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title: "Private Driver in Monthélie, Burgundy"
description: "Private driver in Monthélie: €65 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/monthelie
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updated: 2026-10-27
generated: 2026-10-27
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# Private driver in Monthélie

> A small hillside village between Volnay and Meursault, once compared to a village in Tuscany. Your licensed VTC driver collects you in Monthélie. One price per car, not per person, for 1 to 4 guests in an electric Polestar 2: €65 one way between Beaune and Monthélie. Your English-speaking driver also speaks French, Mandarin Chinese and Arabic.

## Key facts

- €65 one way from Beaune · per car, 1 to 4 guests
- €120 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: 12 min · 8 km
- Location: [Côte de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/regions/cote-de-beaune)

## Fares to and from Monthélie

Prices per car, tolls and parking included, confirmed when you book, and the same price the other way, from Monthélie 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) | 8 km | 12 min | €65 | €120 |
| [Dijon station](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers/dijon-beaune) | 52 km | 41 min | €140 | €255 |
| [Lyon airport](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers/lyon-beaune) | 168 km | 1 h 50 | €410 | €740 |
| [Geneva airport](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers/geneva-beaune) | 239 km | 2 h 42 | €570 | €1,030 |
| [Paris](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers/paris-beaune) | 310 km | 3 h 14 | €750 | €1,350 |

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 Monthélie

Monthélie is small, so 30 to 45 minutes is enough for a walk through the lanes to the church. Combine it with Volnay and Pommard, or with Auxey-Duresses and Meursault just beyond. The lanes are steep and narrow.

- [Half-day wine tour from Beaune: €290 for the car, up to 4 guests](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day)
- Nearest châteaux and things to do: [Château de Monthelie](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-monthelie) (1 km away) · [Ropiteau Frères](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/ropiteau-freres-meursault) (1 km away) · [Domaine Bernard Delagrange et Fils](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-bernard-delagrange-meursault) (1 km away)
- Nearest starred restaurants: [Auprès du Clocher](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aupres-du-clocher-pommard) (3 km away) · [Le Carmin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-carmin-beaune) (6 km away) · [Clos du Cèdre](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/clos-du-cedre-beaune) (7 km away)
- Private driver in the nearest villages: [Volnay](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver/volnay) (2 km · 6 min) · [Auxey-Duresses](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver/auxey-duresses) (2 km · 6 min) · [Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver/meursault) (2 km · 6 min)
- [Wine region: Côte de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/regions/cote-de-beaune)

## In Monthélie

Monthélie, pronounced Month'lie, is a small village on a hillside between Volnay and Meursault. Its narrow lanes, old houses and Romanesque church are worth a slow walk. The wines are mostly red, and share with neighbouring Volnay a reputation for finesse. The rarer whites are close cousins of Meursault.

- Appellations: Monthélie
- Crus: 15 premiers crus, including Les Champs Fulliots, Le Clos Gauthey, Les Duresses
- What to see: Église Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre, Sentier des Buis, Printemps de Monthélie

**Did you know?** An old proverb says that in Monthélie a hen would starve during the grain harvest. The reason: vines have always filled the landscape, leaving little room for wheat.

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

## Events in Monthélie

Dates worth booking your driver for in advance.

- **Easter weekend, Saturday and Sunday** · [Le Printemps de Monthelie](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/printemps-de-monthelie): Easter weekend in Monthelie, when the growers open their cellars and the village comes out to celebrate. (Wine festival · Monthelie)

## Questions

### Can you pick us up in Monthélie?

Yes. Pickup in Monthélie, at your hotel, a domaine or the nearest station, is included in the fare from Beaune, 12 min away (8 km): €65 one way per car.

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

€140 to or from Dijon station (41 min) and €410 to or from Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport (1 h 50), the same price both ways.

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

Yes: €75 per hour, 3 hours minimum, for tastings in Monthélie, Volnay, Auxey-Duresses and Meursault, or dinner at Auprès du Clocher. For a day among the vineyards around Monthélie, our half-day wine tour (€290 per car) is the better choice.

→ [Half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day)

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

Usually a few days ahead; two to three weeks for a weekend, the harvest or the Hospices de Beaune auction in November. In Monthélie itself, book early for Le Printemps de Monthelie.

### Do you book the tastings in Monthélie?

No: you book your tastings directly with the domaines, and pay them there. Your driver suggests domaines in Monthélie that receive visitors and plans the day around your appointments. Monthélie grows Pinot Noir and Chardonnay; its crus include Sur la Velle, Le Meix Bataille and Clos des Toisières.

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

Yes: on a trip to Monthélie, the driver waits up to 3 hours for the return, €120 there and back from Beaune.

## Book

Monthélie with a private driver

- [Book a driver here: €65 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=village:monthelie)

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