--- title: "Private Driver in Viré-Clessé, Burgundy" description: "Private driver in Viré-Clessé: €210 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/vire-clesse lang: en updated: 2026-10-27 generated: 2026-10-27 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/private-driver/vire-clesse.png --- # Private driver in Viré-Clessé > Two neighbouring villages of the Haut-Mâconnais, joined in one appellation for generous Chardonnay. Your licensed VTC driver collects you in Viré-Clessé. One price per car, not per person, for 1 to 4 guests in an electric Polestar 2: €210 one way between Beaune and Viré-Clessé. Your English-speaking driver also speaks French, Mandarin Chinese and Arabic. ## Key facts - €210 one way from Beaune · per car, 1 to 4 guests - €380 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 · 73 km - Location: [Mâconnais](https://www.cote-privee.com/regions/maconnais) ## Fares to and from Viré-Clessé Prices per car, tolls and parking included, confirmed when you book, and the same price the other way, from Viré-Clessé 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) | 73 km | 1 h | €210 | €380 | | [Dijon station](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers/dijon-beaune) | 123 km | 1 h 27 | €320 | €580 | | [Lyon airport](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers/lyon-beaune) | 100 km | 1 h 14 | €265 | €480 | | [Geneva airport](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers/geneva-beaune) | 160 km | 1 h 47 | €400 | €720 | | [Paris](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers/paris-beaune) | 375 km | 3 h 46 | €875 | €1,575 | 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 Viré-Clessé Viré-Clessé is about an hour from Beaune, close to the motorway. Pair it with the Romanesque abbey of Tournus, about 20 minutes north, or continue south to Pouilly-Fuissé for a Mâconnais day. - [Full-day wine tour plus two hours from Beaune: €700 for the car, up to 4 guests](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) - Nearest châteaux and things to do: [Château de Vaux-sous-Targes](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-vaux-sous-targes) (2 km away) · [Château de Besseuil](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-besseuil) (4 km away) · [Cave de Lugny](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/cave-de-lugny) (4 km away) - Nearest starred restaurants: [La Marande](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/la-marande-montbellet) (3 km away) · [Le Raisin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-raisin-pont-de-vaux) (8 km away) - Private driver in the nearest villages: [Pouilly-Fuissé](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver/pouilly-fuisse) (26 km · 28 min) · [Saint-Véran](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver/saint-veran) (30 km · 31 min) - [Wine region: Mâconnais](https://www.cote-privee.com/regions/maconnais) ## In Viré-Clessé Viré-Clessé brings together four communes of the Haut-Mâconnais, north of Mâcon: Viré, Clessé, Laizé and Montbellet. It is about an hour from Beaune. Created in 1999, it is the youngest village appellation of the Mâconnais, and it is known for ripe, generous Chardonnay. - Appellations: Viré-Clessé - What to see: Clessé church, Viré church, Maison Montauriol **Did you know?** Viré-Clessé levrouté is a late-harvest wine with 8 to 18 grams of sugar per litre. The grapes must be picked by hand, and the style was officially recognised only in 2018. → [Visiting Viré-Clessé: wine tasting and crus](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/vire-clesse) ## Events in Viré-Clessé Dates worth booking your driver for in advance. - **The third weekend of April, Saturday and Sunday; the 25th edition was held on 18 and 19 April 2026.** · [Printemps du Cru Viré-Clessé](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/printemps-du-vire-clesse): The whole Viré-Clessé appellation opens its cellars on the third weekend of April. (Wine festival · Viré) ## Questions ### Can you pick us up in Viré-Clessé? Yes. Pickup in Viré-Clessé, at your hotel, a domaine or the nearest station, is included in the fare from Beaune, 1 h away (73 km): €210 one way per car. ### How much is a private driver between Viré-Clessé and Dijon station or Lyon airport? €320 to or from Dijon station (1 h 27) and €265 to or from Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport (1 h 14), the same price both ways. ### Can we hire the driver by the hour in Viré-Clessé? Yes: €75 per hour, 3 hours minimum, for tastings in Viré-Clessé, Pouilly-Fuissé and Saint-Véran, or dinner at La Marande. For a day among the vineyards around Viré-Clessé, our full-day wine tour plus two hours (€700 per car) is the better choice. → [Full-day wine tour plus two hours, €700](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/full-day) ### How early should we book a driver in Viré-Clessé? Usually a few days ahead; two to three weeks for a weekend, the harvest or the Hospices de Beaune auction in November. In Viré-Clessé itself, book early for Printemps du Cru Viré-Clessé. ### Do you book the tastings in Viré-Clessé? No: you book your tastings directly with the domaines, and pay them there. Your driver suggests domaines in Viré-Clessé that receive visitors and plans the day around your appointments. Viré-Clessé grows Chardonnay. ### Can the driver wait while we taste in Viré-Clessé? Yes: on a trip to Viré-Clessé, the driver waits up to 3 hours for the return, €380 there and back from Beaune. ## Book Viré-Clessé with a private driver - [Book a driver here: €210 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=village:vire) --- Canonical page: