Travel by Air

For Burgundy, book flights to Paris or Lyon.
Geneva and Basel just over the Swiss border are other options.

Onward Journeys to Burgundy

ARRIVING AT PARIS CHARLES DE GAULLE

For your onward journey to Burgundy the options are to hire a car or take the train. There is a TGV station at Charles de Gaulle, with a few direct connections to Burgundy (see Travel by Train). Trains for Burgundy leave the centre of Paris from the Gare de Lyon train station in the south east of the city. Some regional services run from Paris Bercy station, near the Gare de Lyon but these are slow trains.

Crossing Paris can be confusing so here are our hints and map.

To get from the airport to the Gare de Lyon

Take the RER B (blue) line which leaves the airport every 15 minutes from 5.30 to 23.30 daily. This will take you to the Gare du Nord. Here change onto the RER D (green) line for the Gare de Lyon.

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Air France buses go directly to the Gare de Lyon (line 4) leaving at 30 min. intervals. This can take up to one hour, depending on the time of day and the traffic.

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Take a taxi. G7 taxis can be pre-booked in English 01 41 27 66 99. This is not a cheap option as the taxis are metred and the cost depends on the traffic. Think in the region of 50 euros plus.

Hotels at Charles de Gaulle airport
Hotels in the centre of Paris

Arriving at Paris Orly

Again, for your onward journey to Burgundy, the options are to hire a car or take the train from the Gare de Lyon in the centre of Paris to your onward destination.

Take a taxi. Orly is about 19km south of the city of Paris so a taxi outside of rush hour is an option. G7 English speaking taxi reservation service 01 41 27 66 99. Other ways require manoeuvring the metro system.

Air France operate a bus to the Gare Montparnesse. From here take Metro line 6 to Gare Bercy and line 14 to Gare de Lyon.

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OrlyBus goes to Denfert-Rochereau metro station. Then take line 6 to Gare Bercy and line 14 to Gare de Lyon.

Hotels near Paris Orly
Hotels in Paris centre

Arriving at Lyon St-Exupery

The TGV station at St-Exupery, next to the terminal has services to Paris and the south of France.

For Burgundy, take the airport shuttle bus to Lyon Part Dieu (Perrache). Train services to Mâcon, Tournus,Chalon-sur-Saône, Chagny, Beaune, Dijon and Le Creusot.

Hotels in Lyon

Car Hire

Arriving at Geneva or Basel Airport

There are inexpensive rail connections from Geneva and Basel Airports to Lyon and Dijon. Consult Rail Europe, see Travel by Train.

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