Paris: Champagne Day Trip with Tastings, Cathedral & Pickup
Eleven hours from your Paris hotel: a prestigious house when one has a slot, a small family winery, the cathedral in Reims and a three-course lunch.
From $400 per person
Check AvailabilityWhere to Stay in Epernay
Stay where your tour starts. Most local tours meet at the tourist office on the avenue, some collect you from your door, and the days from Reims and Paris start in those cities. Choose your champagne tour epernay first, then the bed.
Stay where your tour starts
There are four sensible bases. This table sets each against where the tours meet, from the tours' own listings:
| Base | Where the tours start | Getting to the start | It suits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epernay centre | The tourist office, 7 avenue de Champagne | On foot; the station is under 500 m away | Afternoon tours, the houses on foot |
| A village within 6 km | Your door, on the private half days and the jeep | They collect you | A quiet stay among the vines |
| Reims | The Reims Centre station forecourt | On foot in Reims; or the TER to Epernay, about 30 minutes | Days from Reims, the cathedral |
| Paris | Your hotel, or a Paris café at 7:00 am | They collect you; about 2 hours each way | One day, no overnight |
If you have a tour booked, match the base to it. If you do not, Epernay centre gives you the most choice, because the tourist office is where the local tours meet.
Know where you are staying?
Pick the tour that starts nearest: the tourist office, your own door, the Reims station forecourt or your Paris hotel.
Epernay centre: the station, the office and the avenue on foot
In the centre, everything is a walk. The station is under 500 m from the tourist office, through the Hôtel de Ville garden. The office is at 7 avenue de Champagne, and the houses start a few doors along.
From here you can walk to these starts:
- The afternoon with growers: in front of the tourist office at noon.
- The vintage van: from the tourist office. The van parks on rue Jean Chandon Moët, beside it.
- The open-top bus: opposite the office, at 3 rue Jean Chandon Moët.
- The e-bike day: a pickup at the tourist office at 9:35 am.
- The Moët & Chandon day: at the house's front desk, on the avenue.
So a room in the centre means no taxi and no car. You can also walk to the houses' own cellar tours between times.
A vineyard village
Stay in a village if you want the vines outside your window. The private half days collect you within 6 km of Epernay, or meet you at the tourist office or the station. The jeep collects you where you choose. The open-top bus picks you up inside Epernay on request.
Hautvillers is 6 km from town, with no station. So in a village you need a car or a tour for everything else. Vollereaux's cellar hour is in Pierry, just south of Epernay, and you make your own way there.
Reims, 30 minutes away
Reims is 27 km from Epernay. The TER “Ligne des Bulles” runs between the two every 30 minutes, in about 30 minutes, stopping at Aÿ on the way.
Stay in Reims if your tour starts there. The days to three family domains meet at the tourist office on the Reims Centre station forecourt at 9:20 am. The family wineries tour meets outside the same station exit. The e-bike day also collects you there, at 9:00 am.
Paris as a day trip
You can do Epernay in a day from Paris. Direct trains from Paris-Est take 1 hour 20. Or book a day from Paris: they collect you at your hotel, or meet at Café Dada Ternes at 7:00 am, and bring you back in the evening.
The days from Paris run 10 to 12 hours, with about 2 hours on the road each way. They cost $262 to $400 per person. Compare them on Epernay tours from Paris.
Taking the train and a local afternoon instead? The afternoon ends in the late afternoon, so check SNCF for the train back on your own date.
Arriving by car
- From Paris: 140 km, about 1 hour 30 by the A4.
- The Jard car park: underground, entered from rue Eugène Mercier, 150 m from the tourist office. The first hour is free.
- The Centre-Ville car park: underground, 700 m away, first hour free.
- Street parking: paid, on rue Jean Moët, rue Pupin and rue Jean Chandon-Moët.
If you drive in, leave the car for the day. On a tour, someone else drives, and nobody at your table has to skip the tasting.
Where to stay questions
Should I stay in Epernay or Reims?
Stay in Epernay if your tour meets at the tourist office, which most local tours do. Stay in Reims if you book a day from the Reims station forecourt. The TER links the two in about 30 minutes, every 30 minutes.
Can I visit Epernay as a day trip from Paris?
Yes. Direct trains from Paris-Est take 1 hour 20, or a tour from Paris collects you at your hotel and brings you back the same evening.
Do Epernay tours pick up from hotels?
Some do. The private half days collect you within 6 km of Epernay, and the jeep picks you up where you choose. The shared afternoons meet at the tourist office.
Can I walk from Epernay station to the tours?
Yes. The tourist office is under 500 m from the station forecourt, through the Hôtel de Ville garden.
Where can I park in Epernay?
The Jard underground car park, entered from rue Eugène Mercier, is 150 m from the tourist office, and the first hour is free. The streets around the office are paid.
Where these facts come from
Distances, trains and parking come from the Epernay tourist office. Meeting points and pickup areas come from each tour's own listing, read in 2026.
- Epernay Tourisme: our tourist information centre
- Epernay Tourisme: getting to Epernay
- Hautvillers tourist office
- Moët & Chandon: Visit us
A pickup from where you sleep, in Paris or near town
Epernay: Vineyard Jeep Ride with Food Tasting and Tours
Two and a half hours in a jeep for up to three, collected at the address you give. Two hours and a quarter out on the slopes, and a bottle opened at a viewpoint.
From $229 per group, up to 3
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The Must-sees 3h30 from Epernay (Private Half day Champagne Tour)
Your own guide-chauffeur for three and a half hours in the Aÿ and Mareuil vineyards, three champagnes and three local spirits. Priced per person, two minimum.
From $298 per person, 2 minimum
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