River levels in Paris
 

As of March 13, 2012, are there any problems with Seine River levels in Paris that affect Batobus service?

The river has not risen this year and the Batobus is just as inconvenient as ever.

Why is it that you say it is inconvenient?? We enjoy using it every time we are in Paris for a leisurely cruise or hop on hop off kind of thing.

Perhaps kerouac is referring to the fact that if there is a slower means of transportation than the Batobus, it has yet to start selling tickets. If one has plenty of time and not a lot of places to see, the Batobus can be enjoyable. For the rest of us, the regular bus/métro network works fine.

In any case, next year the Batobus is supposed to replaced by three boat lines that they hope will be used by commuters since they will extend into the suburbs -- and they will also accept the Navigo.

Cornelius01 asked "Why is it that you say it is inconvenient?"

If you lived where kerouac does, you wouldn't find is a great convenience.

However, I <b>do</b> work not far from Alma-Marceau. ;-)

If anybody is interested in seeing next year's boat network, here is the site: http://www.vogueo.fr/spip.php?rubrique1

I have never found the Batobus to be terribly convenient for getting around Paris. The few times I've used it, I had to wait longer for it to arrive than it would have taken me to walk to the next stop. I guess if you're a slow walker and have a lazy day ahead and really want to spend time on the river it makes sense, but I'm usually a bit more driven to keep moving and get stuff accomplished when I'm in Paris.

When I'm riding my bike along the Seine I love whizzing past the Batobus. ;)

As a tourist I've looked at the Batobus schedules and they never seemed to be convenient to where I was going. Six of the eight stops are very close to each other - easily walkable. And the Batobus is expensive. Much more than a metro or bus ticket.

The Voguéo has an interesting disparity as well. While a Navigo or Paris Visite pass will be valid on it, the current plan for a single trip price is 7 euros. And that pretty much proves that boat travel on the Seine is just a gimmick.