Take a trip on the Canal de l’Ourcq in Paris: Welcome on board our river shuttles for 1 or 2 euros!
For the 17th edition, the Été du Canal river shuttles are back in service on the Ourcq Canal, every weekend from Saturday, July 6 to Sunday, August 11, 2024. With a departure approximately every 40 minutes from Pantin to Aulnay, enjoy a pleasant moment of navigation at the incredible rate of ¤1 on Saturdays and ¤2 on Sundays.
You can sign up for "river shuttle + workshop, stroll or show" packages: simply pay for your river shuttle ticket with L'Eté du Canal agents (¤1 on Saturday, ¤2 on Sunday). The program of boats + workshop, tour or show will be available soon.
Payment in cash, no CB payment. Come 15 min before the departure of the next boat.
Once on board and carried along by the current, you will experience the canal differently, drifting slowly along while enjoying another side of Paris: "la Rotonde" by Nicolas Ledoux at Bassin de la Villette, the architecture of Parc de la Villette, the site of the Grands-Moulins in Pantin, the Centre National de la Danse – national Dance Centre, the East-European TGV Technicentre or the departemental parc de la Bergère in Bobigny. Get off when you want at the different stops to enjoy a party, concert and other dances or simply take in the view that passes in front of your eyes from the boat.
Ticket rates for summer shuttles: 1¤ on Saturdays and 2¤ on Sundays. The trip is free for children under 10 accompanied by an adult, two children per adult max.
Pantin
(metro line 5 "Eglise de Pantin")
- board the shuttle bus at the end of Place de la Pointe. At the corner with the mail Charles de Gaulle (small paved alley that leaves the metro and the vélib' station and goes down to the canal)
Metro line 5, station église de Pantin (exit bus station)
> from 2:15 pm to about 7:45 pm, in the direction of Bobigny and Noisy/Bondy
> from 3:40 pm to about 8:40 pm, in the direction of Pantin
Bobigny
(Bergère departmental park)
- The summer shuttle bus stop is located on the banks of the canal near the Pierre Simon Girard footbridge, which connects the Parc départemental de la Bergère to the Place des Écoles near the N3.
Metro line 5, Pablo-Picasso station (10 min) direction Cité administrative, Parc de la Bergère
> from 2:45 p.m. to about 7:00 p.m., in the direction of Noisy/Bondy (until August 6, 2023)
> from 3:15 pm to about 8:15 pm, in the direction of Pantin
TERMINUS ! When the boat arrives at its terminus, the descent of passengers is mandatory, the boat then turns around and returns to Paris after the boarding of new passengers.
We remind you that it is important to take precautions and to bring the necessary supplies (navigo, tickets) in case of impossibility to board a shuttle, in case of strong crowd or if the last boat has already left!
Only on weekend !
River shuttles during the Eté du Canal - Festival de l’Ourcq will sail only on Saturdays and Sundays in July and August.
There are no Eté du Canal boats at this special price during the week (Monday to Friday) and off summer season on the same routes.
For safety reasons there will be no stop at Paris la Villette this summer 2024. The departure-arrival point will be in Pantin.
We are waiting for the return of this stop for next year's edition in 2025.
Parc de la Villette (Paris) - summer 2023
(metro line 5 "Porte de Pantin" or line 7 "Porte de la Villette")
- at la Villette the shuttle boarding point is located in front of the folie P5 on the Grande Halle de la Villette side in front of the Géode - the folies are those "red" buildings located along the canal de l'Ourcq).
Metro 5 Porte de Pantin (6 minutes) or Metro 7 Porte de la Villette (7 minutes)
> from 2pm to about 8pm, in the direction of Noisy/Bondy
Sumer 2023 - From the Parc de la Villette, there is a boat at most every 40 minutes between 2pm and 7:30pm.
Last departure from Parc de la Villette to Bobigny: 7:30 pm.
Last departure from Bobigny to Paris la Villette: 20:30.
The duration of the trip between the Parc de la Villette (metro: Porte de Pantin) and Bobigny is about 40 minutes.
To avoid the rush, take the shuttles between midday and 3pm for a guaranteed quiet moment.
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