
• Crewed yachts: the Bertram 54 sails with 1 crew member and the Uljanik superyacht with 8.
• Your saving: with a licence and a self-drive boat, the skipper fee is the main amount you avoid.
• Without a licence: boat rental with a skipper is the only way onto a motorboat here, and the skipper handles the helm, mooring and route.

Marinas, seasons and price changes

Where a boat leaves from and in which month you book both move the final figure. The departure point also decides how long you spend getting to the open sea.

Departure points

Four names come up as departure points for the motorboats in this section. La Marina de Valencia is the base of the Sessa Marine C35 and of the short hourly outings with a skipper. Valencia Mar is the base of the Bayliner 3288 Fly, the Bertram 54 and the Bénéteau Monte Carlo 42. The Real Club Náutico de Valencia is the base of the Gobbi 27 Cabin, and Marina Sur is named for the Cantieri Mimì Libeccio 25. For the other models, the exact pontoon is confirmed with the booking. Ask for the marina together with the price, and check how you will get there with your group, bags and cool boxes, because a cheaper boat at a less convenient base can cost the difference back in taxis and time.

Summer against the rest of the year

Across the whole Valencia market, the average daily price of a boat is about €588 in high season and about €328 outside it — summer costs close to 80% more. Single models show the same direction. The Jeanneau Leader 805 costs €450 a day from January to May, €500 in June, €650 in July and August and €550 in September. The Grand 580 goes from €250 in the first quarter to €300 in April and May and €360 in June. The Uljanik superyacht rises from €105,000 to €120,000 a week in July and August. If your dates can move, May, early June or September usually give the same water and the same boat for less than the peak weeks.

Seasonal prices of single models

Not every model's price follows the summer peak. The Cantieri Mimì Libeccio 25 costs €359 a day from 8 June to 30 September and €700 for the rest of the year — the summer price is the lower one. The Fabiette Open 580 barely moves: €450 until the end of June and €480 in July. Many other boats, including the Princess 55, the Menorquin 120 and the Valiant Supra, keep a single rate for the whole year. The starting price on a model card is therefore the lowest figure of its own list, which may belong to winter or to summer depending on the owner. For any date, ask for the price on that exact day rather than relying on the starting figure.

Key points before you book

A few checks turn a long list of boats into a fair comparison, and the other vessels in the city help when a motorboat does not fit the group.

Other vessels in the city

Checks for any quote

• Licence: every model here is longer than 5 metres, so plan for a licensed driver or a skipper from the start.
• Unit and total: convert hourly, half-day and daily offers into one figure for your exact time on the water.
• Half day: check whether the half-day rate is actually lower — on four boats it equals the full day.
• Group: count everyone; 10 to 12 guests narrows the choice to RIBs, motor yachts and the Bénéteau Flyer, and 16 to one superyacht.
• Fuel and crew: ask whether fuel and the skipper sit inside the price, especially on yachts above 15 metres.
• Marina and date: get the departure point with the quote and compare peak weeks with May, June or September.