Antibes seen from the water.

Alpes-Maritimes

Boat hire and charter in Antibes

The old ramparts on one side, Billionaires’ Bay on the other, and the calmest water on the coast in between.

The port

Antibes

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Antibes sits halfway between Nice and Cannes, which makes it the natural middle of a Riviera boat charter day. Port Vauban is the largest marina on the Mediterranean and the old town behind it is the best lunch within a hundred metres of any quay on this coast.

The reason to come by sea is the Cap. Round the headland and the water turns the color of a swimming pool over the sandy patches off Plage de la Garoupe, and the coves under the Villa Eilenroc are quiet even in August.

From here the Lérins are twenty minutes west and Nice thirty minutes east, so an Antibes day can go either way and usually does both.

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Quai des Milliardaires, Port Vauban. Boarding is at the pontoon rather than a desk, and the day starts the moment you step aboard.

The stone ramparts and old town of Antibes seen from the sea.

How far is everything

From the quay at Antibes.

  • Villefranche & Cap Ferrat12 min
  • Monaco20 min
  • Villefranche20 min
  • Cap Ferrat30 min
  • Lérins Islands45 min
  • Saint-Tropez75 min

Lunch by sea

  • Le Cap, Cap d’Antibes
  • La Guérite, Sainte-Marguerite
  • Bacon, Antibes

Always included

  • Your own captain on every charter
  • Towels, snorkeling gear and shade
  • A complimentary rosé, chilled and waiting
  • Free date changes up to fourteen days before.

Passage times are the quickest boat in the fleet on a flat morning. Your captain will tell you honestly what the sea is doing before you commit to a long run.

The practical half

Getting aboard.

Where you board
Quai des Milliardaires, Port Vauban.
Parking
Parking du Port Vauban, on the quay.
From the airport
Nice Côte d’Azur, 25 minutes by road.
Season
April to the end of October, with the quiet weeks either side of the summer.

Before you book

Questions about a day from Antibes.

How much does it cost to hire a boat in Antibes?
From €1,400 a day for the boat, captain included, and fuel at cost for the route. Half days of four hours start from €850, and the calm water around the cape means a half day here feels longer than it is.
Do I need a licence to hire a boat in Antibes?
No. Every charter comes with a captain, so nobody aboard needs a licence or any time on the water. You choose the bays; the captain handles the rest.
Where does a boat day from Antibes go?
Round Cap d’Antibes to Billionaires’ Bay a few minutes out, west to the Lérins Islands in twenty, or east to Nice and Villefranche in thirty. An Antibes day can go either way and usually manages both.
Where do we board in Antibes?
At the Quai des Milliardaires in Port Vauban, with parking on the quay itself. Nice airport is twenty-five minutes by road, so a morning flight can still be a full day on the water.
How much is a boat charter in Antibes?
From €1,400 a day for the boat, captain included, and fuel at cost for the route. Half days of four hours start from €850, and the calm water around the cape means a half day here feels longer than it is.

The fleet

Boats that run Antibes days.

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the bays either side

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Further along the coast

A day from Antibes.

Pick a date and see every boat that is open, or tell us what you have in mind and we will build the day around it. The port is where the day begins, not where it has to stay.

The standard every day is built to

Free date changes up to fourteen days before.