Danube Cruises

What to expect

SPaP-LOD runs sightseeing cruises on the Danube from the Passenger Port on the riverfront, a short walk from the Old Town. You sit on deck or inside and watch the city, its bridges and the castle go by.

Choose a short loop for a first overview, a trip upstream to Devín Castle, or a longer cruise with food and music.

Route & highlights

• Bratislava roundtrip: the historic centre, the riverbanks and Bratislava Castle, under the SNP Bridge as far as the Lafranconi Bridge, and back past the new riverside district with Slovakia’s first skyscraper
• Bratislava – Devín – Bratislava: upstream to the confluence of the Danube and the Morava, with time to walk around Devín or visit the castle
• longer cruises to Čunovo, the Gabčíkovo dam, Hainburg in Austria and Vienna
• themed cruises with brunch, dinner, music or unlimited Prosecco, plus seasonal Christmas and New Year’s Eve cruises

Before you go

Cruises leave from the Passenger Port at Fajnorovo nábrežie 2; board a quarter of an hour before departure. Seats are not reserved, and drinks and snacks are sold on board. The Vienna and Gabčíkovo cruises need advance booking, and groups of ten or more can order a guide.

Going to Devín? Take the boat there and the bus back, so you get the river views and more time at the castle. When the water is low, Devín cruises may be limited or cancelled, so check before you buy.