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Boarding Points
The boarding points for the river cruises and Canal Trips
the Batobus services are easy to find along the The Canauxrama company operates boat cruises
river. Here, you can along the city’s Canal St-Martin and along the
buy tickets, and there banks of the river Marne. The St-Martin journey
are amenities such passes along the tree-lined canal, which has nine
as snack bars. Major locks, two swing bridges and eight romantic
cruise companies footbridges. The Bords de Marne cruise travels
also have foreign well into the suburbs, as far as Bry-sur-Marne.
The Paris Canal Company (01 42 40 96 97;
exchange booths. www.pariscanal.com) also has a St-Martin canal trip,
There is limited from Parc de la Villette and extending beyond the
parking around the canal, passing into the River Seine and as far as
points, but none the Musée d’Orsay.
near the Pont Neuf.
River boarding point

Batobus Cruises
Shuttle service. 1- and 2-day passes available. Tel 08 25 Canal St-Martin
05 01 01. Departures daily every 20–45 mins, depending The Canauxrama company offers many different
on time of year; check website. Board at: Beaugrenelle: trips along this canal, including a regular service
Map 9 B5. q Charles Michel. Eiffel Tower: Map 10 D3. between the Bassin de la Villette and the Port de
q Bir Hakeim. Champs-Elysées: Map 11 B1. q Champs- l’Arsenal. The boarding points are:
Elysées-Clemenceau. Musée d’Orsay: Map 12 D2. q Bassin de la Villette: Map 8 E1. q Jaurès. Port de
Assemblée Nationale. Louvre: Map 12 E2. q Louvre. l’Arsenal: Map 14 E4. q Bastille. Tel 01 42 39 15 00.
St-Germain-des-Prés: Map 12 E3. q St-Germain-des- Departures Apr–Nov, times may vary so phone or visit
Prés. Notre-Dame: Map 13 B4. q Saint-Michel. Hôtel de the website to check and to make a reservation: Bassin
Ville: Map 13 B4. q Hôtel de Ville. Jardin des Plantes: de la Villette 9:45am and 2:45pm; Port de l’Arsenal
Map 18 D1. q Gare d’Austerlitz. ∑ batobus.com 9:45am and 2:30pm daily, plus high-season 6pm
departures Fri and Sat. On weekday mornings, there are
concessions for students, pensioners and children under
12. Children under four travel free (although the trip is
not recommended for this age). Concert cruises are
available on chartered trips on the Canal St-Martin and
the Seine. Duration 2 hr 30 min. ∑ canauxrama.fr
Bateaux Mouches Bateaux Vedettes Bords de Marne Croisière
Seine Cruise Pont Neuf Cruise This all-day cruise extends west out of Paris down
One of Paris’s best known This company runs a the Marne. The trip includes a commentary, stories
pleasure boat companies, fleet of six small boats. and dancing. Bring a picnic or lunch in a guinguette
with a fleet of 14 boats. The boats are of an older (open-air café). The boarding point is: Port de
The boarding point is: style, for a quainter l’Arsenal: Map 14 E4. q Bastille. Tel 01 42 39 15 00.
cruise. Price reductions Departures Apr–Oct: 9am twice weekly (reservations
Pont de l’Alma if booking online. only), Jul–Aug: Thu–Sun (arrive 20 min before). Booking
Map 10 F1. Tel 01 42 25 The boarding point is: recommended. Duration 8 hr. ∑ canauxrama.fr
96 10. q Alma-Marceau.
W Pont de l’Alma. @ 28, Square du Vert-Galant
42, 49, 63, 72, 80, 83, 92. (Pont Neuf)
Departure Apr–Sep: Map 12 F3. Tel 01 46 33 98 38.
10:15am–10:30pm daily q Pont Neuf. W Châtelet.
(every 20–45 min); Oct–Mar: @ 27, 58, 67, 70, 72, 74, 75.
11am–9:20pm (from Departures mid-Mar–Oct:
10:15am Sat & Sun; every 10:30am, 11:15am, noon,
30 min–1 hr; 50 passengers 12:45pm, 1:30–10:30pm
min). Duration 1 hr 10 min. (every 30 min) daily; Nov–
Lunch cruise 1pm Sat, Sun mid-Mar: 10:30am, 11:15am,
& bank hols (embark from noon, 2–6:30pm (every 45
12:15pm). Duration 1hr 45 min), 8pm, 9:30pm Mon–Thu;
min. Under-12s half price. 10:30am, 11:15am, noon,
Dinner cruise 6pm, 8:30pm 2–6:30pm, 8pm, 9pm, 10pm
(embark from 7:30pm) daily. (every 45 min) Fri–Sun (24 &
Duration 2 hr 15 min. 31 Dec: last departure
Formal dress required. 5:45pm). Duration 1 hr. ∑ Canal cruise boat in the Bassin de la Villette
∑ bateaux-mouches.fr vedettesdupontneuf.com
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