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Avalon Waterways

29 crossings between 17 ports in 11 countries. On 10 they are the only operator on the water; on 4 they are the quickest of several; on 11 a rival is faster.

Sailing with Avalon Waterways

Their busiest port

Three things the timetable does not say

34% alone of their network has no rival at all. On those 10 crossings the question is not who is quicker — it is whether you sail. A comparison site showing one result is not showing you a choice.

11 beaten crossings where another operator is quicker on the same water. Their own site cannot tell you this, and a booking engine sorted by price will not.

1 untimed crossings carry no duration anywhere we can source. They are counted in the 29 and left blank in the bars.

Where they are beaten

15 crossings where a rival is faster or the two are level. This is the section an operator would never publish.

Budapest – Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) 214 km Avalon Waterways 24 h 00 FlixBus-eu 2 h 30 rate not held 7 rivals

Amsterdam – Basel 569 km Avalon Waterways 168 h 00 Scenic Cruises 120 h 00 rate not held 10 rivals

Bordeaux (Saint-Jean - Paludate) – Paris City Avalon Waterways 168 h 00 Uniworld 168 h 00 rate not held 3 rivals

Amsterdam – Paris City Avalon Waterways 168 h 00 Emerald Cruises 72 h 00 rate not held 3 rivals

Arles – Paris City Avalon Waterways 168 h 00 Uniworld 168 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) – Paris City Avalon Waterways 168 h 00 Emerald Cruises 48 h 00 rate not held 6 rivals

Amsterdam – Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) 737 km Avalon Waterways 168 h 00 Emerald Cruises 168 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Arles – Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) 406 km Avalon Waterways 192 h 00 Uniworld 168 h 00 rate not held 3 rivals

Amsterdam – Brussels 6087 km Avalon Waterways 192 h 00 Emerald Cruises 72 h 00 rate not held 7 rivals

Phnom Penh – Saigon 204 km Avalon Waterways 192 h 00 Emerald Cruises 192 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Saigon – Siem Reap 413 km Avalon Waterways 312 h 00 Emerald Cruises 144 h 00 rate not held 6 rivals

Basel – Paris City Avalon Waterways 336 h 00 Uniworld 240 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Amsterdam – Budapest 1146 km Avalon Waterways 360 h 00 Emerald Cruises 288 h 00 rate not held 7 rivals

Basel – Bordeaux (Saint-Jean - Paludate) 696 km Avalon Waterways 504 h 00 Scenic Cruises 96 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Arles – Bordeaux (Saint-Jean - Paludate) 370 km Avalon Waterways 528 h 00 Uniworld 336 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Where they are the only boat

10 crossings with no other operator on record.

Amsterdam – Remich 168 h 00 rate not held 331 km

Arles – Chalon-sur-Saône (Bus Station) 168 h 00 rate not held 512 km

Amsterdam – Chalon-sur-Saône (Bus Station) 168 h 00 rate not held 622 km

Arles – Basel 168 h 00 rate not held 687 km

Frankfurt central train station – Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) 264 h 00 rate not held 598 km

Budapest – Frankfurt central train station 312 h 00 rate not held 811 km

Amsterdam – Arles 336 h 00 rate not held 1116 km

Oltenita – Vilshofen an der Donau 360 h 00 rate not held 1146 km

Amsterdam – Oltenita 528 h 00 rate not held 1845 km

Chalon-sur-Saône (Bus Station) – Paris City not held rate not held

Which months they sail

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for Avalon Waterways crossings were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

Where our records stop

No fares. Every comparison on this page is time and frequency only, and the fast-versus-conventional decision is mostly a price decision.

No departure times. 0 of 29 crossings carry a weekly rate; none carry a clock.

No vessels. We hold a fast/conventional class and no ship names.