Batobus, the hop-on hop-off river shuttle in Paris

The Batobus is a hop-on hop-off river shuttle: with your pass, you can get on and off as many times as you like at the 9 stops, in any order. You can also do the full loop without getting off.

The price of the Batobus pass depends on the duration chosen. The 24-hour pass costs €23 for adults and €13 for children aged 4 to 11. The 48-hour pass (two consecutive days) costs €27 for adults and €17 for children aged 4 to 11. The Batobus is free for children under 4.
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The pass duration, 24 or 48 consecutive hours, starts the first time you go through the access gate, not when you buy it. So you can buy your pass in advance.

Hours vary with the season. In high season, the shuttles run every day from 10 AM to 7 PM. In low season, from November to March, they run from 10 AM to 5 PM Monday to Thursday and from 10 AM to 7 PM Friday to Sunday. These times are the first and last departures from the Eiffel Tower stop and may vary.

The Batobus is an alternative way to get around Paris. It runs every day of the year, 7 days a week.

A boat comes roughly every 20 to 25 minutes, depending on the season. The free Batobus web app shows the arrival time of the next boats in real time.

The idea of the Batobus is to let you hop on and off whenever you want, as often as you like. You can also do the full loop of the 9 stops: the trip then takes about 1h42.

Allow 7 to 15 minutes from one stop to the next, depending on traffic and the currents of the Seine.

The Batobus panoramic boats serve 9 stops strategically placed along the Seine. With your pass bought online in advance, you can board at the stop of your choice. In loop order, the stops are: Eiffel Tower, Invalides, Musée d'Orsay, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Notre-Dame, Jardin des Plantes, Hôtel de Ville, Louvre and Champs-Élysées – Concorde.

There is no guide on board: the Batobus is first and foremost a means of transport. A free web app offers an audio guide to the landmarks, in French, English, Spanish, German and Italian.

Unfortunately, not all the quays in Paris are adapted or accessible to wheelchairs: only the Eiffel Tower stop is adapted. For a Seine cruise accessible to people with reduced mobility, choose a sightseeing cruise such as the Bateaux-Mouches.

No. The Batobus is a means of transport, like a bus: there are no toilets on board or at the stops.

Yes, you can enjoy a picnic on the Seine between two stops, and drinks and snack vending machines are available on board. Please note, however, that drinking alcohol is strictly forbidden.

Strollers are accepted when folded, and the crew stores them at the front of the boat. There is only one bike space per boat. Suitcases are accepted in cabin size only (55 × 35 × 25 cm).

No, Batobus tickets cannot be changed or refunded.

The port de la Bourdonnais, in the 7th arrondissement, is at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. The Trocadéro and the Paris Aquarium are less than 10 minutes' walk away. Have a drink facing the Iron Lady at the Bistro of the Bateaux Parisiens.

From the port des Invalides, in the 7th arrondissement, you can easily reach the Hôtel des Invalides, the Army Museum and Napoleon's tomb, the National Assembly and the Rodin Museum.

From the quai de Solférino, in the 7th arrondissement, you are at the foot of the Musée d'Orsay. Le Bon Marché is a 15-minute walk away.

From the quai Malaquais, in the 6th arrondissement, you are steps from the cafés of Saint-Germain-des-Prés and a 15-minute walk from the Luxembourg Gardens. Across the Seine, the Pont des Arts leads to the Louvre.

From the quai de Montebello, in the 5th arrondissement, reach the cathedral in 5 minutes, the Sainte-Chapelle in 8 minutes and the Conciergerie in 10 minutes. Ice cream lovers will head to Berthillon, on the Île Saint-Louis, less than 10 minutes' walk away.

From the quai Saint-Bernard, in the 5th arrondissement, you are less than 10 minutes from the Grande Galerie de l'Évolution and less than 20 minutes from the Panthéon. The famous rue Mouffetard is just a 16-minute walk away.

From the quai de l'Hôtel de Ville, you are 10 minutes from the Marais and rue des Rosiers, 11 minutes from the Centre Pompidou and 14 minutes from the Place des Vosges.

From the quai du Louvre, in the 1st arrondissement, reach the Louvre Museum in less than 5 minutes and rue de Rivoli in 11 minutes.

From the port des Champs-Élysées, you are only 3 minutes from the Grand Palais, 10 minutes from the Champs-Élysées avenue and a 30-minute walk from the Arc de Triomphe.