Many
companies offer boat trips along the River Seine and the Paris canals. In summer,
boats are the most pleasant means of transport with which to explore the French
capital.
Batobus
Offers a shuttle service on the River Seine,
with 5 boarding/landing places in Paris. Day passes are available.
Phone:
01 49 27 05 93
Métro: Cité
Time table: From May to September,
from 10am to 7pm. Does not operate in winter.
Departures: Every 30 minutes
Boarding places:
Tour Eiffel Subway Bir Hakeim
Musée d'Orsay
Subway Solférino
Musée du Louvre Subway Louvre
Hôtel
de Ville Subway Hôtel de Ville
Vedettes de Paris - Ile de France
Have a fleet of six boats, each with a capacity of one hundred passengers.
Phone: 01 47 05 71 29
Phone: 01 45 50 23 79
Métro: Bir Hakeim
RER: C Champs de Mars
Time table: From May to October, from 10am to 10pm.
From November to April, from 11am to 6pm.
Departures: Every hour
Boarding
place: Port de Suffren (near Pont d'Iéna)
Bateaux Parisiens
Have a fleet of 7 boats, each with a capacity of 150 to 400 passengers. The commentary
in French and English lasts the whole length of the trip. Tour Eiffel Cruise.
Phone: 01 44 11 33 44
Métro: Trocadéro-Bir Hakeim
RER: C Champs de Mars
Time table: From March to September, from 10am to 11pm.
From October to February, from 10am to 6pm.
Departures: Every hour
Boarding
place
Pont d'Iena
Same itinerary but in the opposite direction. Notre-Dame Cruise.
Phone: 01
43 26 92 55
Mètro: Maubert Mutualité-Saint Michel
RER:
B-C Saint-Michel
Time table: From March to September, from 10am to 10pm. From
October to February, from 10am to 6pm.
Departures: Every hour (except at
7pm from March to September)
Boarding place: Port de Montebello
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Bateaux Mouches
This is the famous company which gave its name to all the boats cruising along
the Seine. It has a fleet of 11 boats with a capacity of between 600 and 1400
passengers.
Phone: 01 42 25 96 10
Mètro: Alma-Marceau
RER:
C Pont de l'Alma
Time table: From March to November, from 10am to 9pm (11pm
in June, July and August).
Departures: From March to Novembe every 30 minutes,
from November to March, departure every hour.
Boarding place: Pont de l'Alma
Paris
Yacht
11 quai St Bernard - 75005 Paris
TEL : (+01133) 36 88 70 26
36
E-mail: contact@paris-yacht.com
Vedettes du Pont-Neuf
Offer trips on one of their six boats, each
with a capacity of some 80 passengers.
Phone: 01 46 33 98 38
Mètro:
Pont Neuf
RER: A B C Châtelet
Time table: From April to October,
from 10.30am to noon, from 1.30pm to 6.30pm and from 9pm to 10.30pm. From November
to March, at 10.30am, 11.15am, noon and from 2pm to 5pm (6pm from Friday to Sunday,
departure every 45 minutes). Night trips leave at 8pm and 10pm, departures every
30 minutes in summer.
Boarding place: Square du Vert Galant
The Canauxrama company organises boat trips along the Saint-Martin and
Ourcq canals
Saint-Martin Canal Cruise
Phone: 01 42 39 15 00
Mètro: Jaurès or Bastille (depending on the direction)
Time
table & Departures from April to October:
Bassin de la Villette: at 9.30am
and 2.45pm.
Port de l'Arsenal: at 9.30am and 2.30pm
Boarding places:
Bassin de la Villette Subway Jaurès
Port de l'Arsenal Subway
Bastille
Journey time: 3 hours.
The Ourcq canal cruise, which lasts
the whole day, takes you more than 100 kilometres outside Paris.
The schedule
includes a stopover for lunch in the village of Claye-Souilly
Phone: 01 42
39 15 00
Métro: Jaurès
Time table & Departures from
mid-March to mid-November, Thursday to Tuesday at 8.30am
Boarding place:
5, quai de la Loire
Journey time: 8hr30min. Booking essential. Not recommended
for children.
Shuttle service to and from the Parc de la Villette.
Phone: 01 42 39 15 00
Métro: Jaurès or Porte de Pantin (depending
on the direction)
Time table:
In July and August, from 10am to 12.30pm,
and from 2pm to 6.15pm.
From April to June and in October, Wednesdays, Saturdays
and Sundays from 10.15 am to noon and 2pm to 6.15pm.
Boarding places:
Bassin de la Villette Subway Jaurès
Parc de la Villette Subway Porte
de Pantin
Journey time: 15 minutes
European Waterways
Toll free from the USA: 1 800 394 8630
Email: European
Waterways
Website: Go
Barging
