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Directions to Port de Javel Bas, Paris

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Port de Javel Bas aerial photo, Paris

ABOVE: An aerial view of the Port de Javel Bas from the tethered Ballon de Paris in the Parc André Citroën, southwest of the Eiffel Tower. (You can see the elevated RER rail line between the park and the quay.)

The following directions are from the RER Line C station at Boulevard Victor-Pont du Garigliano in the 15th Arrondissement of Paris. The walk shouldn't take more than four or five minutes, even with luggage, over smooth pavement and a gentle downhill slope.


Gare du Pont du Garigliano station sign, Paris

1. Take an RER Line C train to the Boulevard Victor-Pont du Garigliano station.

If you're coming on a westbound train along the Left Bank of Paris, make sure that your train is headed for Versailles - Château (a.k.a. Versaille - Rive Gauche) or Saint-Quentin-en-Yvellines. Train destinations are shown on RER station monitors.


Gare du Pont du Garigliano entrance

2. Leave the station by the front entrance.


Gare du Pont du Garigliano, RER and SNCF station

3. As you leave the station, turn left and walk along the curved front of the glass building until you reach the corner.


RER tracks, Gare du Pont du Garigliano

4. At the corner, turn left and walk downhill to the underpass beneath the RER tracks.


RER overpass, Gare du Pont du Garigliano, Paris

5. Cross the street beneath the underpass. You'll see the Port de Javel Bas ahead and to your left.


Port de Javel Bas near RER station, Paris 

6. After you've crossed the street beneath the underpass, cross the access road to the port, where your ship should be waiting for you:

Uniworld RIVER BARONESS at Paris Port de Javel Bas

Next page: Directions to central Paris from your ship


In this article:
Paris River Cruise Ports (Overview)
Directions to Port de Grenelle
Directions to Port de Javel Bas
Directions to central Paris from your ship

Also see:
Aerial Ports Map (in new browser tab)
Seine River Cruises from Paris

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