Guadalquivir river cruises in Seville compared: the one-hour boat from the Torre del Oro, electric boats, small-group tours, tapas boats and the day to Sanlúcar

💡 The Short Version: The standard cruise is Cruceros Torre del Oro’s one-hour boat at €18, leaving hourly from the jetty in front of the Torre del Oro, with an audio guide in seven languages. The operator’s own ticket also includes two guided walks, Santa Cruz at 11:30 and Triana at 13:00. Electric boats are from €16.50, a 90-minute guided tour in boats of 12 is €25 with a drink, a one-hour tapas cruise is €35 and a five-course lunch or dinner cruise is €69. May to September, the operator runs a cruise to Sanlúcar de Barrameda for €55, with the return by bus. Prices are GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” prices for one adult, or the operator’s own where stated.

The cruises compared

Cruceros Torre del Oro

The operator sells its one-hour cruise at crucerosensevilla.com for the same €18 as GetYourGuide’s Guadalquivir River Cruisead (7,408 reviews, rated 3.9). The jetty is in front of the Torre del Oro on Marqués de Contadero.

The resident and disability rates are sold at the ticket office with proof. Sailings are hourly from May to September 11:00 to 21:00 and from October to April 11:00 to 19:00; from 28 September to 25 October 2026 the last panoramic cruise leaves at 20:00. The last sailing of the day is the night cruise. Book online up to the day before; an online booking is exchanged for a boarding ticket at the ticket office before you board, in print or on a phone.

Cruise boats moored below the Torre del Oro. Photo: CarlosVdeHabsburgo, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What you pass

The boat goes downstream from the Torre del Oro past the Palacio de San Telmo, the Maestranza and the Jardines de Cristina, then to the pavilions of the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition and the Isla de la Cartuja, site of Expo 92, with the Pabellón de la Navegación and the Torre Sevilla skyscraper. Before it returns it passes the quays from which Columbus, Elcano and Magellan left. The audio guide is in Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Greek and Turkish. The lower deck has a bar and no food. Not every boat has areas for pushchairs and wheelchairs, so the operator asks you to contact it first.

The walks in the ticket

The €18 ticket includes guided walks, shown on the same page of the operator’s site: Santa Cruz at 11:30 and Triana at 13:00, both daily from Calle Postigo del Carbón 4. An evening walk at 19:30, themed on the Feria de Abril and flamenco, ends at a flamenco venue whose entry is not included. Each walk takes 30 people, places go in order of arrival, and the operator asks you to arrive 15 minutes early with your cruise ticket. GetYourGuide’s listing for the cruise names the audio guide and not the walks. The Seville walking tours page compares the other walks.

Electric and small boats

Eco Cruise

From €16.50 · 13,018 reviews · 1 hour · Guadaluxe

Seville: 1-Hour Guadalquivir River Sightseeing Eco Cruisead boards at the Muelle de Nueva York, about 500 metres from the Torre del Oro. Guadaluxe runs electric boats with heating for the winter and takes up to 50 people on a shared cruise; its own site gives €16.48 as the starting price for the shared cruise. A guide gives live commentary and there is a bar on board. It is rated 4.2.

Fun Ride Sevilla

From €15 · 2,947 reviews · 1 to 2½ hours

Seville: 1h, 1.5h or 2.5h River Cruise Optionsad is one listing with three options. The 1-hour panoramic cruise includes no food or drink. The 1½-hour option adds a tapa of Jabugo ham and Manchego cheese and one drink, and the 2½-hour option is a lunch with a five-course menu and drinks. The boat has air conditioning in summer and heating in winter, and an audio guide in Spanish, English and French. The listing says it is not suitable for people with mobility impairments.

Guided tour in a small boat

From €25 · 2,029 reviews · 90 minutes · Navegaensevilla

Seville: Guided Guadalquivir Boat Tourad takes 12 guests a boat, or 24 across two boats, and the captain gives the commentary in Spanish, English or both. A drink is included: a soft drink, beer, wine or water. The route runs by the Torre del Oro, the Triana bridge, Triana, Los Remedios and the riverside towards La Cartuja. A private option is on the listing. It is rated 4.7, the highest on this page.

With food

Tapas on the river

From €35 · 971 reviews · 1 hour · Rumboquivir

Seville: Exclusive River Boat Tour with Tapasad boards on the Triana bank, goes first towards La Cartuja and then back through the centre under the Triana bridge, and serves Iberian ham, salchichón and cheese with one drink, sangria, beer or a soft drink. The ticket includes blankets and Wi-Fi.

A cruise boat approaching the Puente de Triana at dusk. Photo: Lou Lopez, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

Lunch or dinner

From €69 · 152 reviews · 2½ hours · Fun Ride Sevilla

Seville: Guadalquivir Cruise with Lunch or Dinnerad is a restaurant boat for 58 passengers with a covered upper terrace. The menu is five courses (salmorejo, chickpeas with oxtail and chicken cannelloni among them), dessert and a glass of cava, with unlimited water, soft drinks, beer, wine or rebujito until dessert. Spirits are not included. It is not suitable for wheelchair users.

To Sanlúcar de Barrameda

€55 adult · €48 over 65 · €29 child to 14 · May to September only

Cruceros Torre del Oro’s Sevilla to Sanlúcar cruise leaves the Torre del Oro jetty at 8:30 and reaches Sanlúcar at about 13:50, after about 5½ hours on the river past Coria, La Puebla del Río, farmland, marshes and the edge of the Doñana National Park. A barge takes passengers ashore. The coach home leaves Bajo de Guía at 19:00 and gets back to the Torre del Oro at about 20:30. The operator allows bookings up to 48 hours before, sells the trip only from May to September, and does not refund after payment. The boat has a bar and no food, so bring lunch for the journey. Wheelchairs and pushchairs are not allowed on board. The prices include insurance and VAT. For the other ways to reach the coast see the day trips from Seville.

The Guadalquivir at Bajo de Guía, Sanlúcar de Barrameda. Photo: Anual, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Which cruise

• The standard hour: the €18 boat from the Torre del Oro, with the walks in the operator’s ticket.
• The cheapest: the €15 one-hour option from Fun Ride Sevilla or the €16.50 electric boat.
• A guide and a small boat: the €25 tour, 12 guests a boat, rated 4.7.
• Food: tapas for €35, the 1½-hour appetiser option from Fun Ride, or the five-course cruise for €69.
• A night cruise: the last hourly sailing from the Torre del Oro.
• The river to the sea: the Sanlúcar cruise, €55, May to September.

What to book before you go to Seville lists the sights that need tickets and the days they are closed. The Seville walking tours cover the Santa Cruz and Triana walks, and the bullring tour and the museums guide, which covers the Torre del Oro, are on the same stretch of river. Seville public transport explains the tram and metro to the Puerta de Jerez stop for the Torre del Oro. Where to stay in Seville compares the areas, and hotels near Seville Cathedral is the centre.