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title: "Private Driver in Dijon from €75 an Hour"
description: "Private driver in Dijon: €75 an hour from 3 h, pickup at Dijon-Ville station or your hotel, €120 to Beaune, wine day €560. English, French, Chinese."
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updated: 2026-10-27
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# Private driver in Dijon

> Burgundy's historic capital, city of the Valois dukes and northern gateway to the Route des Grands Crus. Your licensed VTC driver collects you in Dijon. One price per car, not per person, for 1 to 4 guests in an electric Polestar 2: €120 one way between Beaune and Dijon. Your English-speaking driver also speaks French, Mandarin Chinese and Arabic.

## Key facts

- €120 one way from Beaune · per car, 1 to 4 guests
- €220 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: 40 min · 47 km
- Location: [Côte de Nuits](https://www.cote-privee.com/regions/cote-de-nuits)

## Fares to and from Dijon

Prices per car, tolls and parking included, confirmed when you book, and the same price the other way, from Dijon 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) | 47 km | 40 min | €120 | €220 |
| [Lyon airport](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers/lyon-beaune) | 214 km | 2 h 16 | €520 | €940 |
| [Geneva airport](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers/geneva-beaune) | 234 km | 2 h 27 | €560 | €1,010 |
| [Paris](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers/paris-beaune) | 302 km | 3 h 05 | €710 | €1,280 |

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 Dijon

Allow half a day. Walk the Owl Trail in about an hour, then have lunch near Les Halles on a market morning. On the way back to Beaune, add Marsannay and Fixin, the first wine villages south of the city.

- [Full-day wine tour from Beaune: €560 for the car, up to 4 guests](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day)
- Nearest châteaux and things to do: [Tower of Philip the Good](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/tour-philippe-le-bon) (1 km away) · [Place de la Libération](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/place-de-la-liberation-dijon) (1 km away) · [The Owl’s Trail](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/parcours-de-la-chouette) (1 km away)
- Nearest starred restaurants: [Loiseau des Ducs](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/loiseau-des-ducs-dijon) (1 km away) · [La Maison des Cariatides](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-maison-des-cariatides-dijon) (1 km away) · [CIBO](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/cibo-dijon) (1 km away)
- Private driver in the nearest villages: [Marsannay-la-Côte](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver/marsannay-la-cote) (9 km · 14 min) · [Fixin](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver/fixin) (13 km · 17 min) · [Gevrey-Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver/gevrey-chambertin) (15 km · 19 min)
- [Wine region: Côte de Nuits](https://www.cote-privee.com/regions/cote-de-nuits)

## In Dijon

Dijon was the capital of the Dukes of Burgundy, and its old centre still shows that wealth in palaces, churches and half-timbered houses. It is also where the Route des Grands Crus begins. Since 2015 its historic centre has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing of the Climats of the Burgundy vineyard.

- What to see: Palace of the Dukes and Musée des Beaux-Arts, The Owl and the Owl Trail, Les Halles, Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin

**Did you know?** The kir, white Bourgogne Aligoté with crème de cassis, was once called blanc-cassis. It now carries the name of Canon Félix Kir, mayor of Dijon until his death in 1968.

→ [Visiting Dijon: what to see on a day trip](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/dijon)

## Events in Dijon

Dates worth booking your driver for in advance.

- **Saturday 31 October – Wednesday 11 November 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/foire-gastronomique-dijon): Burgundy's great food fair, held every autumn in Dijon since 1921. (Food & markets · Dijon)
- **Usually from the last Saturday of November to the first Sunday of January.** · [Les Fééries de Noël de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/feeries-de-noel-dijon): Chalets, vin chaud, an ice rink and a big wheel across the heart of Dijon. (Christmas · Dijon)
- **Every Sunday from late June to late September.** · [Le Brunch des Halles](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/brunch-des-halles-dijon): Summer Sunday brunches cooked by local chefs under Dijon's iron market hall. (Food & markets · Dijon)
- **Every two years, in even-numbered years; recent editions were held in early July. The next is expected in 2028.** · [Les Fêtes de la Vigne de Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/fetes-de-la-vigne-dijon): Dijon's international folk festival, born in 1946 and held every two years. (Culture · Dijon)
- **Usually the last days of September and the first days of October.** · [Tribu Festival](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/tribu-festival-dijon): Dijon's festival of world music, jazz and adventurous sounds, at the turn of October. (Music · Dijon)
- **Usually a weekend in October, from Friday to Sunday.** · [Salon des Vignerons Indépendants de Bourgogne et du Jura](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/salon-vignerons-independants-dijon): Some sixty independent growers from Burgundy and the Jura pour and sell their wines in Dijon. (Wine festival · Dijon)

## Dijon: station, airport and the Côte de Nuits

- Pickup at Dijon-Ville station: €120 to Beaune (35 min) per car, or your driver by the hour from the platform.
- Pickup at Dijon-Bourgogne airport: €140 to Beaune (35 min) per car.

The Côte de Nuits starts at Dijon’s door: Full-day wine tour, €560, with pickup in Dijon, for example Palace of the Dukes and Estates of Burgundy, International City of Gastronomy and Wine, Gevrey-Chambertin, Route des Grands Crus, Château du Clos de Vougeot, Nuits-Saint-Georges.

- [Palace of the Dukes and Estates of Burgundy](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/palais-des-ducs-dijon) (1 km away)
- [International City of Gastronomy and Wine](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cite-gastronomie-vin-dijon) (1 km away)
- [Gevrey-Chambertin](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/gevrey-chambertin) (12 km away)
- [Route des Grands Crus](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/route-des-grands-crus) (17 km away)
- [Château du Clos de Vougeot](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-du-clos-de-vougeot) (18 km away)
- [Nuits-Saint-Georges](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/nuits-saint-georges) (22 km away)

By the hour in Dijon: €75 per hour from 3 hours, for a dinner, the Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin or an evening out, the car waiting outside.

Dijon to Beaune and back: €120 one way per car (40 min), €220 there and back with the driver waiting up to 3 hours.

### What to see in Dijon

- [Dijon Fine Arts Museum](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-des-beaux-arts-dijon) (1 km away)
- [Church of Notre-Dame, Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/notre-dame-dijon) (1 km away)
- [Rue des Forges](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/rue-des-forges-hotel-chambellan-dijon) (1 km away)
- [Magnin Museum](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/musee-magnin) (1 km away)
- [Maison Millière](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/maison-milliere-dijon) (1 km away)
- [Fallot Shop and Workshop, Dijon](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/fallot-dijon) (1 km away)

## Questions

### Can you pick us up in Dijon?

Yes. Pickup in Dijon, at your hotel or at Dijon-Ville station, is included in the fare from Beaune, 40 min away (47 km): €120 one way per car.

### How much is a private driver between Dijon and Lyon or Geneva airport?

€520 to or from Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport (2 h 16) and €560 to or from Geneva airport (2 h 27), the same price both ways.

### Can we hire the driver by the hour in Dijon?

Yes: €75 per hour, 3 hours minimum, for tastings in Dijon, Marsannay-la-Côte, Fixin and Gevrey-Chambertin, or dinner at Loiseau des Ducs. For a day among the vineyards around Dijon, our full-day wine tour (€560 per car) is the better choice.

→ [Full-day wine tour, €560](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day)

### How early should we book a driver in Dijon?

Usually a few days ahead; two to three weeks for a weekend, the harvest or the Hospices de Beaune auction in November. In Dijon itself, book early for Foire internationale et gastronomique de Dijon, Salon des Vignerons Indépendants de Bourgogne et du Jura, Les Fêtes de la Vigne de Dijon.

### Do you book wine tastings from Dijon?

No: you book your tastings directly with the domaines, and pay them there. Your driver suggests domaines around Dijon that receive visitors and plans the day around your appointments.

### Can the driver wait for us in Dijon?

Yes: on a trip to Dijon, the driver waits up to 3 hours for the return, €220 there and back from Beaune.

## Book

Dijon with a private driver

- [Book a driver here: €120 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=village:dijon)

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