Burgundy By Public Transportation?

We are interested in visiting Burgundy for 5-7 days, and would prefer to do it without renting a car, taking trains and buses instead. I fear we will be told this is not feasible, but thought i would give it a shot....

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Having an automobile gives you a great deal of flexibility but it is not absolutely necessary. You can take the train to Beaune for example and take tours from there.

I strongly recommend your relying upon someone%26#39;s expertise to guide you through various vineyards, production facilities, and taste testings as your experience will be vastly more interesting. Here are several you might try:

http://www.toursetdetours.com/

http://wineandvoyages.com/

www.route-des-grands-crus-de-bourgogne.com/

http://www.burgundydiscovery.com/

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Thanks, Sarastro. We were thinking of Beaune as a possible base town. Thoughts on that, or other suggestions for a base?

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Dijon would give you more train options and probably more bus and tour options. A frequent poster who goes by the name HappyinDijon should see this thread and give you more specific advice on that point. If not there is always the PM feature...

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I knew these trip reports would be helpful.

tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowTopic-g187111-i1319-k3…

There is another on the Beaune forum which I will hunt out for you.

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Here it is

tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowTopic-g187109-i1298-k3…

I hope they both help you.

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I would also suggest basing yourself in Dijon which is a better transport hub than Beaune. It is also a facinating city in ts own right.

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Many thanks, JBart, very helpful!

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Thanks, Irish Rover and Rail Traveller. Any thoughts on possible excursions from Dijon? we have been looking at Dijon and it looks appealing as a base....

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Send a PM to Happyindijon. If you don%26#39;t get any results from that (I would be surprised...) give us another holler.