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Compare Seine cruises by date, departure point, experience and price, then see which sellers have tickets for your date.

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Bateaux Mouches at the Pont d'Iéna · Photo: Jean-Pierre, CC BY-SA 2.0
Bateaux Mouches at the Pont d'Iéna · Photo: Jean-Pierre, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Compare the Seine cruises we track7 sightseeing and dinner cruises from 4 operators, plus Batobus
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Sightseeing cruises travellers compare

The classic one-hour trips through central Paris.

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A sightseeing boat passing Notre-Dame

Sightseeing cruises

Paris's best-known sights from the river

 The dining deck of a Seine dinner boat with red chairs and a piano

Dinner cruises

A set menu on the water, in the evening

 The Eiffel Tower and Pont Alexandre III lit up at dusk

Day or night?

Sunset times and the sailings after dark
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Batobus hop-on hop-off

A river shuttle with 9 stops

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Bateaux Mouches vs Bateaux Parisiens

Sightseeing and dinner from both, side by side.

PierCommentaryPriceDinner Dinner vs Sightseeing

Which experience is right for you?

LengthTimesCommentaryPrice Day vs Night

How the experience changes after dark.

SunsetTimesDinner Cruise vs Batobus

A one-hour cruise, or a hop-on hop-off pass?

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Seine cruise operators

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BPBateaux ParisiensDeparts from the Eiffel TowerKnown for: sightseeing and dinner cruisesView cruises BMBateaux MouchesDeparts from Pont de l'AlmaKnown for: sightseeing and dinner cruisesView cruises VPNVedettes du Pont NeufDeparts from Pont NeufKnown for: live-guided sightseeingView cruises VdPVedettes de ParisDeparts near the Eiffel TowerKnown for: live guide, electric boatView cruises BBatobusSeveral stopsKnown for: hop-on hop-off river passView cruises

Where Seine cruises depart

Most cruises leave from central piers with easy Metro access. These are the main departure points.

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Eiffel Tower

The Seine with the Eiffel Tower
Bateaux ParisiensVedettes de Paris

Two piers beside the tower, about 10 minutes on foot from Trocadéro.

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Pont Neuf

The Pont Neuf seen from the Seine
Vedettes du Pont Neuf

Central, in the heart of Paris, close to the Louvre and Île de la Cité.

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Pont de l'Alma

The Bateaux Mouches pier at the Pont de l'Alma
Bateaux Mouches

Port de la Conférence, near Alma-Marceau metro.

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Plan your Seine cruise

What you need to know before you book, from prices and departure points to what you will see.

Seine cruise pricesWhat to expect and how much it costs Cruise timesFirst and last ticket times by cruise How long cruises takeThe length of each cruise What you seeThe main sights along the route Where cruises departEvery pier and how to get there

How we compare

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