Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or (France)
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Region
France Rivers
Local Time
2023-03-25 06:12
45°F 7.4°C
Light breeze2.3 m/s
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Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or is a Saone River cruise port and town in eastern France (Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region, Lyon Metro area) with a population of around 4,000. The created in 2015 Metropole de Lyon (Greater Lyon) is an inter-municipal department and metropolis consisting of 59 municipalities with a combined population of around 1,4 million. Lyon City has a population of around 0,52 million.
The town is nestled in a river loop and spreads from Mont Cindre's (mountain) eastern flank in the plain of Varennes. At the loop's center is located the crescent-shaped l'île Roy (Royal Island).
Collonges is served by road 51 (running along the river) and road 89 (connecting via Saint-Cyr to Saint-Romain in Cote-d'Or). Road 51, along with the riverside scenery also features cycling lanes (in both directions) crossing the entire town. Collonges-Fontaines train station serves mainly suburban-type regularly (hourly) scheduled trains connecting to Vienne (Isere department, via Lyon-Perrache), to Macon (Saone-et-Loire department, via Villefranche-sur-Saone) and to Lyon-Part-Dieu (Lyon City's La Part-Dieu district) and Roanne (Loire department).
As cruise port, Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or is included in the schedules of some of Europe's largest river cruise companies, including CroisiEurope, AmaWaterways, Phoenix Reisen. The next tables show some of the Collonges-inclusive itineraries as port sequences.
(CroisiEurope ship Princesse dAquitaine) 6-day itinerary from homeport Lyon (Provence and Camargue), prices from ~USD 1350 pp
| Date / Time | Port |
|---|---|
| 10 May 18:00 - 18:00 | Departing from Lyon, France |
| 11 May 17:00 - 17:00 | Lyon, France |
| 11 May 18:30 / 12 May (overnight) | Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or, France |
| 12 May 09:00 | Tournon-sur-Rhone (Tain-l'Hermitage) |
| 13 May | Avignon, France |
| 13 May 16:30 / 14 May 14:30 - 14:30 (overnight) | Arles, France |
| 15 May 00:30 | Viviers-sur-Rhone, France |
| 15 May 18:00 | La Voulte-Sur-Rhone, France |
| 16 May 06:00 | Arriving in Lyon, France |
(AmaWaterways ship AmaCello) 7-day itinerary between homeports Lyon and Arles, prices from ~USD 3450 pp
| Date / Time | Port |
|---|---|
| 02-03 May (overnight) | Departing from Lyon, France |
| 04 May | Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or, France |
| 04-05 May (overnight) | Vienne, France |
| 06 May | Tournon-sur-Rhone (Tain-l'Hermitage) |
| 07 May | Avignon, France |
| 08-09 May (overnight) | Arriving in Arles, France |
(Phoenix Reisen ship Swiss Gloria) 7-day itinerary from homeport Lyon, prices from ~USD 1350 pp
| Date / Time | Port |
|---|---|
| 12 May 20:00 | Departing from Lyon, France |
| 13 May 04:00 - 11:30 | Tournus, France |
| 13 May 14:00 - 19:00 | Chalon-sur-Saone, France |
| 14 May 00:30 - 12:00 | Macon, France |
| 14 May 16:30 - 17:00 | Trevoux, France |
| 14 May 19:00 - 20:30 | Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or, France |
| 15 May 08:00 - 09:00 | La Voulte-Sur-Rhone, France |
| 15 May 13:30 - 20:00 | Viviers-sur-Rhone, France |
| 16 May 05:00 - 18:30 | Arles, France |
| 16 May 22:00 / 17 May - 17:30 (overnight) | Avignon, France |
| 18 May 15:00 - 15:30 | Vienne, France |
| 18 May 19:00 / 19 May (overnight) | Arriving in Lyon, France |
Port Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or cruise ship schedule shows timetable calendars of all arrival and departure dates by month. The port's schedule lists all ships (in links) with cruises going to or leaving from Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or, France. To see the full itineraries (ports of call dates and arrival / departure times) and their lowest rates – just follow the corresponding ship-link.
| Day | Ship | Arrival | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April, 2023 Saturday |  ms Princesse d'Aquitaine | 19:00 | 07:00 |
| 11 April, 2023 Tuesday | ms Mistral | 19:00 | 07:00 |
| 28 April, 2023 Friday | ms Van Gogh | 19:00 | 07:00 |