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 5 to Sunday, August 10, 2025. 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.
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These shuttles are not cruises. All users of the L'Été du Canal shuttles are asked to get off at the "Paris - Jardin 21" and "Bobigny" (or "Aulnay/Pavillons") terminuses, and to take the following shuttles (shuttle timetables).
Let the current carry you aboard... this is your chance to discover the Canal de l'Ourcq at a cruising pace, and enjoy the boat's unusual viewpoints!
Embark at Jardin 21 (near the Parc de la Villette) and discover the architecture of the 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.
Tip: The first departures between 2pm and 4pm are generally less crowded than the peak times between 5pm and 7pm!
Cash payment, no credit card payment. Come 15 min before the next boat departure.
Pending for 2025
3 stops for this large shuttle loop:
1) Jardin21/Les Grands Moulins in Pantin: 2pm to 8:30pm
2) Place de la Pointe in Pantin: from 2.15pm to 8.45pm
3) Bobigny: 2:50 pm to 9:20 pm
1 -Jardin 21 (Pantin near Parc de la Villette): the shuttle boarding point is located between Jardin 21 and the Grands Moulins de Pantin.
At the T3b tramway bridge.
2 - Pantin - Place de la Pointe: board the shuttles at the end of Place de la Pointe. At the corner with mail Charles de Gaulle (small cobbled alleyway leading from the metro and Velib' station down to the canal).
3 - Bobigny - Parc de la Bergère: summer shuttle stops are located on the banks of the canal near Parc de la Bergère.
Timetable: from 2.50 p.m. to Pantin, every 25 minutes, last departure to Pantin at 9.20 p.m.
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.
Please note - attached are the timetables for departure from Bobigny and departure from Aulnay sous bois - Saturday, July 6, 2024, and the weekend of Saturday, July 13 and Sunday, July 14, 2024 (pdf file).
Aulnay/ Pavillons: the summer shuttle bus stop is located on the banks of the canal on Quai Copenhague near impasse Saint-Anne in Aulnay-sous-Bois.
See also:
Cruises during the festival Été du canal
Information from the Villette stop for 2023 (awaiting return 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 Geode - 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.
