--- title: "Lyon to Geneva through Burgundy in 5 days" description: "Five days across Burgundy from Lyon to Geneva or back: both transfers, then calm mornings or two wine tours from Beaune, from €1,300 per car." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/packages/lyon-to-geneva-through-burgundy lang: en updated: 2026-10-08 generated: 2026-10-09 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/packages/lyon-to-geneva-through-burgundy.png --- # From Lyon to Geneva through Burgundy > Five days crossing Burgundy between Lyon and Geneva, or the other way round: arrive at one airport, stay in Beaune, leave from the other, from €1,300 per car for up to 4 guests. - Length: 5 days - Theme: Weekends and crossings - Price: from €1,300 per car Lyon and Geneva airports are both under three hours from Beaune, so a crossing is easy: land at one, leave from the other, and let your driver take the two long drives. The light plan books the transfers and two calm mornings, one at the Château de Pommard and one at the Château du Clos de Vougeot, with a day of your own before you leave. The full plan gives the Côte de Nuits a full wine day and the white wine villages a half day. ## Choose your plan - Lyon airport or Part-Dieu → Geneva airport · Light pace: €1,300 (Arrive at Lyon airport or Part-Dieu, leave from Geneva airport) - Lyon airport or Part-Dieu → Geneva airport · Full pace: €1,830 (Arrive at Lyon airport or Part-Dieu, leave from Geneva airport) - Geneva airport → Lyon airport or Part-Dieu · Light pace: €1,300 (Arrive at Geneva airport, leave from Lyon airport or Part-Dieu) - Geneva airport → Lyon airport or Part-Dieu · Full pace: €1,830 (Arrive at Geneva airport, leave from Lyon airport or Part-Dieu) ## Lyon airport or Part-Dieu → Geneva airport · Light pace: €1,300 - Arrive at Lyon airport or Part-Dieu, leave from Geneva airport - Book this trip: ### Day 1 · Lyon to Beaune - 12:00 · **Lyon airport or Part-Dieu → Beaune** · Transfer · your driver meets your train or flight · ≈ 1 h 50 · €410: Your driver meets you at Lyon airport arrivals or at Part-Dieu; Beaune in about 1 h 50. - 16:00 · **[Hospices de Beaune (Hôtel-Dieu)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/hospices-de-beaune-hotel-dieu)** · On your own: The Hôtel-Dieu and the old town on foot. ### Day 2 · The Côte de Beaune at your pace - 10:00 · **Beaune → Château de Pommard** ([Château de Pommard](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-pommard)) · Driver there, and back later the same day · ≈ 9 min each way · back about 13:30 · €120: A tour and tasting at the Château de Pommard, booked ahead, and lunch in the village; back at about 13:30. - 15:30 · **[Beaune Premiers Crus Walk (Circuit No. 12)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/circuit-premiers-crus-de-beaune)** · On your own: In the afternoon, the Circuit n°12 through Beaune's premiers crus, about 6 km on foot. ### Day 3 · The Côte de Nuits at your pace - 10:30 · **Beaune → Château du Clos de Vougeot** ([Château du Clos de Vougeot](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-du-clos-de-vougeot)) · Driver there, and back later the same day · ≈ 28 min each way · back about 14:30 · €200: The Château du Clos de Vougeot and its guided tour in English at 11:30, then lunch in Vougeot or Nuits-Saint-Georges; back at about 14:30. ### Day 4 · A day of your own - **[Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cite-des-climats-et-vins-de-bourgogne-beaune)** · On your own: Your own day: the Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne, the Musée des Beaux-Arts, a bike on La Voie des Vignes or a long lunch. ### Day 5 · Beaune to Geneva airport - 11:00 · **Beaune → Geneva airport** · Transfer · ≈ 2 h 45 · €570: To the French sector of Geneva airport, about 2 h 45 by the A6 and the A40. ### The price, service by service | Day | Service | Price | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Transfer · Lyon airport or Part-Dieu → Beaune | €410 | | 2 | Private driver · Beaune → Château de Pommard | €120 | | 3 | Private driver · Beaune → Château du Clos de Vougeot | €200 | | 5 | Transfer · Beaune → Geneva airport | €570 | | | **Total per car** | **€1,300** | Nothing to pay now: a deposit of €390 once your driver confirms, the balance on the day. Change any service on the booking page before you send the request. ## Lyon airport or Part-Dieu → Geneva airport · Full pace: €1,830 - Arrive at Lyon airport or Part-Dieu, leave from Geneva airport - Book this trip: ### Day 1 · Lyon to Beaune - 12:00 · **Lyon airport or Part-Dieu → Beaune** · Transfer · your driver meets your train or flight · ≈ 1 h 50 · €410: Your driver meets you at Lyon airport arrivals or at Part-Dieu; Beaune in about 1 h 50. - 16:00 · **[Hospices de Beaune (Hôtel-Dieu)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/hospices-de-beaune-hotel-dieu)** · On your own: The Hôtel-Dieu and the old town on foot. ### Day 2 · The Côte de Nuits - 09:30–17:30 · **Full-day wine tour** ([Gevrey-Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/gevrey-chambertin), [Château du Clos de Vougeot](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-du-clos-de-vougeot), [Vosne-Romanée](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vosne-romanee), [Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/nuits-saint-georges)) · 8 hours · €560: Gevrey-Chambertin, the Château du Clos de Vougeot, the Romanée-Conti vineyard and Nuits-Saint-Georges: three or four tastings. ### Day 3 · The white wine villages - 14:00–18:00 · **Half-day wine tour** ([Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/meursault), [Puligny-Montrachet](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/puligny-montrachet)) · 4 hours · €290: Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet in the afternoon: two or three tastings of white Burgundy. ### Day 4 · A day of your own - **[Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cite-des-climats-et-vins-de-bourgogne-beaune)** · On your own: Your own day: the Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne, the Musée des Beaux-Arts, a bike on La Voie des Vignes or a long lunch. ### Day 5 · Beaune to Geneva airport - 11:00 · **Beaune → Geneva airport** · Transfer · ≈ 2 h 45 · €570: To the French sector of Geneva airport, about 2 h 45 by the A6 and the A40. ### The price, service by service | Day | Service | Price | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Transfer · Lyon airport or Part-Dieu → Beaune | €410 | | 2 | Day tour · Full-day wine tour | €560 | | 3 | Day tour · Half-day wine tour | €290 | | 5 | Transfer · Beaune → Geneva airport | €570 | | | **Total per car** | **€1,830** | Nothing to pay now: a deposit of €549 once your driver confirms, the balance on the day. Change any service on the booking page before you send the request. ## Geneva airport → Lyon airport or Part-Dieu · Light pace: €1,300 - Arrive at Geneva airport, leave from Lyon airport or Part-Dieu - Book this trip: ### Day 1 · Geneva to Beaune - 12:00 · **Geneva airport → Beaune** · Transfer · your driver meets your train or flight · ≈ 2 h 45 · €570: Your driver meets you on the French sector of Geneva airport; Beaune in about 2 h 45. - 16:00 · **[Hospices de Beaune (Hôtel-Dieu)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/hospices-de-beaune-hotel-dieu)** · On your own: The Hôtel-Dieu and the old town on foot. ### Day 2 · The Côte de Beaune at your pace - 10:00 · **Beaune → Château de Pommard** ([Château de Pommard](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-pommard)) · Driver there, and back later the same day · ≈ 9 min each way · back about 13:30 · €120: A tour and tasting at the Château de Pommard, booked ahead, and lunch in the village; back at about 13:30. - 15:30 · **[Beaune Premiers Crus Walk (Circuit No. 12)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/circuit-premiers-crus-de-beaune)** · On your own: In the afternoon, the Circuit n°12 through Beaune's premiers crus, about 6 km on foot. ### Day 3 · The Côte de Nuits at your pace - 10:30 · **Beaune → Château du Clos de Vougeot** ([Château du Clos de Vougeot](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-du-clos-de-vougeot)) · Driver there, and back later the same day · ≈ 28 min each way · back about 14:30 · €200: The Château du Clos de Vougeot and its guided tour in English at 11:30, then lunch in Vougeot or Nuits-Saint-Georges; back at about 14:30. ### Day 4 · A day of your own - **[Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cite-des-climats-et-vins-de-bourgogne-beaune)** · On your own: Your own day: the Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne, the Musée des Beaux-Arts, a bike on La Voie des Vignes or a long lunch. ### Day 5 · Beaune to Lyon - 11:00 · **Beaune → Lyon airport or Part-Dieu** · Transfer · ≈ 1 h 50 · €410: To Lyon airport or Part-Dieu, about 1 h 50 on the A6. ### The price, service by service | Day | Service | Price | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Transfer · Geneva airport → Beaune | €570 | | 2 | Private driver · Beaune → Château de Pommard | €120 | | 3 | Private driver · Beaune → Château du Clos de Vougeot | €200 | | 5 | Transfer · Beaune → Lyon airport or Part-Dieu | €410 | | | **Total per car** | **€1,300** | Nothing to pay now: a deposit of €390 once your driver confirms, the balance on the day. Change any service on the booking page before you send the request. ## Geneva airport → Lyon airport or Part-Dieu · Full pace: €1,830 - Arrive at Geneva airport, leave from Lyon airport or Part-Dieu - Book this trip: ### Day 1 · Geneva to Beaune - 12:00 · **Geneva airport → Beaune** · Transfer · your driver meets your train or flight · ≈ 2 h 45 · €570: Your driver meets you on the French sector of Geneva airport; Beaune in about 2 h 45. - 16:00 · **[Hospices de Beaune (Hôtel-Dieu)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/hospices-de-beaune-hotel-dieu)** · On your own: The Hôtel-Dieu and the old town on foot. ### Day 2 · The Côte de Nuits - 09:30–17:30 · **Full-day wine tour** ([Gevrey-Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/gevrey-chambertin), [Château du Clos de Vougeot](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-du-clos-de-vougeot), [Vosne-Romanée](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vosne-romanee), [Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/nuits-saint-georges)) · 8 hours · €560: Gevrey-Chambertin, the Château du Clos de Vougeot, the Romanée-Conti vineyard and Nuits-Saint-Georges: three or four tastings. ### Day 3 · The white wine villages - 14:00–18:00 · **Half-day wine tour** ([Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/meursault), [Puligny-Montrachet](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/puligny-montrachet)) · 4 hours · €290: Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet in the afternoon: two or three tastings of white Burgundy. ### Day 4 · A day of your own - **[Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cite-des-climats-et-vins-de-bourgogne-beaune)** · On your own: Your own day: the Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne, the Musée des Beaux-Arts, a bike on La Voie des Vignes or a long lunch. ### Day 5 · Beaune to Lyon - 11:00 · **Beaune → Lyon airport or Part-Dieu** · Transfer · ≈ 1 h 50 · €410: To Lyon airport or Part-Dieu, about 1 h 50 on the A6. ### The price, service by service | Day | Service | Price | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Transfer · Geneva airport → Beaune | €570 | | 2 | Day tour · Full-day wine tour | €560 | | 3 | Day tour · Half-day wine tour | €290 | | 5 | Transfer · Beaune → Lyon airport or Part-Dieu | €410 | | | **Total per car** | **€1,830** | Nothing to pay now: a deposit of €549 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 - Help choosing and booking domaines on the wine days - 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 - At Geneva, fly into or out of the French sector: the transfer starts and ends there. - Back in Switzerland, each traveller aged 17 or over may bring 5 litres of wine a day free of duty. - Keep the day of your own for the Sunday, when many family domaines close. ## Questions ### Who is this trip for? Travellers combining Burgundy with the Alps or Lake Geneva. Flights into Lyon and out of Geneva, or the reverse. Anyone who wants five calm days in one base. ### Can we do it the other way round? Yes: each plan exists from Geneva to Lyon too, at the same price. Choose it with the switch at the top of the page. ### How long are the drives? About 1 h 50 between Lyon airport or Part-Dieu and Beaune, and about 2 h 45 between Beaune and the French sector of Geneva airport. ### Can we stop on the way? A coffee stop is easy to include in a transfer: mention it when you book. For a longer visit on the way, add a service of its own on the booking page. ## Other trips - [A wine weekend in Burgundy from Switzerland](https://www.cote-privee.com/packages/wine-weekend-from-geneva): 3 days · Weekends and crossings · from €850 per car - [A week across Burgundy’s wine regions](https://www.cote-privee.com/packages/a-week-across-burgundy): 7 days · Weekends and crossings · from €1,260 per car - [A weekend in Burgundy from Paris](https://www.cote-privee.com/packages/weekend-in-burgundy-from-paris): 2 days · Weekends and crossings · from €360 per car - [All multi-day trips](https://www.cote-privee.com/packages) --- Canonical page: