--- title: "Hot-Air Balloon Flights over the Burgundy Vineyards" description: "Dawn or late-afternoon flights over the Côte with two operators: 1 to 1.5 hours in the air, 3 to 4 hours in all. Your driver takes you to the launch." url: https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/hot-air-balloon-flights lang: en updated: 2026-10-01 generated: 2026-10-08 image: https://www.cote-privee.com/og/things-to-do/hot-air-balloon-flights.png --- # Hot-Air Balloon Flights over the Vineyards (Montgolfière au-dessus des vignes) > Hot-Air Balloon Flights over the Vineyards: Float over the Côte at dawn, with villages, châteaux and vineyards laid out below. Hot-Air Balloon Flights over the Vineyards is in Meursault (Côte-d'Or), 14 min by road (9 km) from Beaune. Allow 3 to 4 hours, including about 1 to 1.5 hours in the air · Private driver from Beaune: €65 one way for the whole car, up to 4 guests. Seen from a balloon, the Côte makes sense at once: the slope, the patchwork of vineyards, the villages strung along the foot of the hills. Two long-established operators fly over the Beaune vineyards, Beaune Montgolfière, based in Meursault, and Air Escargot, based in Remigny near Santenay. Flights leave early in the morning or in the late afternoon, weather permitting. ## Key facts - Type: Activities - Where: Meursault · Côte-d'Or - Location: 8 km south-west of Beaune · Côte de Beaune - Coordinates: 46.9783, 4.7688 - 14 min from Beaune - Allow 3 to 4 hours, including about 1 to 1.5 hours in the air - Meursault - From Beaune: ≈ 14 min · 9 km - €65 one way from Beaune with a [private driver](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver) - Or add it to our [half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day). ## Getting there - [Private driver from Beaune](https://www.cote-privee.com/private-driver): 14 min by road (9 km), €65 one way for the whole car. Coming by train or plane? [Transfers from stations and airports](https://www.cote-privee.com/transfers) Estimates per vehicle for up to 4 guests, tolls included. Your price is confirmed when you book. ## History Air Escargot, run by Christiane and Pierre Bonnet, has organised balloon flights since 1979 from its base at Remigny, in Saône-et-Loire. It flies over the country around Nuits-Saint-Georges, Beaune and Chalon-sur-Saône. Beaune Montgolfière, based in Meursault, has specialised in flights over the Burgundy vineyards for more than 20 years, with take-offs from the Beaune area and other sites across the region. ## What you will see You meet the crew at the take-off site and watch, or help, as the balloon is laid out and inflated. Once aloft you float quietly over vineyards, villages and châteaux, while the pilot explains what lies below. After landing comes a toast and a flight certificate. The whole outing, including inflation and the return to the start, takes around three to four hours. Flights leave at sunrise or in the evening, when the air is calm and stable, and Beaune Montgolfière lets you choose between the two. No particular fitness is needed, but you must be able to stand for an hour and to climb in and out of the basket. Its flying area stretches from Dijon to Chalon-sur-Saône, as the wind decides. ## Planning your visit Flights depend entirely on the weather and can be cancelled at short notice, so keep your plans flexible and book early in high season. Air Escargot flies between April and October. Dress warmly for early starts and wear flat shoes. Your driver can take you to the meeting point and collect you afterwards. A flight costs €280 per person with Beaune Montgolfière, €550 for two and €179 for a child under 12 flying with an adult, and €300 per person with Air Escargot, €570 for two in the Beaune area and €190 under 12. Air Escargot's price covers the transfer to the take-off site, about an hour and a half in the air, a glass of Crémant or fruit juice with your certificate and the return to the meeting point. Both operators phone you no later than the day before to confirm the flight against the forecast, and Beaune Montgolfière flies all year, with its main season from March to October. Check the operators' official websites for dates and booking. ## Did you know? Air Escargot has flown balloons over the Burgundy vineyards since 1979. Its flights last about an hour and a half in the air, within a three to four hour outing. ## Around Hot-Air Balloon Flights over the Vineyards What to combine with Hot-Air Balloon Flights over the Vineyards on the same day, nearest first. ### Villages - [Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/meursault) (1 km away): The great white-wine village of the Côte de Beaune, with a glazed-tile town hall and 19 premiers crus. - [Monthélie](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/monthelie) (2 km away): A small hillside village between Volnay and Meursault, once compared to a village in Tuscany. - [Auxey-Duresses](https://www.cote-privee.com/villages/auxey-duresses) (2 km away): A quiet valley village of supple reds and bright whites, set between wooded hills west of Meursault. ### Châteaux - [Château fort de Meursault (Hôtel de ville)](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-fort-de-meursault-hotel-de-ville), 1 km away: Meursault's town hall, a 14th-century castle keep under a bright glazed tile roof. - [Château de Cîteaux](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-citeaux) (1 km away): A 19th-century château in Meursault, built over the cellars of the monks of Cîteaux. - [Château de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/chateaux/chateau-de-meursault) (1 km away): A wine château with vast vaulted cellars, a walled Chardonnay clos and a forest garden. ### Things to do - [Domaine Jean Monnier & Fils](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/domaine-jean-monnier-et-fils-meursault) (1 km away): A Meursault family estate with roots in 1696 and a tasting cellar on the town hall square. - [Église Saint-Nicolas de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/eglise-saint-nicolas-meursault) (1 km away): Meursault's Gothic church, whose 57-metre stone spire rises above the village and its vineyards. - [Ropiteau Frères](https://www.cote-privee.com/things-to-do/ropiteau-freres-meursault) (1 km away): A Meursault wine house founded in 1848, ageing its wines in old cellars that once belonged to the Hospices de Beaune. ### Restaurants - [Auprès du Clocher](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/aupres-du-clocher-pommard) (4 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Pommard's newly starred table, where the butcher's son cooks beside the church - [Ed.Em](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/ed-em-chassagne-montrachet) (5 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): A starred couple's table in the heart of Montrachet country, with 600 wines to match - [Le Carmin](https://www.cote-privee.com/restaurants/le-carmin-beaune) (7 km away · 1 MICHELIN star): Christophe Quéant's poised, product-first cooking in a Renaissance house on place Carnot ### Events - **Monday, 16 November 2026 (Expected dates, not yet confirmed)** · [La Paulée de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/paulee-de-meursault): Burgundy's most generous harvest lunch, where every guest brings their finest bottles. (Tradition · Meursault) - **Saturday, 17 October 2026 (Confirmed by the organiser)** · [La Paulée du Château de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/paulee-du-chateau-de-meursault): The Château de Meursault's autumn harvest dinner, cooked each year by a guest chef. (Tradition · Meursault) - **Usually a Saturday evening in mid-March** · [La Paulée de Printemps de Meursault](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/paulee-de-printemps-meursault): Meursault's spring banquet, where some 500 guests bring their best bottles to share. (Tradition · Meursault) - **Usually the first half of July, with a prelude of concerts on weekends in May** · [Festival De Bach à Bacchus](https://www.cote-privee.com/events/festival-de-bach-a-bacchus-meursault): Meursault's summer festival of music and wine, with concerts in the village and tastings with the musicians. (Music · Meursault) ## Questions about Hot-Air Balloon Flights over the Vineyards ### How far is Hot-Air Balloon Flights over the Vineyards from Beaune? Hot-Air Balloon Flights over the Vineyards is about 14 min from Beaune by road (9 km). With a private driver, the trip from Beaune starts at €65 for the whole car, up to 4 guests. ### How long does a visit to Hot-Air Balloon Flights over the Vineyards take? For the visit, allow 3 to 4 hours, including about 1 to 1.5 hours in the air. ### Can a private driver take us to Hot-Air Balloon Flights over the Vineyards? Yes. Your driver collects you in Beaune or at your hotel in an electric Polestar 2 (up to 4 guests), waits while you visit and plans the rest of the day with you. The driver speaks English, French, Mandarin Chinese and Arabic. → [Half-day wine tour, €290](https://www.cote-privee.com/wine-tours/half-day) ## Book - [Book a driver here](https://www.cote-privee.com/book?service=driver&place=sight:montgolfiere): €65 one way from Beaune · up to 4 guests ## Sources - - - - - - - - --- Canonical page: