--- title: "Burgundy abbeys and châteaux: a 4-day plan" description: "Four days in Beaune for Fontenay Abbey, Châteauneuf, Bussy-Rabutin and Flavigny, transfers from Dijon or Paris, from €990 per car for up to 4 guests." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/packages/abbeys-and-chateaux-4-days lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/packages/abbeys-and-chateaux-4-days.png --- # Abbeys and châteaux of northern Burgundy > Four days in Beaune for Fontenay Abbey, the fortress of Châteauneuf, Bussy-Rabutin and the hilltop village of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, with transfers from Dijon station or Paris, from €990 per car for up to 4 guests. - Length: 4 days - Theme: Abbeys and châteaux - Price: from €990 per car North-west of Beaune, the Auxois keeps some of Burgundy's finest heritage within about an hour and a quarter: Fontenay, one of the best-preserved Cistercian abbeys in the world, the walled hilltop village of Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, the painted rooms of Bussy-Rabutin and the medieval fortress of Châteauneuf. The light plan gives Fontenay and Châteauneuf a day each, by return trip. The full plan keeps the driver by the hour for two longer days, adding Flavigny, Bussy-Rabutin and the moated Château de Commarin. ## Choose your plan - Dijon station · Light pace: €990 (Dijon station, and back) - Dijon station · Full pace: €1,365 (Dijon station, and back) - Paris airports or city · Full pace: €2,625 (Paris airports or city, and back) ## Dijon station · Light pace: €990 - Dijon station, and back - Book this trip: ### Day 1 · Arrival and the Hôtel-Dieu - 11:00 · **Dijon station → Beaune** · Transfer · your driver meets your train or flight · ≈ 35 min · €120: Your driver meets your TGV at Dijon-Ville; Beaune in about 35 minutes. - 15:00 · **[Hospices de Beaune (Hôtel-Dieu)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/hospices-de-beaune-hotel-dieu)** · On your own: The Hôtel-Dieu des Hospices Civils de Beaune, the town's 15th-century hospital, open every day. ### Day 2 · Fontenay Abbey - 09:30 · **Beaune → Fontenay Abbey** ([Fontenay Abbey](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/abbaye-de-fontenay)) · Driver there, and back later the same day · ≈ 1 h 14 each way · back about 15:30 · €530: About 1 h 15 north-west: the church, cloister and forge of Fontenay Abbey, visited on your own in one and a half to two hours; back at about 15:30. ### Day 3 · The fortress of Châteauneuf - 10:00 · **Beaune → Château de Châteauneuf** ([Château de Châteauneuf](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chateauneuf)) · Driver there and back · ≈ 34 min each way · back about 14:00 · €220: The fortress of Châteauneuf, open Tuesday to Sunday, and lunch in its village; back at about 14:00. ### Day 4 · A free morning and the way home - 09:30 · **[Beaune Ramparts](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/remparts-de-beaune)** · On your own: The ramparts of Beaune and the Collégiale Notre-Dame on foot. - 13:00 · **Beaune → Dijon station** · Transfer · ≈ 35 min · €120: Dijon-Ville in about 35 minutes for your TGV. ### The price, service by service | Day | Service | Price | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Transfer · Dijon station → Beaune | €120 | | 2 | Private driver · Beaune → Fontenay Abbey | €530 | | 3 | Private driver · Beaune → Château de Châteauneuf | €220 | | 4 | Transfer · Beaune → Dijon station | €120 | | | **Total per car** | **€990** | Nothing to pay now: a deposit of €297 once your driver confirms, the balance on the day. Change any service on the booking page before you send the request. ## Dijon station · Full pace: €1,365 - Dijon station, and back - Book this trip: ### Day 1 · Arrival and the Hôtel-Dieu - 11:00 · **Dijon station → Beaune** · Transfer · your driver meets your train or flight · ≈ 35 min · €120: Your driver meets your TGV at Dijon-Ville; Beaune in about 35 minutes. - 15:00 · **[Hospices de Beaune (Hôtel-Dieu)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/hospices-de-beaune-hotel-dieu)** · On your own: The Hôtel-Dieu des Hospices Civils de Beaune, the town's 15th-century hospital, open every day. ### Day 2 · Fontenay, Flavigny and Bussy-Rabutin - 09:00–18:00 · **Driver for 9 hours** ([Fontenay Abbey](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/abbaye-de-fontenay), [Flavigny-sur-Ozerain](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/flavigny-sur-ozerain), [Château de Bussy-Rabutin](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-bussy-rabutin)) · Driver by the hour · €675: Fontenay Abbey in the morning, lunch in Flavigny-sur-Ozerain and its aniseed sweets, then the painted rooms of Bussy-Rabutin; back at about 18:00. ### Day 3 · Châteauneuf and Commarin - 09:30–15:30 · **Driver for 6 hours** ([Château de Châteauneuf](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chateauneuf), [Château de Commarin](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-commarin)) · Driver by the hour · €450: The fortress of Châteauneuf, then the moated Château de Commarin, 4 km away, with lunch in between; back at about 15:30. ### Day 4 · A free morning and the way home - 09:30 · **[Beaune Ramparts](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/remparts-de-beaune)** · On your own: The ramparts of Beaune and the Collégiale Notre-Dame on foot. - 13:00 · **Beaune → Dijon station** · Transfer · ≈ 35 min · €120: Dijon-Ville in about 35 minutes for your TGV. ### The price, service by service | Day | Service | Price | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Transfer · Dijon station → Beaune | €120 | | 2 | Private driver · Driver for 9 hours | €675 | | 3 | Private driver · Driver for 6 hours | €450 | | 4 | Transfer · Beaune → Dijon station | €120 | | | **Total per car** | **€1,365** | Nothing to pay now: a deposit of €410 once your driver confirms, the balance on the day. Change any service on the booking page before you send the request. ## Paris airports or city · Full pace: €2,625 - Paris airports or city, and back - Book this trip: ### Day 1 · Arrival and the Hôtel-Dieu - 08:00 · **Paris airports or city → Beaune** · Transfer · your driver meets your train or flight · ≈ 3 h 15 · €750: Pickup at your Paris address or airport; about 3 h 15 to Beaune by the A6. - 15:00 · **[Hospices de Beaune (Hôtel-Dieu)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/hospices-de-beaune-hotel-dieu)** · On your own: The Hôtel-Dieu des Hospices Civils de Beaune, the town's 15th-century hospital, open every day. ### Day 2 · Fontenay, Flavigny and Bussy-Rabutin - 09:00–18:00 · **Driver for 9 hours** ([Fontenay Abbey](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/abbaye-de-fontenay), [Flavigny-sur-Ozerain](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/flavigny-sur-ozerain), [Château de Bussy-Rabutin](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-bussy-rabutin)) · Driver by the hour · €675: Fontenay Abbey in the morning, lunch in Flavigny-sur-Ozerain and its aniseed sweets, then the painted rooms of Bussy-Rabutin; back at about 18:00. ### Day 3 · Châteauneuf and Commarin - 09:30–15:30 · **Driver for 6 hours** ([Château de Châteauneuf](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chateauneuf), [Château de Commarin](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-commarin)) · Driver by the hour · €450: The fortress of Châteauneuf, then the moated Château de Commarin, 4 km away, with lunch in between; back at about 15:30. ### Day 4 · A free morning and the way home - 09:30 · **[Beaune Ramparts](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/remparts-de-beaune)** · On your own: The ramparts of Beaune and the Collégiale Notre-Dame on foot. - 13:00 · **Beaune → Paris airports or city** · Transfer · ≈ 3 h 15 · €750: About 3 h 15 back to Paris. ### The price, service by service | Day | Service | Price | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Transfer · Paris airports or city → Beaune | €750 | | 2 | Private driver · Driver for 9 hours | €675 | | 3 | Private driver · Driver for 6 hours | €450 | | 4 | Transfer · Beaune → Paris airports or city | €750 | | | **Total per car** | **€2,625** | Nothing to pay now: a deposit of €788 once your driver confirms, the balance on the day. Change any service on the booking page before you send the request. ## What the trip includes - Your private driver and the electric car for every service of the plan - Tolls, parking and waiting - Flight and train tracking on the transfers, and a name board at arrivals - Child seats on request ## What you arrange yourself - Your hotels - Tastings, paid to each domaine - Meals and restaurant tables - Tickets, guided tours and visits - Your trains and flights ## Good to know - Châteauneuf closes on Mondays and Commarin on Tuesdays and Wednesdays: plan the castle day from Thursday to Sunday. - The workshop tours of Les Anis de Flavigny run on weekdays only and stop in winter; visits and tastings are free. - Fontenay pairs well with Montbard or the MuséoParc Alésia if you would rather skip Bussy-Rabutin. ## Questions ### Who is this trip for? History lovers, and groups where not everyone tastes wine. A second trip to Burgundy, beyond the vineyards. Travellers who like to take their time: one great site a day (light). ### How far is Fontenay Abbey from Beaune? About 1 h 15 by road. Allow one and a half to two hours on site, more with the gardens. ### Is there wine on this trip? Not in the plan, but Beaune's cellars are a walk from your hotel, and on the full plan the driver by the hour stops at a domaine if you ask. ### Can children come? Yes. Châteauneuf is free for children under 12 and has an investigation booklet in French; child seats are available on request. ## Other trips - [Cluny, Tournus and Romanesque Burgundy](https://www.cote-privee.com/packages/cluny-and-tournus-3-days): 3 days · Abbeys and châteaux · from €810 per car - [Burgundy with children in four days](https://www.cote-privee.com/packages/burgundy-with-children-4-days): 4 days · Families · from €950 per car - [Cycling the Voie des Vignes and the Voie Verte](https://www.cote-privee.com/packages/cycling-voie-des-vignes-and-voie-verte): 4 days · Cycling · from €575 per car - [All multi-day trips](https://www.cote-privee.com/packages) --- Canonical page: