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Viking River Cruises

33 crossings between 28 ports in 13 countries. On 15 they are the only operator on the water; on 3 they are the quickest of several; on 11 a rival is faster.

Sailing with Viking River Cruises

Their busiest port

Three things the timetable does not say

45% alone of their network has no rival at all. On those 15 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.

3 untimed crossings carry no duration anywhere we can source. They are counted in the 33 and left blank in the bars.

Where they are beaten

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

Bucharest (bus station Militari) – Budapest 643 km Viking River Cruises 168 h 00 CroisiEurope 96 h 00 rate not held 5 rivals

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

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

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

Avignon – Lyon (Gerland Bus Station) 200 km Viking River Cruises 192 h 00 FlixBus-eu 2 h 30 rate not held 4 rivals

Budapest – Passau 434 km Viking River Cruises 192 h 00 CroisiEurope 144 h 00 rate not held 4 rivals

Budapest – Regensburg 540 km Viking River Cruises 192 h 00 Emerald Cruises 168 h 00 rate not held 4 rivals

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

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

Louisville KY – New Orleans Viking River Cruises 360 h 00 American Cruise Lines 336 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Avignon – Paris City Viking River Cruises 360 h 00 Scylla Cruises 360 h 00 rate not held 1 rival

Basel – Budapest 860 km Viking River Cruises 432 h 00 Avalon Waterways 384 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Amsterdam – Bucharest (bus station Militari) 1788 km Viking River Cruises 528 h 00 Scenic Cruises 384 h 00 rate not held 2 rivals

Where they are the only boat

15 crossings with no other operator on record.

Decin – Lutherstadt Wittenberg 144 h 00 rate not held 162 km

Bamberg train station – Trier 168 h 00 rate not held 306 km

Basel – Trier 168 h 00 rate not held 254 km

Avignon – Basel 168 h 00 rate not held 455 km

Basel – Kinderdijk 168 h 00 rate not held

Alton Amtrak Station – Minneapolis-Saint Paul 168 h 00 rate not held

Guwahati – Nimati Ghat 192 h 00 rate not held

Louisville KY – Memphis TN 192 h 00 rate not held

Kampong Cham – Saigon 192 h 00 rate not held 182 km

Alton Amtrak Station – New Orleans 336 h 00 rate not held

Amsterdam – Avignon 360 h 00 rate not held 937 km

Basel – Bergen 360 h 00 rate not held 1435 km

Constanța (Autogara Sud Herli-Sof) – Vienna Erdberg (Busterminal VIB) 360 h 00 rate not held 1044 km

Bergen – Budapest 528 h 00 rate not held 1684 km

Basel – Regensburg not held rate not held 372 km

Which months they sail

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

Our records for Viking River Cruises 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 33 crossings carry a weekly rate; none carry a clock.

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