- The ticket price for a sightseeing cruise by boat is €19 for adults instead of €20. Children under 12 benefit from a reduced fare of € 9 instead of € 10. The sightseeing cruise on the Seine is free for babies and children under 4 years old.
Seine River Sightseeing Cruise with the Paris Bateaux-Mouches
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Discover Paris during a 1h10 boat ride with the Bateaux-Mouches company. Check the schedules, departures, prices, and buy your tickets at the best price!
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What to expect
Explore Paris with the famous Bateaux Mouches, with a 1 hour 10 minutes stroll down the most beautiful avenue in Paris: the River Seine! This 15 kilometre path through the heart of the city will take you past the Concorde Obelisk, the Musée d’Orsay and the Louvre, as well as the capital’s 37 bridges. You’ll marvel at the Cathedral of Notre Dame, a gothic jewel amongst Paris’ stunning architecture, and the Eiffel Tower, the very symbol of France.Schedule
Dining Cruises
Lunch Cruise on the Seine
Available on Saturday and Sunday
Schedule: 12:30 pm
Schedule: 12:30 pm
Please arrive at the meeting point 30 minutes before.
Duration: 1:45min
Harmonie Dinner Cruise - Dinner Cruise on the Seine
Every day: 8:30 pm
Please arrive at the meeting point 30 minutes before.
Duration: 2:15min
Paris Sightseeing Cruise Gift Card
Every day: 8:30 pm
Please arrive at the meeting point 30 minutes before.
Duration: 2:15min
Information – Holiday Season Period
Sightseeing cruises operate according to specific schedules during the holiday season, from December 25 2026 to January 4 2027. 1 departure every 30 minutes, from 10am to 10pm
- Last departure before Christmas: Thursday December 24 at 5:00pm
- Departures resume: Friday December 25 from 10:00am
Timetables and Durations
High season (April to October)
Cruise schedules: Monday to Sunday, departures every 30 to 45 min between 10AM and 10PM. An additional departure at 10:30pm on Saturdays.
Low season (November to March)
Cruise schedules: One departure every 45 min between 10:15AM and 3:30PM, then every 30 min from 3:30pm to 9:30PM. Increased frequency and extended schedules during school holidays.
The cruise lasts approximately 1h10min
Good to know
Book your tickets online; there is no need to print them as they have barcodes. Go directly to the turnstiles and scan your e-tickets from your smartphone. If you prefer to print them, don't worry, that is also possible! Your ticket is valid for any departure on the reserved day.
Comments: French, English and Spanish. Brochures available in 27 languages at the reception desk.
Free parking on the Bateaux-Mouches quay for the entire duration of the cruise.
The Bateaux-Mouches Paris also offer dinner cruises and lunch cruises on the Seine.
Bateaux-Mouches Rates
Current prices at the Bateaux-Mouches ticket office
Adult Rate (from 12 years old): 17 euros
Reduced Child Rate (from 4 to 11 years old): 8 euros
Free for babies and children under 4 years old.
Where to take the Bateaux-Mouches
The Bateaux-Mouches boarding quay is located at Port de la Conférence, right at the foot of Pont de l'Alma on the Right Bank of the Seine, less than a 15-minute walk from the Eiffel Tower or the Champs-Elysées.
Please note: there are no stops along the sightseeing cruise route. The Bateaux-Mouches offer a boat tour that departs from and returns to the same boarding location.
How do combined tickets work?
Combined tickets allow you to book two, three or four services with a single click, often making significant savings! Receive your undated tickets to use on the day and at the time of your choice.
Combined tickets with the Bateaux-Mouches
Arc de Triomphe
Opening hours: Every day from 11am to 11pm from April to September and from 10am to 10:30pm from October to March.
Free admission: Under 18s and under 25s (EU nationals), PRM and accompanying persons, job seekers and on the first Sunday of every month from November 31 to March 31.
Tootbus - hop-on hop-off panoramic bus
Opening hours: Departures every 08 to 15 minutes from 9:15am to 7pm from April to October and every 15 to 25 minutes from 9:15am to 5:15pm from November to March.
Free admission: Under 4s.
Musée d'Orsay
Opening hours: Every day (except Mondays) from 9:30am to 6pm (late opening until 9:45pm on Thursdays).
Free admission: Under 18s, persons with reduced mobility and accompanying persons, job seekers and on the first Sunday of every month.
Discover the other sightseeing cruises in Paris
A true institution since 1949, the Bateaux-Mouches popularized sightseeing cruises departing from Pont de l'Alma, but Paris is home to many other companies worth discovering. To experience the most central boarding point in the capital, the discovery of the Seine from Square du Vert-Galant in the heart of the Île de la Cité remains a great option. At the foot of the Iron Lady, two direct competitors offer their own vision of the river: the large fleet with commentary in fourteen languages from Port de la Bourdonnais and the more intimate experience offered by Vedettes de Paris. Parents looking for a shared activity will prefer the interactive cruise designed for young travelers and its adapted storyline. To turn the Seine into a dynamic way of exploring, the one-day river transport pass valid at nine stops remains very practical. And if you are looking to diversify your perspectives, leave the Seine with the 2h30 navigation between locks and the Bastille vault of Paris Canal or with the historic cruise on the waters of northeastern Paris offered by Canauxrama, two alternatives that reveal another Paris, more secret and more popular.
Cruise itinerary
Group quotation
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Feel free to contact us at +33-1-48-74-05-10 for any requests.
Map
Address
Pont de l'Alma, 32 Port de la Conférence (Rive Droite)
75008 Paris
75008 Paris
Parking lot
La Tour Maubourg Orsay, 63 Quai d'Orsay - 75007 Paris
Public transportation
Alma-Marceau
Jean Nicot - Eglise Americaine
Customer Reviews
James E.
Published over a year ago
the tour is perfectly fine. It takes you up and down the river for just over an hour which is plenty. It goes from the louvre to the eiffel tower and provides a brief commentary of every landmark along the way.
Some improvements would be better restrooms, improve the tannoy so that it can be heard when seated outside and consider providing a snack bar
David M.
Published over a year ago
A great way to view the city
This is a very popular activity, so be prepared for crowds and a bit of chaos when boarding. Once on the boat, it's an enjoyable 1hr visit of some of the most popular sites in Paris. Definitely recommend doing this tour at the end of the day when it's a bit cooler and the lights on the monuments/buildings are on.
Mrs Karen S.
4 December 2025
Love a boat trip
We booked the tour online - easy process - & were able to board a boat that suited us. We sat upstairs outside, tho there is an inside seating area too. The hour tour takes you past all the main tourist attractions & is a great way to see the city. We thoroughly enjoyed the tour & thought it was good value.
Carol S.
6 November 2025
Interesting river boat trip
Very interesting tour by river round the island of Notre Dame & back past Eiffel Tower, taking in many more famous sights. Only grumble couldn’t hear the commentary most of the time so not always sure what we were looking at!
Richard M.
Published over a year ago
We were lucky that the boat was only 20% occupied so we easily moved around to view from the bow or other locations. It's a good one hour cruise and you see a lot from the river. The commentary was difficult to hear.
Gregory S.
Published over a year ago
Great trip, I was a bit concerned that taking the boat at night we would miss some sites but we did not. I enjoyed the trip.
