What is the best way to get to French wine regions? Here are some tips for the most popular French wine regions:
Keep distances in mind: You need a minimum of 2-3 hours between connecting flights at Charles de Gaulle Airport (to connect to Bordeaux, Lyon, Nice or Marseille by air)
Most transatlantic flights touch down before hotel check-in times. Avoid waiting for a room jet-lagged and cranky, book a spa treatment for your arrival, then check in once you’re finished, feeling relaxed and revitalized.
Bordeaux: Connect through Paris on your travel day (1-hour flight) or take the high-speed train (about 2-3 hours) from Paris or Paris CDG airport
Burgundy: 1.5 hours by train (either Beaune or Dijon stations) OR fly into Geneva, it’s a 2-hour car ride. It’s about a 3.5-hour car ride from Paris CDG. Driver services can be arranged with your hotel. Another option is to arrive in Lyon, which is about 1.5 hours by car to Beaune.
Rhone Valley, Avignon: same as Bordeaux.
Loire Valley: one hour by high-speed train from Paris, arriving at the St. Pierre des Corps station. For Nantes, connecting flights from Paris CDG are available.
There are trains from Paris and from the Paris CDG Airport, check Rail Europe for schedules and fares. NOTE: Many train schedules are released only 60 days in advance. We highly recommend traveling First Class (noted as Comfort Class on Rail Europe) via the train.
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