Monaco Yacht Show Costs: 2026 Passes and a 2027 Budget

Next edition: The organiser lists 22–25 September 2027. The 2026 edition has ended; any 2026 access terms or prices below are historical and do not confirm 2027 tickets.

"How much does the Monaco Yacht Show cost" has a real answer for the ticket and a range for everything else. The 2026 show ran 23 to 26 September in Port Hercules, and this is what each part of a trip actually costs.

Monaco Yacht Show 2026 ticket prices

For the completed 2026 edition, the organiser published the pass prices below, and they are higher than most first-time visitors expect.

Two things about this matter more than the numbers themselves.

Tickets are sold online only, with no sales on site. This is the single most expensive mistake available at this show: arriving in Monaco during show week without a pass already purchased does not leave you with a gate to buy one at.

Wednesday is not a normal show day. For 2026, the opening day used distinct pass entitlements, and the €400 Wednesday pass excludes the Dockside Area. It is cheaper because it is less of the show, not because it is a bargain.

Multi-day passes run from Thursday, and opening hours are 10:00 to 18:30 on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, closing earlier at 18:00 on the Saturday.

Is the ticket really the smallest cost?

It is often repeated that the entry ticket is trivial against the rest of a Monaco trip. At €700 for a single day that is only true for some visitors, and it is worth being precise about which.

• One day, staying outside Monaco. The ticket is usually the largest single line item of the trip, ahead of a night's accommodation in Nice or Cap d'Ail and well ahead of the train in.
• Three days, staying in or near Monaco. At €2,070 the pass is substantial but accommodation overtakes it, because the full stay and any minimum-night booking terms add up; compare actual quotes.
• Charter or owner-level. The pass becomes a rounding error, but only at this tier.

No hotel rates are quoted in this guide, because none were confirmed against official sources for this piece and show-week pricing moves too far year to year for a remembered figure to be useful. Check rates directly for your dates rather than budgeting from a number in an article.

Tier 1: Spectator

A one-day pass at €700, a base in Beausoleil, Cap d'Ail or Nice rather than Monaco itself, and public transport or ride-hail rather than private transfers. Beausoleil is the useful trick here: it sits directly above Monaco on the French side of the border and is walkable into the principality, so it buys proximity without Monegasque room rates.

This is the accessible way to experience the atmosphere, walk the harbour and see the fleet. You will not be boarding much at this tier, which is worth knowing before you buy.

Tier 2: Enthusiast

A two or three-day pass at €1,300 or €2,070, a Monaco or Beausoleil hotel booked well in advance, private transfers from Nice, and at least one proper dinner in Monaco itself. This is where most yachting-adjacent visitors land: close enough to the action and comfortable, without chartering anything.

The extra days matter more than they look. More days allow extra appointments and less rushed exhibition time. You can still plan an evening walk on accessible public quays after a single show day.

Tier 3: Full charter or VIP week

Owner-level access, private yacht viewings, broker introductions and, for the small segment genuinely in the market, a chartered yacht for the week. A charter needs a separate quotation covering the vessel, dates, operating costs and mooring arrangements; no charter price is confirmed in this guide.

Access at this level is not a more expensive ticket. It runs through a relationship with a broker or shipyard, arranged well before the show.

Monaco Yacht Show costs broken down

Whichever tier you are planning around, book accommodation and transfers before the ticket. Check the release date and availability of passes for the next edition, while hotel inventory in and around Monaco is the tighter constraint during show week. See where to stay for the accommodation breakdown, and best experiences for what to prioritise once you are there.

If you would rather have the whole trip planned and arranged as one experience, see how Grand Circle can arrange it.

Pass prices above are those published by the organiser for the 2026 edition and include VAT. Prices, inclusions and opening hours are set per edition, so confirm on the official Monaco Yacht Show ticketing page before budgeting.