--- title: "Private Driver in Chablis, Burgundy" description: "Private driver in Chablis: €345 one way from Beaune per car, €75 an hour from 3 h, pickup at your hotel or domaine. English, French, Chinese, Arabic." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver/chablis lang: en updated: 2026-10-27 generated: 2026-10-27 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/private-driver/chablis.png --- # Private driver in Chablis > Burgundy's northern outpost, where Chardonnay grows on fossil-rich limestone above the river Serein. Your licensed VTC driver collects you in Chablis. One price per car, not per person, for 1 to 4 guests in an electric Polestar 2: €345 one way between Beaune and Chablis. Your English-speaking driver also speaks French, Mandarin Chinese and Arabic. ## Key facts - €345 one way from Beaune · per car, 1 to 4 guests - €625 there and back, the driver waiting up to 3 hours - [Free cancellation up to 48 hours before pickup](https://www.cote-privee.com/terms#s10) - By the hour: €75 per hour, 3 hours minimum - From Beaune: 1 h 30 · 135 km - Location: [Chablis & Auxerrois](https://www.cote-privee.com/regions/chablis) ## Fares to and from Chablis Prices per car, tolls and parking included, confirmed when you book, and the same price the other way, from Chablis to Beaune, a station or an airport. | From | Road | Time | One way, per car | There and back, driver waiting | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) | 135 km | 1 h 30 | €345 | €625 | | [Dijon station](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers/dijon-beaune) | 134 km | 1 h 33 | €340 | €615 | | [Lyon airport](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers/lyon-beaune) | 303 km | 3 h 05 | €715 | €1,290 | | [Geneva airport](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers/geneva-beaune) | 397 km | 3 h 59 | €920 | €1,660 | | [Paris](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers/paris-beaune) | 181 km | 1 h 58 | €445 | €805 | With 4 guests the boot takes 2 large suitcases and 2 cabin bags, or 4 cases of 6 bottles on a wine day; 2 child seats free on request. More luggage? Say so when you book. We also carry luggage between hotels on its own, priced like the same trip. On request: a Mercedes E-Class (4 guests, +€160 per day of service) or V-Class (up to 7 guests, +€230 per day of service). ## Planning your day in Chablis Allow a full day, with about 90 minutes of motorway each way. Taste in town, walk the old centre, then add Pontigny Abbey, or the red and Sauvignon villages of Irancy and Saint-Bris, about half an hour away. - [Long-day wine tour from Beaune: €880 for the car, up to 4 guests](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/long-day) - Nearest châteaux and things to do: [Domaine Céline & Frédéric Gueguen](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-celine-et-frederic-gueguen) (1 km away) · [Domaine William Fèvre](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-william-fevre-chablis) (1 km away) · [Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne, Chablis](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cite-des-climats-chablis) (1 km away) - Private driver in the nearest villages: [Saint-Bris](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver/saint-bris) (18 km · 22 min) · [Irancy](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver/irancy) (19 km · 23 min) - [Wine region: Chablis & Auxerrois](https://www.cote-privee.com/regions/chablis) ## In Chablis Chablis is a small town on the river Serein, about 90 minutes north-west of Beaune. Its name is famous around the world, yet the vineyard is compact and easy to read. All seven grands crus share one hillside facing the town, while the premiers crus spread through the side valleys around it. - Appellations: Chablis, Petit Chablis - Crus: 7 grands crus: Blanchot, Bougros, Les Clos, Grenouilles, Preuses, Valmur, Vaudésir · 40 premiers crus - What to see: Collégiale Saint-Martin, Cité des Climats et vins de Bourgogne, Pontigny Abbey, The grand cru hillside **Did you know?** In 1478 Chablis gained the fifth printing press in France. The Le Rouge family printed their first book there, the Livre des bonnes moeurs, on 1 April 1478. → [Visiting Chablis: wine tasting and crus](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/chablis) ## Events in Chablis Dates worth booking your driver for in advance. - **A weekend in early December.** · [Marché de Noël de La Chablisienne](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marche-de-noel-de-la-chablisienne): A weekend of local crafts and festive wines at the cooperative cellar of Chablis before Christmas. (Christmas · Chablis) - **The last Sunday of April.** · [Balade gourmande du Chablisien](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/balade-gourmande-du-chablisien): A spring walk of about ten kilometres through the Chablis vines, with food and wine stands along the way. (Food & markets · Chablis, route changes each year) - **A few evenings in July.** · [Festival du Chablisien](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-du-chablisien): Summer evening concerts in the churches and barns of the Chablis vineyard. (Music · Chablis and nearby villages) - **The Saturday of the Fête des Vins de Chablis, on the fourth weekend of October.** · [Marathon de Chablis](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/marathon-de-chablis): A festive marathon through the Chablis vineyards, run in costume on the Saturday of the wine festival. (Sport · Chablis) - **The weekend of the fourth Sunday in October.** · [Fête des Vins de Chablis](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fete-des-vins-de-chablis): Chablis celebrates its new vintage every year on the fourth weekend of October. (Wine festival · Chablis) ## Questions ### Can you pick us up in Chablis? Yes. Pickup in Chablis, at your hotel, a domaine or the nearest station, is included in the fare from Beaune, 1 h 30 away (135 km): €345 one way per car. ### How much is a private driver between Chablis and Dijon station or Lyon airport? €340 to or from Dijon station (1 h 33) and €715 to or from Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport (3 h 05), the same price both ways. ### Can we hire the driver by the hour in Chablis? Yes: €75 per hour, 3 hours minimum, for tastings in Chablis, Saint-Bris and Irancy, or a dinner. For a day among the vineyards around Chablis, our long-day wine tour (€880 per car) is the better choice. → [Long-day wine tour, €880](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/long-day) ### How early should we book a driver in Chablis? Usually a few days ahead; two to three weeks for a weekend, the harvest or the Hospices de Beaune auction in November. In Chablis itself, book early for Festival du Chablisien, Balade gourmande du Chablisien, Marathon de Chablis. ### Do you book the tastings in Chablis? No: you book your tastings directly with the domaines, and pay them there. Your driver suggests domaines in Chablis that receive visitors and plans the day around your appointments. Chablis grows Chardonnay; its crus include Montée de Tonnerre, Mont de Milieu and Fourchaume. ### Can the driver wait while we taste in Chablis? Yes: on a trip to Chablis, the driver waits up to 3 hours for the return, €625 there and back from Beaune. ## Book Chablis with a private driver - [Book a driver here: €345 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=village:chablis) --- Canonical page: