Operator ·

Uniworld

44 crossings between 32 ports in 17 countries. On 12 they are the only operator on the water; on 7 they are the quickest of several; on 22 a rival is faster.

Sailing with Uniworld

Their busiest port

Three things the timetable does not say

27% alone of their network has no rival at all. On those 12 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.

22 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 44 and left blank in the bars.

Where they are beaten

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

Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc) – Regensburg 205 km Uniworld 48 h 00 FlixBus-eu 3 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Amsterdam – Arnhem Central Station (Sonsbeekzijde) 82 km Uniworld 48 h 00 FlixBus-eu 1 h 15 rate not held 1 rival

Lisbon (Oriente) – Porto-Leixoes Uniworld 72 h 00 Riviera Travel 24 h 00 rate not held 4 rivals

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

Budapest – Passau 434 km Uniworld 168 h 00 CroisiEurope 144 h 00 rate not held 4 rivals

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

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

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

Budapest – Regensburg 540 km Uniworld 168 h 00 Emerald Cruises 168 h 00 rate not held 4 rivals

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

Basel – Cologne 285 km Uniworld 192 h 00 Mystic Cruises 168 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Budapest – Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc) 444 km Uniworld 216 h 00 FlixBus-eu 6 h 00 rate not held 3 rivals

Bucharest (bus station Militari) – Budapest 643 km Uniworld 216 h 00 CroisiEurope 96 h 00 rate not held 5 rivals

Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc) – Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) 253 km Uniworld 240 h 00 FlixBus-eu 3 h 54 rate not held 1 rival

Bordeaux (Saint-Jean - Paludate) – Lisbon (Oriente) 982 km Uniworld 240 h 00 Windstar Cruises 168 h 00 rate not held 6 rivals

Amsterdam – Antwerp 6490 km Uniworld 240 h 00 Riviera Travel 120 h 00 rate not held 3 rivals

Amsterdam – Budapest 1146 km Uniworld 336 h 00 Emerald Cruises 288 h 00 rate not held 7 rivals

Basel – Brussels 6522 km Uniworld 336 h 00 Scenic Cruises 264 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Milano – Venice Mestre (Stazione FS) 243 km Uniworld 336 h 00 CroisiEurope 48 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Hanoi – Saigon 1137 km Uniworld 360 h 00 Ponant Cruises 336 h 00 rate not held 4 rivals

Budapest – land tour Uniworld 408 h 00 Luftner Amadeus River Cruises 264 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Bucharest (bus station Militari) – Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc) 1081 km Uniworld 456 h 00 Emerald Cruises 120 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Amsterdam – land tour Uniworld 456 h 00 Scenic Cruises 288 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Madrid – Porto-Leixoes Uniworld 480 h 00 Scenic Cruises 24 h 00 rate not held 3 rivals

Amsterdam – Bucharest (bus station Militari) 1788 km Uniworld 576 h 00 Scenic Cruises 384 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Where they are the only boat

12 crossings with no other operator on record.

Istanbul – Paris City 24 h 00 rate not held

Rome City – Venice Mestre (Stazione FS) 72 h 00 rate not held 7373 km

Arles – Lisbon (Oriente) 96 h 00 rate not held 1076 km

Arnhem Central Station (Sonsbeekzijde) – Basel 192 h 00 rate not held 506 km

Belgrade – Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) 192 h 00 rate not held 6270 km

Budapest – Venice Mestre (Stazione FS) 264 h 00 rate not held 564 km

Naxos – Venice Mestre (Stazione FS) 312 h 00 rate not held

Kolkata – Mumbai 384 h 00 rate not held 1664 km

Belgrade – Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc) 408 h 00 rate not held 6042 km

Edinburgh Bus Station – Paris City 408 h 00 rate not held

Bucharest (bus station Militari) – Passau 408 h 00 rate not held 1072 km

Arles – Istanbul not held rate not held 2183 km

Which months they sail

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

Our records for Uniworld 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 44 crossings carry a weekly rate; none carry a clock.

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