How long is a Seine cruise?
About an hour for sightseeing, two and a quarter hours or more for dinner. Here is the length of each cruise, as the sellers list it.
A sightseeing cruise on the Seine takes about an hour: 60 to 80 minutes for the four we compare. A dinner cruise takes 2 h 15 and 2 h 30. The full Batobus route takes 2 h.
Length by cruise
As Viator and Tiqets list them. Where they differ we show the range.
| Cruise | Type | Length | What each seller lists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batobus hop-on hop-off pass | Hop-on hop-off | 2 h | Viator 120 min Batobus' route page gives 2 h for the full route and about 15 minutes between stops; its FAQ says the full loop takes 1 h 45 without stopping. |
| Bateaux Mouches 20:30 dinner cruise | Dinner | 2 h 15 | Tiqets 135 min; Viator 180 min |
| Bateaux Mouches sightseeing cruise | Sightseeing | 1 h 10 | Tiqets 70 min; Viator 70 min |
| Bateaux Parisiens 20:30 dinner cruise | Dinner | 2 h 30 | Tiqets 150 min; Viator 150 min |
| Bateaux Parisiens sightseeing cruise | Sightseeing | 1 h to 1 h 20 | Tiqets 60 min; Viator 60 to 80 min |
| Vedettes de Paris guided cruise | Sightseeing | 1 h | Tiqets 60 min; Viator 60 min |
| Vedettes du Pont Neuf guided cruise | Sightseeing | 1 h | Tiqets 60 min; Viator 60 min |
What to allow
Add time to get to the pier and board. Batobus: Board at any of the 9 stops. The Tour Eiffel stop is at Port de la Bourdonnais, 75007 Paris; Batobus names Bir-Hakeim, Trocadéro and Champ de Mars - Tour Eiffel as the nearest stations. Vedettes de Paris: With your back to the Eiffel Tower, facing the Pont d'Iéna, go down to the quay on your left. The Pont d'Iéna side has stairs only; the Bir-Hakeim side has a ramp. Vedettes du Pont Neuf: Boarding is at 1 Square du Vert Galant, at the foot of the Pont Neuf on the Île de la Cité.
Viator lists Bateaux Mouches' dinner as 180 minutes; the cruise itself is 2 h 15, as the other listing gives it.
Tiqets lists Bateaux Parisiens' cruise as 60 minutes; the cruise itself is 1 h to 1 h 20, as the other listing gives it.
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