Bestseller370 reviews
11 hFrom Paris: Small-Group Champagne Day Trip with Six Tastings
★ 4.9 · 370 reviews
- 11h, Champagne house visit, six tastings
- Departs from Paris
- Bestseller
- Free cancellation
$257$23.36 / hour
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Wine day trips from Paris: six days in Champagne and the Loire, compared
Wine day trips from Paris on these listings cost from $257 for a small-group Champagne day with six tastings to $1,910 for a private estate day with eight. All six run 10 to 12 hours and leave from Paris, and three include lunch. Champagne is cellars, vineyards and sparkling wine, with Reims Cathedral on one listing; the Loire is castles first and a winery tasting at the end. If you only want the glass, not the drive, a two-hour cheese and wine tasting in Montmartre costs $77.
Quick answer
The short answer. The $257 small-group Champagne day is the best rated of the wine day trips from Paris, 4.9 across 370 reviews, with six tastings. The $363 day is the most booked, 1,763 reviews at 4.8, with eight tastings and lunch. The Loire is for people who want castles with their wine, from $311.
Wine day trips from Paris at a glance
- Wine days compared
- 6 listingsplus one tasting in the city
- Cheapest wine day
- $257Champagne, six tastings, 11 hours
- Most reviewed
- 1,763 reviewsChampagne with eight tastings, 4.8
- Best rated, shared
- 4.9Champagne small group, 370 reviews
- Most tastings
- Eighton three of the Champagne days
- With lunch
- From $363Champagne or the Loire
- With Reims Cathedral
- $389719 reviews at 4.8
- Loire castles plus wine
- From $31111 hours
- Private estate day
- $1,910rated 5.0 across 33 reviews
- Length
- 10 to 12 hourson every wine day
- Tasting in Paris instead
- $772 hours, 5.0 across 801 reviews
- Reviews across the six
- 3,001on the live listings
Two regions, two kinds of day
What wine day trips from Paris actually include
For Paris day trips Champagne is the region with four listings; the Loire has two.
Champagne has four listings. The small-group day at $257 visits a Champagne house for six tastings and is the best rated shared day here, 4.9 across 370 reviews. The $363 day adds lunch, a family-owned winery and eight tastings, is sold shared or private, and is the most reviewed at 1,763. The $389 day puts Reims Cathedral on the route alongside cellars and vineyards, with pickup in the listing’s name, 719 reviews at 4.8. The private day at $1,910 is a world-famous estate plus smaller producers, a pairing lunch and eight Champagnes, rated 5.0 across 33 reviews.
The Loire has two. The castles and wine day at $311 takes in Chenonceau and Chambord or Amboise with a guided tasting and an optional lunch, 4.8 across 41 reviews. The Chambord day at $363 is Château de Chambord, a gourmet lunch and a winery visit with six tastings, 4.7 across 75. Day trips to Champagne from Paris are about the wine; the Loire days are about the castles, with the wine at the end.
Champagne day trips from Paris all run 10 to 11 hours, the Loire days 11. None of the six is sold as a half-day, so wine tasting day trips from Paris mean an early start and a return after dark for most of the year.
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Three Champagne days, two Loire days, and the two-hour Montmartre tasting for anyone who wants the wine without the coach.
Bestseller1,763 reviews
10 - 11 hChampagne Day Trip from Paris with 8 Tastings & Lunch
★ 4.8 · 1,763 reviews
- 10 to 11 hours, Eight tastings and French lunch
- Private option available
- Bestseller
- Free cancellation
$363
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719 reviews719 reviews
11 hParis: Champagne Day Trip with Tastings, Cathedral & Pickup
★ 4.8 · 719 reviews
- 11h, Reims Cathedral, cellars and vineyards
- Departs from Paris
- Day trip
- Free cancellation
$389$35.36 / hour
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41 reviews41 reviews
11 hParis: Loire Valley Castles & Wine Tasting Day Trip
★ 4.8 · 41 reviews
- 11h, Castles and guided wine tasting
- Departs from Paris
- Day trip
- Free cancellation
$311$28.27 / hour
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75 reviews75 reviews
11 hLoire Wine Day from Paris: Chambord Castle, 6 Tastings&Lunch
★ 4.7 · 75 reviews
- 11h, Chambord, gourmet lunch, winery tasting
- Departs from Paris
- Day trip
- Free cancellation
$363$33.00 / hour
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Rated 5.0801 reviews
2 hCheese & Wine Tasting in Montmartre with Local Cheesemonger
★ 5.0 · 801 reviews
- 2h, Cheese and wine with a cheesemonger
- Mobile voucher accepted
- Instant confirmation
- Free cancellation
$77$38.50 / hour
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The best wine day trips from Paris, by what you want from them
Prices, ratings and review counts are the listings’ own.
- You want the most tastings for the money
Six tastings for $257 is the cheapest glass-for-glass, and the best rated shared day at 4.9. Eight tastings plus lunch is $363, the most reviewed of the day trips Paris to Champagne runs at 1,763.
- You want a cathedral with your cellars
The $389 listing is the only one that names Reims Cathedral alongside the vineyards and tastings, and the only one with pickup in its name; 719 reviews at 4.8.
- You want castles more than vineyards
Both Loire days: Chenonceau and Chambord or Amboise with a guided tasting for $311, or Chambord, a gourmet lunch and a winery with six tastings for $363. These are the day trips from Paris to wine country that happen to pass three of the Loire’s best-known châteaux.
- You want it private
The $1,910 estate day is private by design, rated 5.0 across 33 reviews with eight Champagnes and a pairing lunch. The eight-tasting day is also sold as a private group on top of the shared price.
- You want the wine but not the 11 hours
The Montmartre cheese and wine tasting is 2 hours for $77, hosted by a cheesemonger, rated 5.0 across 801 reviews. It is the cheapest way on this site to drink French wine with someone explaining it.
Every trip, current fare
Every wine day, priced by the hour
The six wine day trips from Paris and the Montmartre tasting with cost per hour. The tasting looks dear per hour because there is no coach in it; the wine days look cheap per hour because the coach is.
| Tour | Length | Price | What you get | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Paris: Small-Group Champagne Day Trip with Six Tastings | 11 h | $257 | Champagne house visit, six tastings | $23.36 | 4.9 · 370 |
| Paris: Loire Valley Castles & Wine Tasting Day Trip | 11 h | $311 | Castles and guided wine tasting | $28.27 | 4.8 · 41 |
| Champagne Day Trip from Paris with 8 Tastings & Lunch | 10 - 11 h | $363 | Eight tastings and French lunch | — | 4.8 · 1,763 |
| Loire Wine Day from Paris: Chambord Castle, 6 Tastings&Lunch | 11 h | $363 | Chambord, gourmet lunch, winery tasting | $33.00 | 4.7 · 75 |
| Paris: Champagne Day Trip with Tastings, Cathedral & Pickup | 11 h | $389 | Reims Cathedral, cellars and vineyards | $35.36 | 4.8 · 719 |
| Champagne Private Day trip from Paris : 8 Tastings & Lunch | 11 h | $1,910 | Private estate visits, eight Champagnes | $173.64 | 5.0 · 33 |
| Cheese & Wine Tasting in Montmartre with Local Cheesemonger | 2 h | $77 | Cheese and wine with a cheesemonger | $38.50 | 5.0 · 801 |
The honest answer
Are wine tour day trips from Paris worth it?
Day trips from Paris to wine regions cost two and a half to four times a Versailles day.
Per tasting, yes, if you drink what you pay for. The $257 day works out at about $43 a tasting with the transport and the guide thrown in; the $363 day at about $45 a tasting adds lunch. The private day at $1,910 is a different purchase: you are paying for the estate, the winemakers and nobody else on the bus.
Per hour, the picture flips. Eleven hours is a whole day of a short trip, and the Montmartre tasting delivers the glass, the cheesemonger and the explanation in two of them for $77. Paris day trips wine lovers book most are the Champagne ones, 2,852 reviews across the three shared days against 116 for the two Loire days — so Champagne is the proven product, and the Loire is the quieter one.
Paris day trips to wine country are also the most expensive day trips on this site after the two-day coastal tour: the cheapest wine day costs as much as two and a half Versailles train tours. Book them when the wine is the point, not as a way to see the countryside.
Want Versailles, Giverny or the Loire castles without the tastings? Every day trip on the site is compared on one page.
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Wine day trips from Paris, answered
How much do wine day trips from Paris cost?
From $257 for a small-group Champagne day with six tastings to $1,910 for a private estate day with eight. The two Loire days are $311 and $363. A two-hour cheese and wine tasting in Montmartre is $77.
How long are day trips from Paris to Champagne region vineyards?
10 to 11 hours on all four Champagne listings. The Loire days are 11 hours. There is no half-day wine trip on the site.
Which Champagne day trip is the best?
By rating, the small-group day with six tastings: 4.9 across 370 reviews for $257. By review count, the eight-tasting day with lunch: 1,763 reviews at 4.8 for $363. Paris day trips to Champagne region cellars do not come cheaper than $257 here.
Do wine day trips from Paris include lunch?
Three do: the eight-tasting Champagne day, the private Champagne estate day with a pairing lunch, and the Chambord day with a gourmet lunch. The Loire castles and wine day lists lunch as optional. The six-tasting and Reims listings do not mention it.
Is hotel pickup included?
Only the Reims day puts pickup in its name. The other day trips from Paris to champagne country and the Loire do not say in the data compared here, so check the meeting-point line on the listing before you book.
Can I visit the Loire castles and taste wine on the same day?
Yes, both Loire listings do exactly that: Chenonceau and Chambord or Amboise with a guided tasting for $311, or Chambord with a winery visit and six tastings for $363. Both are 11 hours.
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