Boating Holidays across the canals and rivers of Europe from Le Boat

Travelling To Our Bases

Welcome to the Le Boat travel page.

To help you with your holiday plans we have put together our very own travel page to show you that it has never been easier to get to our bases. Simply follow the three stage process below and you will have everything organised for a perfect boating holiday.

Stage 1

First of all, select whether you would like to view travel options based upon your Ireland Departure point or by one of our cruising Arrival regions.

Stage 2

When you have selected your preferred route you can either:

• Contact our sales team on 071 96 27 633 who will be able to assist you with the booking of your travel arrangements.
  

• If you prefer to book online then we recommend using the following sites:
  • Flights – Skyscanner.net
  • Ferries – Direct Ferries
  • Rail – Rail Europe  
    

Stage 3

The final bit of your journey is the transfer from your arrival point to the base where you collect your boat the Airport / Rail station & Ferry Port . Being the largest boating holiday company across Europe, we have been helping our customers with their transfers for a number of years and subsequently have developed good relationships with the local taxi companies.

Our sales team will be happy to arrange these on your behalf so simply give us a ring on 071 96 27 633 or email info@emeraldstar.ie once you have made your holiday booking.

Driving to our bases

For driving directions to our bases, simply use our bases section.

Please note the following when driving in France - Reflective jackets compulsory from 01/07/2008:
On February 13th, 2008, the French Inter-Ministerial Committee for Road Safety (CISR) decided to make it compulsory for all vehicles to carry a safety jacket and warning triangle as of July 1st, 2008.

Please note the following when driving in Berlin: Berlin’s inner city is designated as a “particle free emissions zone”. Please be advised that when driving into this area of the city, a specially approved label needs to be visibly displayed on your car. These can be purchased online at DEKRA (in German)