Good addresses in River Seine Paris

Riverbank

Quai de la Mégisserie (1st)
M° Pont-Neuf.
Daily: 10am-7pm.

Boats/Cruises

Bateaux Mouches
Pont de l’Alma. Right bank.
Port de la Conférence (8th).
M° Alma-Marceau.
Tel: 01 42 25 96 10.
www.bateauxmouches.com
Cruises with commentary: 1 Apr to 30 Sept: every 45 min from 10.15am-3.15pm and every 20 min from 4-11pm.
1 Oct to 31 Mar: every 45 min from 10.15am to 9pm.
€9 – RR: €4. Under 4s: free.
Lunch cruises: every Sat, Sun and public hols.
Departure: 1pm.
Menu: €50. Under 12s: €25.
Dinner cruises: every evening.
Departure: 8.30pm.
Menus: €95 and €135.

Bateaux Parisiens/Seino Vision
Below the Eiffel Tower.
Port de la Bourdonnais (7th).
M° Trocadéro, Bir-Hakeim.
Tel: 0 825 01 01 01 (€0.15/min).
www.bateauxparisiens.com
Cruises with commentary: €11.
Under 12s: €5. Under €3s: free.
Apr to Sept: 10am-10.30pm, every 30 min (except 1.30pm and 7.30pm).
Oct to Mar: 10am-10pm, every hour.
Lunch cruises: Daily (except 1 Jan).
Departure: 12.45pm.
Menus €52, €62 and €72.
Dinner cruises: Daily.
Departure: 8.30pm.
Menus: €95. €125 and €150.
Children’s sightseeing cruise.

Canauxrama
Bassin de la Villette.
13, quai de la Loire (19th).
M° Bastille.
Tel: 01 42 39 15 00.
www.canauxrama.com
Cruises with commentary on the canal Saint-Martin, the Seine and the Marne.
Canal Saint-Martin: Daily, on reservation.
9.45am and 2.30pm from Port de l’Arsenal (opposite 50, bd de la Bastille – M° Bastille) or 9.45am and 2.45pm from Bassin de la Villette (13, quai de la Loire – M° Jaurès).
€15. 6 to 12 yrs: €8.
Under 6s: free.
Banks of the river Marne:
Departure at 9am, on reservation.
€34, meal not included.

Capitaine Fracasse
Île aux cygnes.
Pont Bir-Hakeim (15th).
M° Bir-Hakeim.
Tel: 01 46 21 48 15.
www.croisiere-paris.com
Dinner-cruises.
Jan to May: Tue to Fri: 8.30pm.
Sat: 7pm and 9.45pm.
Sun: 1pm (lunch), 8.30pm (dinner).
June to Sept and Dec: Tue to Sat: 7pm and 9.45pm. Sun: 1pm (lunch), 9.15pm (dinner).
Oct and Nov: Tue to Fri: 7pm and 9.30pm. Sat: 7pm and 9.45pm. Sun: 1pm (lunch), 9.15pm (dinner).
Menus: €40, €50 and €69.

Marina de Paris (La)
Below the Musée d’Orsay (7th).
Port de Solférino.
RER Musée-d’Orsay.
Tel: 01 43 43 40 30.
www.marinadeparis.com
Lunch cruises: Fri to Sun at 12.30pm.
Menu: €51 (adults) and €39 (under 12s).
Dinner cruises: 1st service (6.45pm).
Menus: €45 or €59 (adults) and €39 (under 12s).
2nd service (9.15pm).
Menu: €79 (adults) and €39 (under 12s).

Paris Canal
Bassin de la Villette.
19-21, quai de la Loire (19th).
M° Jaurès.
Tel: 01 42 40 96 97.
www.pariscanal.com
Cruises with commentary on the canal Saint-Martin and the Marne.
Private receptions.
Canal Saint-Martin and the Seine: on reservation, at 9.30am or 2.30pm. €17.
4-11yrs: €10.
Seine and Marne: w/e in July and Aug, at 9.30am.
€35 (lunch not included).

Vedettes de Paris
Below the Eiffel Tower.
Port de Suffren (7th).
M° Bir-Hakeim.
Tel: 01 44 18 19 50.
www.vedettesdeparis.com
One-hour cruises with commentary, dinner cruises, children’s cruises and private cruises.
Cruises with commentary (multilingual on screen):
Jan and Feb and Oct to Dec: 11am-6pm, every 45 min.
May and June: 11am-10pm, every 45 min.
July, Aug, Easter hols: 10.30am-11pm, every 30 min.
€11.
4-12 yrs: €4.
Under 4s: free.

Shuttle boats

Batobus
Port de la Bourdonnais (7th).
M° Bir-Hakeim.
RER Champ-de-Mars – Tour-Eiffel.
Tel: 01 44 11 33 99.
www.batobus.com
Paris and its historic centre with 8 stops for easy access to the main monuments and sites.
An original and seasonal means of transport on the Seine (from 8 Feb 2008 to 3 Jan 2009).
Service operates every 15 to 30 minutes.
Stops:
- Tour Eiffel (port de la Bourdonnais)
- Musée d’Orsay (quai de Solférino)
- Saint-Germain-des-Prés (quai Malaquais)
- Notre-Dame (quai de Montebello)
- Jardin des Plantes (near to Pont d’Austerlitz)
- Hôtel de Ville (near to Pont d’Arcole)
- Louvre (between Pont Royal and Pont du Carrousel)
- Champs-Élysées (near to Pont Alexandre-III)
1-day ticket: €12. Under 16s: €6.
2-consecutive-day ticket: €14. Under 16s: €7.
5-consecutive-day ticket: €17. Under 16s: €8.
Annual subscription: €55. Under 16s: €35.

Port

Port autonome de Paris
2, quai de Grenelle (15th).
M° Bir-Hakeim.
Tel: 01 40 58 29 99.
www.paris-ports.fr
With almost seven million passengers in 2005, the Port of Paris is, in tourist terms, the biggest inland port in the world.

Organiser of shows

Showcase
Pont Alexandre-III.
Port des Champs-Élysées.
Right bank (8th).
www.showcase.fr
New musical scene for young artists, notably French and international musicians, from Friday to Sunday, with live concerts and one-man shows.