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Practical, up-to-date guides to cruising the Seine with Bateaux Parisiens: what tickets cost, which meal cruise to pick, when to go for the lights, and how it compares with Bateaux-Mouches and the Batobus.

Bateaux Parisiens Tickets 2026: Prices, Ages & TimesOfficial fares, the Viator ticket, ages and time slots.Read the guide →Bateaux Parisiens Dinner Cruise 2026: Is It Worth It?Service levels, window seats, dress code and the early option.Read the guide →Bateaux Parisiens Lunch Cruise 2026: Menu, Wine & TipsThe 12:45 pm cruise: courses, wine, prices and seats.Read the guide →Bateaux Parisiens vs Bateaux-Mouches 2026: Which to BookTwo companies, two piers: which Seine cruise to book.Read the guide →Seine River Cruise at Night 2026: Sunset & Eiffel SparkleSunset timing, the Eiffel sparkle and night photos.Read the guide →Best Seine River Cruises 2026: 8 Options ComparedEight ways to see Paris from the river, side by side.Read the guide →

Tickets

Popular Bateaux Parisiens cruises

Booked through Viator, from the foot of the Eiffel Tower, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.

Seine Lunch Cruise with Live Music Best rated ★ 4.72 hours2,928 reviewsFree cancellation

Seine Lunch Cruise with Live Music
3-4 coursesWine12:45 pm

A seated three or four course lunch with wine on a glass-roofed restaurant boat, cruising past the Louvre, Orsay and Notre-Dame in daylight.

What's included
  • Lunch cruise from the Eiffel Tower (boarding pontoon 5 or 7)
  • Three or four course seasonal menu, depending on the option
  • Wine or Champagne by option, water and coffee or tea
  • Private table on a glass-roofed boat, live music
  • Not included: hotel pickup, souvenir photo
From$96per person Reserve
Bateaux Parisiens Seine Sightseeing Cruise Most booked ★ 3.71 hour2,747 reviewsFree cancellation

Bateaux Parisiens Seine Sightseeing Cruise
Eiffel Tower pierAudio guideAny time

The classic one-hour loop from the foot of the Eiffel Tower past the Louvre and Notre-Dame. Dated ticket, no time slot: turn up at the pier any time that day.

What's included
  • One-hour sightseeing cruise from the Eiffel Tower and back
  • Audio commentary in 14 languages on board or on your phone
  • Covered glass lower deck and an open upper deck
  • Board any departure on your chosen date (no time slot)
  • Not included: food and drinks, hotel pickup, the boarding photo
From$21per person Reserve
Seine Dinner Cruise with Live Music Paris by night ★ 4.42.5 hours7,463 reviewsFree cancellation

Seine Dinner Cruise with Live Music
8:30 pmGourmet menuSinger

The 8:30 pm gourmet dinner cruise: a three or four course menu with wine, a singer and musicians, and the monuments lit up after dark.

What's included
  • Dinner cruise from the Eiffel Tower, 8:30 pm departure
  • Three or four course gourmet menu chosen by option
  • Wine, Champagne or kir by option, water and coffee
  • Private table, live singer and musicians
  • Not included: hotel pickup, souvenir photo, extra drinks
From$144per person Reserve

Plan your date before you go

One hour past the Louvre, Orsay and Notre-Dame from the foot of the Eiffel Tower, on any departure that day, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.

Check dates for the one-hour sightseeing cruise