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🛥️ Getting to the Boarding stop – Musée d’Orsay
Located directly on the Seine riverbank, just in front of the Musée d’Orsay, on the left bank. : Official stop name: Musée d’Orsay – Batobus
🚗 By car
You cannot park directly at the Boarding dock, but you can be dropped directly in front of the Boat and nearby parking options include:
Parking Bac Montalembert – ~7 min walk
Parking Carrousel du Louvre – ~10 min walk (via Pont Royal)
From the parking:
➜ Walk toward the Musée d’Orsay
➜ Go down to the Seine riverbank
➜ Follow signs for Batobus
📍 Important tip
The Boarding dock is below street level.
If you’re standing in front of the museum entrance and don’t see the boats yet, walk down toward the river — you’re already there.
🚇 By public transport (recommended)
🚆 RER
RER C – Station: “Musée d’Orsay”
➜ Exit the station
➜ Walk 1–2 minutes toward the river
➜ Go down to the quay (Quai Anatole France)
➜ The Batobus dock is immediately visible
This is the fastest and most direct option.
🚇 Metro
Solférino – Line 12
➜ 7-minute walk toward the Seine
Assemblée Nationale – Line 12
➜ 8-minute walk
Tuileries – Line 1
➜ 10-minute walk, crossing the river via Pont Royal
Once near the museum, walk down to the river level to reach the Batobus dock.
🚌 Bus
Several buses stop very close to the museum:
Lines 68, 69, 73, 83, 84, 94
➜ Stop: Musée d’Orsay
➜ Walk 2–3 minutes to the riverban