Where you sleep decides which tours you can join without a taxi. The shared tours start in Reims, a few start in Épernay, and the private days collect you from either. Pick the base that fits your Reims Champagne tour.
Here are the three places people stay, set against where the tours actually start.
| Base | Where tours start | Hotel pickup | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reims centre | The station square for the shared half days and most shared days | Private days collect you from your hotel | TGV from Paris, about 45 minutes |
| Épernay | The tourist office for one afternoon; the jeep; an Épernay start on the Mumm day | Most private days serve Épernay too | Direct train from Paris Gare de l'Est, 80 minutes |
| Paris | A café kerb at 7:00 am, a hotel lobby, or the train from Gare de l'Est | On the Paris small-group days | You travel both ways on the day |
If you want a shared tour, stay in central Reims. The station information point on the Cour de la Gare is where they meet: the grower morning at 9:20 am, the grower afternoon at 2:00 pm, and most shared full days.
One full day starts at Reims Cathedral instead, from its left-side gate at 9:30 am. The two city tastings are in the Boulingrin district, at 25 rue Henri IV and 2 rue Olivier Métra. So a hotel between the station and the cathedral puts every start within a short walk.
Reims has two stations. Reims Centre is in town, on the square where the tours meet. Champagne-Ardenne TGV, at Bezannes, lies outside it.
Épernay suits you if the Avenue de Champagne is the point. The station is under 10 minutes' walk from the tourist office, and the avenue five minutes from the station. Direct trains from Paris Gare de l'Est take about 80 minutes.
One Reims day ends on the avenue, 150 m from Épernay station, so you can finish there and stay the night.
You can do it in a day from Paris, and you have two ways to go:
The TGV takes about 45 minutes. Arrive at Reims Centre and walk to the station square for a half day or a full day. One train day includes the tickets from Gare de l'Est, at $645, but it is non-refundable.
You spend 11 to 12 hours out, about four of them on the road. Some collect you from your hotel; one leaves a Paris café at 7:00 am sharp. Fares run $262 to $848.
Every Paris day is compared on Reims Champagne tours from Paris.
If you stay out of town, check the pickup area before you book. Each operator sets its own:
| Operator | Where they collect you |
|---|---|
| À La Française, private growers day | Anywhere in the region up to 40 km, including Reims Centre, Champagne-Ardenne TGV and Épernay stations; not Paris |
| Uncork Champagne Tours | Reims Centre station, or Reims, Épernay or within 30 minutes' drive of Reims; not Paris |
| Royal Journey France | The Reims or Épernay area; Paris as a paid option, EUR 750 return |
| France Intense | Hotels in Reims or Épernay |
| Sparkling Tour | The station square, or a Reims or Épernay hotel |
| Tours in Champagne | Reims or Épernay hotels and stations |
| Champagne Coutant | Reims hotels and stations |
| Paris small-group days | A central Paris hotel lobby, or your Paris hotel |
Every private full day from Reims collects from hotels in Reims and Épernay. Outside the two towns, the widest radius is 40 km.
Private days collect you from your hotel, and the route follows what you ask for: a famous house, family growers, or both.
Pickup areas and meeting points come from each tour's own listing. Train times and distances come from the Épernay tourist office, Lanson and Moët & Chandon.
A private day with three family growers and ten champagnes, Hautvillers and a three-course lunch in Épernay, from the Reims station square at 9:30 am.
From $579 per person
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Two family wineries and six tastings, Hautvillers, the avenue and lunch, for your party alone, collected within 40 km. The fare cannot be refunded.
From $661 per person
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Collected from your central Paris hotel for a family producer, a big house when one is available, the cathedral in Reims and the avenue in Épernay, with a blind tasting and a sabrage at the end. Lunch is not in the fare.
From $262 per person
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