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title: "Private Driver in Mercurey, Burgundy"
description: "Private driver in Mercurey: €105 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/mercurey
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updated: 2026-10-27
generated: 2026-10-27
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# Private driver in Mercurey

> The largest vineyard of the Côte Chalonnaise, known above all for its reds. Your licensed VTC driver collects you in Mercurey. One price per car, not per person, for 1 to 4 guests in an electric Polestar 2: €105 one way between Beaune and Mercurey. Your English-speaking driver also speaks French, Mandarin Chinese and Arabic.

## Key facts

- €105 one way from Beaune · per car, 1 to 4 guests
- €190 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: 35 min · 27 km
- Location: [Côte Chalonnaise](https://www.cote-privee.com/regions/cote-chalonnaise)

## Fares to and from Mercurey

Prices per car, tolls and parking included, confirmed when you book, and the same price the other way, from Mercurey 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) | 27 km | 35 min | €105 | €190 |
| [Dijon station](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers/dijon-beaune) | 74 km | 59 min | €210 | €380 |
| [Lyon airport](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers/lyon-beaune) | 151 km | 1 h 43 | €380 | €685 |
| [Geneva airport](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers/geneva-beaune) | 204 km | 2 h 12 | €495 | €895 |
| [Paris](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers/paris-beaune) | 328 km | 3 h 20 | €770 | €1,390 |

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 Mercurey

Mercurey sits between Rully and Givry, so it fits easily into a Côte Chalonnaise loop. Allow two hours if you want to walk the themed trail, then taste in the village.

- [Half-day wine tour plus one hour from Beaune: €360 for the car, up to 4 guests](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day)
- Nearest châteaux and things to do: [Antonin Rodet](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/antonin-rodet-mercurey) (1 km away) · [Château de Montaigu](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-montaigu) (1 km away) · [Château de Chamirey](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-chamirey) (1 km away)
- Nearest starred restaurants: [Maison Lameloise](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/maison-lameloise-chagny) (9 km away)
- Private driver in the nearest villages: [Rully](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver/rully) (6 km · 11 min) · [Givry](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver/givry) (8 km · 13 min) · [Bouzeron](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver/bouzeron) (8 km · 13 min)
- [Wine region: Côte Chalonnaise](https://www.cote-privee.com/regions/cote-chalonnaise)

## In Mercurey

Mercurey stretches along a valley west of Chalon-sur-Saône, about 35 minutes from Beaune. It is the biggest vineyard of the Côte Chalonnaise and makes mostly red wine from Pinot Noir. Above the village, the hamlet of Touches and the ruins of Montaigu castle look out over the vines.

- Appellations: Mercurey
- Crus: 32 premiers crus, including Clos des Myglands, Le Clos du Roy, Clos Marcilly
- What to see: Mercurey themed trail, Touches, Château de Germolles

**Did you know?** Mercurey owes its name to a temple of the god Mercury, raised here in Roman times. A carving of Sucellus, a Gaulish god holding a mallet, is still set into a house front.

→ [Visiting Mercurey: wine tasting and crus](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/mercurey)

## Questions

### Can you pick us up in Mercurey?

Yes. Pickup in Mercurey, at your hotel, a domaine or the nearest station, is included in the fare from Beaune, 35 min away (27 km): €105 one way per car.

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

€210 to or from Dijon station (59 min) and €380 to or from Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport (1 h 43), the same price both ways.

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

Yes: €75 per hour, 3 hours minimum, for tastings in Mercurey, Rully, Givry and Bouzeron, or dinner at Maison Lameloise. For a day among the vineyards around Mercurey, our half-day wine tour plus one hour (€360 per car) is the better choice.

→ [Half-day wine tour plus one hour, €360](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day)

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

Usually a few days ahead; two to three weeks for a weekend, the harvest or the Hospices de Beaune auction in November.

### Do you book the tastings in Mercurey?

No: you book your tastings directly with the domaines, and pay them there. Your driver suggests domaines in Mercurey that receive visitors and plans the day around your appointments. Mercurey grows Pinot Noir and Chardonnay; its crus include Les Velley, Le Clos l'Évêque and Les Champs Martin.

### Can the driver wait while we taste in Mercurey?

Yes: on a trip to Mercurey, the driver waits up to 3 hours for the return, €190 there and back from Beaune.

## Book

Mercurey with a private driver

- [Book a driver here: €105 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=village:mercurey)

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