--- title: "Private Driver in Santenay, Burgundy" description: "Private driver in Santenay: €90 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/santenay lang: en updated: 2026-10-27 generated: 2026-10-27 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/private-driver/santenay.png --- # Private driver in Santenay > Spa town and wine village near the southern end of the Côte de Beaune, known for its reds. Your licensed VTC driver collects you in Santenay. One price per car, not per person, for 1 to 4 guests in an electric Polestar 2: €90 one way between Beaune and Santenay. Your English-speaking driver also speaks French, Mandarin Chinese and Arabic. ## Key facts - €90 one way from Beaune · per car, 1 to 4 guests - €165 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: 23 min · 19 km - Location: [Côte de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/regions/cote-de-beaune) ## Fares to and from Santenay Prices per car, tolls and parking included, confirmed when you book, and the same price the other way, from Santenay 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) | 19 km | 23 min | €90 | €165 | | [Dijon station](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers/dijon-beaune) | 65 km | 51 min | €180 | €325 | | [Lyon airport](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers/lyon-beaune) | 161 km | 1 h 46 | €395 | €715 | | [Geneva airport](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers/geneva-beaune) | 223 km | 2 h 26 | €535 | €965 | | [Paris](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers/paris-beaune) | 317 km | 3 h 15 | €755 | €1,360 | 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 Santenay Allow one to two hours, more if you climb the Mont de Sène for the view. Santenay combines well with Chassagne-Montrachet and with the Maranges villages just to the west, a relaxed end to a southern loop. - [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 Santenay (Domaine du Château Philippe le Hardi)](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-philippe-le-hardi) (1 km away) · [Château de la Crée](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-la-cree) (1 km away) · [Mont de Sène (Hill of the Three Crosses)](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/mont-de-sene-trois-croix) (2 km away) - Nearest starred restaurants: [Ed.Em](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/ed-em-chassagne-montrachet) (4 km away) · [Maison Lameloise](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/maison-lameloise-chagny) (4 km away) - Private driver in the nearest villages: [Maranges](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver/maranges) (4 km · 9 min) · [Bouzeron](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver/bouzeron) (4 km · 9 min) · [Chassagne-Montrachet](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver/chassagne-montrachet) (5 km · 10 min) - [Wine region: Côte de Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/regions/cote-de-beaune) ## In Santenay Santenay spreads along the foot of the slope below the Mont de Sène, the hill of the Three Crosses. It is a wine village with a twist: salty springs made it a spa town, and it still has a thermal centre. Most of its wine is red Pinot Noir, with 11 premier cru climats and some fine whites. - Appellations: Santenay - Crus: 11 premiers crus, including Les Gravières, Clos de Tavannes, La Comme - What to see: Mont de Sène, Moulin Sorine, Church of Saint-Jean de Narosse, Greenway to Nolay **Did you know?** Santenay is also a spa town. Its salty spring, the Fontaine Salée, fed baths in Gallo-Roman times, and a thermal centre still welcomes visitors for cures today. → [Visiting Santenay: wine tasting and crus](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/santenay) ## Events in Santenay Dates worth booking your driver for in advance. - **Saturday, 12 December 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [Trail de Santenay](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/trail-de-santenay): A December trail race over the hills of Santenay, from 8.5 km to about 26 km. (Sport · Santenay) ## Questions ### Can you pick us up in Santenay? Yes. Pickup in Santenay, at your hotel, a domaine or the nearest station, is included in the fare from Beaune, 23 min away (19 km): €90 one way per car. ### How much is a private driver between Santenay and Dijon station or Lyon airport? €180 to or from Dijon station (51 min) and €395 to or from Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport (1 h 46), the same price both ways. ### Can we hire the driver by the hour in Santenay? Yes: €75 per hour, 3 hours minimum, for tastings in Santenay, Maranges, Bouzeron and Chassagne-Montrachet, or dinner at Ed.Em. For a day among the vineyards around Santenay, 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 Santenay? Usually a few days ahead; two to three weeks for a weekend, the harvest or the Hospices de Beaune auction in November. In Santenay itself, book early for Trail de Santenay. ### Do you book the tastings in Santenay? No: you book your tastings directly with the domaines, and pay them there. Your driver suggests domaines in Santenay that receive visitors and plans the day around your appointments. Santenay grows Pinot Noir and Chardonnay; its crus include Beauregard, La Maladière and Clos Rousseau. ### Can the driver wait while we taste in Santenay? Yes: on a trip to Santenay, the driver waits up to 3 hours for the return, €165 there and back from Beaune. ## Book Santenay with a private driver - [Book a driver here: €90 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=village:santenay) --- Canonical page: