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Champagne house and grower tours from Paris, Reims and Épernay

Champagne France tours take you from Paris, Reims or Épernay into the chalk cellars under the big houses and to the family growers who pour in their own villages. Each card says where the day starts, who pours and whether lunch is included, so you pick the day that suits you.

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45 minParis to Reims by TGV

319Champagne villages

From $51Reims cellar tasting

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Top Champagne France Tours for 2026

The best Champagne France tour is the one that starts where you are staying and pours where you want to be. Pick yours from these three.

Paris: Champagne Day Trip with Tastings, Cathedral & Pickup

★★★★★ 4.8 (703 reviews · 11 hours)

Paris hotel pickupA house and growersLunch included

Door-to-door from your Paris hotel, this Champagne France day opens with a major house's cellars and tasting, Moët & Chandon or a similar house subject to availability. Reims Cathedral, a three-course lunch in Épernay and a small family-run winery follow, then the Avenue de Champagne and a blind tasting in the vines. An English-speaking guide drives the air-conditioned minibus, so nobody in your party has the road to think about after the glasses. Allow eleven hours, about four of them on the road, and cancel free up to 24 hours ahead.

Hotel pickup in Paris
Champagne house: cellars and tasting, 1.5 hours
Reims Cathedral, 20 minutes
Three-course lunch in Épernay, 1.5 hours
Second producer: tour and tasting, 1.5 hours
Avenue de Champagne, Épernay, 20 minutes
Blind tasting in the vines, 70 minutes
Drop-off back in Paris

From $400 per person

Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

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Small Group - Half Day Champagne Tour - Visit of 2 Small Producers/Growers

★★★★★ 4.9 (377 reviews · 4 hours)

From Reims stationFamily growersMax 8 guests

Meet the black minivan at the small tourist office outside Reims station, morning or afternoon, for a half day with two family growers. Each pours from Grand Cru or Premier Cru vines in its own cellar, six champagnes in all, and the afternoon departure adds Dom Pérignon's church in Hautvillers. With eight people at most, you can put every question about the blend to the family who made it. Lunch is not included, so eat in Reims before or after, and note that the tour is for adults only.

Meet at the Reims station tourist office
Hautvillers abbey church, 15 minutes (afternoon only)
First family grower: cellar tour and tasting
Second family grower: cellar tour and tasting
Back at Reims station

From $140 per person

Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

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From Epernay Full day Electric bike Champagne and lunch

★★★★★ 4.9 (52 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes)

From Épernay, 9:35 amFamily growersMax 8 guestsLunch included

Pedal out from the Épernay tourist office at 9:35 am on an electric-assist bike, helmet included, for about 30 km of hillside vineyards and the village of Hautvillers. The ride ends at Le Clos Corbier, a family domaine, with a visit, four glasses (two champagnes, a red wine and a ratafia) and a lunch of regional dishes. The electric assist takes the sting out of the Champagne France slopes, though you should be at ease on a bike. Groups stop at eight, water is not supplied, and you are back in Épernay in the afternoon.

Meet at the Épernay tourist office, 9:35 am
E-bike ride through the hillside vineyards
Hautvillers, a wine-growing village
Le Clos Corbier: visit and four glasses
Lunch of regional dishes with champagne
Back in Épernay

From $228 per person

Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

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Walk down into cellars cut in the chalk, taste with the family that grew the grapes, and come home knowing why one champagne tastes nothing like the next.

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Champagne France Tours from Paris

Champagne France tours from Paris collect you at your hotel or meet you at a Paris café early in the morning, and bring you back the same evening. Each card says who pours, a big house, a family grower or both, and whether lunch is in the fare.

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Champagne Day Trip from Paris with 8 Tastings & Lunch

★★★★★ 4.8 (1,733 reviews · 10 hours)

Paris hotel pickupA house and growersMax 8 guestsLunch included

Start with a freshly baked croissant in the minivan after pickup from your central Paris hotel, then two hours on the road to the vineyards. A famous house's cellars, a lunch at a winemaker's table paired with at least three champagnes and a family estate add up to at least eight tastings. The wine guide also leads a masterclass among the vines when the weather allows, with eight guests at most in the van. Drop-off is at the Hôtel de Ville in central Paris, about ten hours after you set off.

From $372 per person

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From Paris: Small-Group Champagne Day Trip with Six Tastings

★★★★★ 4.9 (364 reviews · 11 hours)

From Paris, 7 amA house and growersMax 8 guests

Be at Café Dada Ternes in Paris 15 minutes early, because the minibus leaves at 7:00 am sharp, every day of the year. The day takes in half an hour at Reims Cathedral, a family-run winery and Nicolas Feuillatte's cellars, with three glasses at each producer, then Hautvillers on the way home. The hour's lunch stop in Épernay is at your own cost, which keeps the fare down. Eight travellers at most share the minibus, and you are back at the café in the evening.

From $263 per person

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Private Full Day Tour to Champagne from Paris, Visit of 2 Champagne Producers

★★★★★ 4.9 (14 reviews · 9 hours)

Paris hotel pickupA house and growersYour group only

Your own driver collects you from any hotel or home inside Paris, and the car carries your party alone, up to seven people. An hour at Reims Cathedral comes first, then two hours in Vranken-Pommery's cellars and two more with Michel Fagot, a family producer, so you taste a big name and a grower on one Champagne France day. Infant seats can be fitted if you travel with a baby. Lunch is not in the fare, the price is per person, and the day runs about nine hours door to door.

From $848 per person

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Champagne France Tours from Reims

Champagne France tours from Reims start on the station square, at the cathedral or at your hotel, 45 minutes from Paris by TGV. Half days, champagne day tours Reims visitors join off the morning train, private days and an hour's champagne tasting tour Reims offers in the city centre are all here.

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Small Group - Full Day Champagne Tour 3 Small Champagne Growers

★★★★★ 5.0 (257 reviews · 8 hours)

From Reims stationFamily growersMax 8 guestsLunch included

Three family growers outside Reims fill this full day, with nine champagnes poured in their cellars and a two-course lunch served with a glass of champagne and coffee. Between the growers you pause on the Avenue de Champagne in Épernay and at Dom Pérignon's church in Hautvillers. The famous houses are not on the route, so every glass you taste is poured by a family that tends its own vines. You meet the minivan at the small tourist office outside Reims station, and the day is for adults only.

From $280 per person

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Reims or Epernay: Full day Veuve Clicquot family grower & lunch

★★★★★ 4.9 (209 reviews · 8 hours 10 minutes)

From Reims or ÉpernayA house and growersMax 8 guestsLunch included

Choose your start: 9:20 am outside Reims Centre station, or 8:30 am at the Épernay tourist office on the Avenue de Champagne. Veuve Clicquot's cellars and tastings take an hour and a half, with a similar house offered if Veuve Clicquot cannot take the group that day. A traditional lunch at a family winery, an hour in Hautvillers and a small independent producer bring the total to nine tastings. The minivan seats eight at most, and the day ends where it began, so you can plan your train either way.

From $386 per person

Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

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Full Day Champagne Pommery Small Group Tour

★★★★★ 5.0 (24 reviews · 8 hours)

Reims station or hotelA house and growersMax 8 guests

Pommery's cellars in Reims open the day, two hours of them, before 45 minutes at Reims Cathedral and the same again in Hautvillers. A boutique producer in Cumières then gives you two hours with a smaller maker, and Épernay and its Avenue de Champagne close the loop. Lunch is on your own in Épernay, where the guide suggests places, and bottled water is provided. The guide meets you outside Reims Centre station or collects you from your Reims hotel, with eight guests at most.

From $291 per person

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Private Full Day Tour - Visit of 3 Champagne Growers from Reims.

★★★★★ 5.0 (60 reviews · 8 hours)

Reims station or hotelFamily growersYour group onlyLunch included

Book the minivan for your own party, and the guide collects you at a Reims or Épernay hotel or at the tourist office outside Reims station. Three family growers pour ten champagnes between them, and a three-course lunch in a French restaurant comes with a glass of champagne and coffee. Dom Pérignon's church in Hautvillers and the Avenue de Champagne sit between the cellars, and nobody outside your party joins. The fare is per person with two or more booking, and the famous houses are not included, so ask before you book.

From $579 per person

Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

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Luxury Champagne Tour(All Included): 2 Famous Houses & Restaurant

★★★★★ 5.0 (40 reviews · 8 hours)

Reims or Épernay pickupBig-house cellarsYour group onlyLunch included

Pick your hotel in the Reims or Épernay area, and a private chauffeur-guide collects your party for two famous houses, two hours at each. They are chosen from Veuve Clicquot, Moët & Chandon, Ruinart, Taittinger and Pommery by availability, with Veuve Clicquot and Moët & Chandon on the sample day. Lunch at the Royal Champagne hotel and a stop at Dom Pérignon's church in Hautvillers are in the fare too. The price is per person with two or more booking, and a Paris pickup is a paid extra.

From $848 per person

Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

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Reims City Center: Champagne Tasting

★★★★★ 4.8 (95 reviews · 1 hour)

Central ReimsTasting in a city cellarMax 10 guests

Spend an hour at a tasting table in a shop's cellar at 25 rue Henri IV, in the Boulingrin district of central Reims. A sommelier pours three glasses and talks you through how champagne is made, with time for every question. It needs no driver and no full day, so this Champagne France tasting fits between two trains or after a morning at the cathedral. Food pairings are not part of it, groups stop at ten, and every taster must be 18 or over.

From $51 per person

Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

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Champagne France Tours from Épernay

Champagne France tours from Épernay leave from the tourist office on the Avenue de Champagne, or collect you nearby. An open-top bus, a jeep in the vines and private half days keep the outing short, and the Avenue's houses are within a walk of the centre.

Épernay and Champagne Open-Top Bus Tour with 3 Tastings

★★★★★ 4.7 (24 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes or 2 hours 15 minutes)

Épernay tourist officeTastings on the busMax 20 guests

Climb aboard an open-top bus outside the Épernay tourist office for a loop of an hour and a half, or two and a quarter hours, on the Champagne tourist route. It passes the Avenue de Champagne and stops at Hautvillers and the Grand Cru village of Aÿ, with three champagnes poured on board. Soft drinks and snacks come with the ticket, so a non-drinker in your party is not left out. No cellar or winery visit is included, which makes it an open-air first look at the Champagne France vines.

From $105 per person

Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

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Jeep tour in the Champagne Vineyard with tasting

★★★★★ 4.9 (32 reviews · 2 hours 15 minutes)

From ÉpernayJeep in the vines, tastingYour group only

Ride through the vineyards in a jeep for two hours and a quarter, with half an hour each in the Épernay vineyards, in Chouilly, in Aÿ and in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ. A champagne tasting out in the vines is part of the drive, poured where the grapes grow rather than in a cellar. The fare covers the whole jeep for up to three of you, so a couple or a party of three pays one price. The guide meets you in Épernay at a place agreed when you book, and the jeep has a cover if it rains.

From $234 per group, up to 3

Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

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The Must-sees 3h30 from Epernay (Private Half day Champagne Tour)

★★★★★ 5.0 (40 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes)

Épernay or pickupFamily growersYour group only

Leave from the Épernay tourist office or station, or be collected within 6 km of Épernay, for three and a half private hours with a guide who also drives. Most of the time goes to Hautvillers, its vines and Dom Pérignon's church, then an hour in the Grand Cru village of Aÿ and half an hour in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ. You taste three Grand Cru or Premier Cru champagnes, plus ratafia, fine and marc, the three Champagne spirits and aperitifs. Reims lies outside the pickup radius, so this half day suits a stay in or near Épernay.

From $298 per person

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Champagne France Bike Tours

Champagne France bike tours put you on an electric-assist bike in the vines, with a helmet, lunch at a family domaine and four glasses. Rain turns the day into a minibus tour, and the fare is the same from Reims or Épernay.

From Reims Full day Electric bike Champagne and lunch

★★★★★ 4.9 (104 reviews · 7 hours)

From Reims stationFamily growersMax 8 guestsLunch included

Board the van at the tourist office at Reims Centre station at 9:00 am, not the one by the cathedral, and switch to electric-assist bikes in the vineyards. An estate tour and a traditional French lunch at Le Clos Corbier come with four glasses: two champagnes, a red wine and a ratafia. You ride for an hour and a half through the Mareuil-sur-Aÿ vines and stop at Dom Pérignon's church in Hautvillers. The day runs with two riders or more, and a lone booking is moved to another date or refunded in full.

From $228 per person

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Chalk, kings and vines

About Champagne France

Champagne is a wine region about 150 km north-east of Paris, where some 34,000 ha of vines cover the slopes of 319 villages and the houses of Reims and Épernay age their bottles in chalk cellars. UNESCO listed its hillsides, houses and cellars in 2015. Join us in the cellars of Veuve Clicquot, Pommery or Moët & Chandon, or at the table of a family grower in the villages: we bring together the tours that reach both. Start with the three above.

The Champagne Houses

Each house sells its own cellar tour. Mumm, founded in 1827, has almost 25 km of cellars; Moët & Chandon has 28 km in Épernay; Ruinart's crayères reach about 40 m down. Mercier tours its 18 km by driverless train from EUR 25, and Taittinger's cellars lie 18 m underground in Gallo-Roman quarries.

Things to Do in Champagne France

Reims Cathedral is free and opens every day from 8:00, and its towers are a guided climb of 249 steps at EUR 9. In Épernay, the wine museum at Château Perrier costs EUR 10. In Hautvillers, Dom Pérignon lies in the choir of Saint-Sindulphe; the abbey buildings are private and cannot be visited.

Planning Your Visit

The TGV from Paris reaches Reims in about 45 minutes, and trains from Paris-Est reach Épernay in 1 h 20. Most shared tours meet at the information point on the Reims Centre station square, not at the tourist office by the cathedral, and it closes on Sundays. Book a house's slot before you travel.

Reims Cathedral's west front and its two towers under a blue evening sky

A long chalk gallery lit by a single lamp, bottles stacked along its walls

Rows of vines running towards a low sun, the sky gold over the plain

What you will see

Named Highlights of a Champagne France Visit

What a day holds, from the chalk under Reims to the villages in the vines.

The crayères under Saint-Nicaise hillChalk pits turned into cellars in Reims, listed by UNESCO in 2015: Ruinart's reach about 40 m down, and Taittinger's lie 18 m underground in Gallo-Roman quarries.
Reims CathedralA 13th-century masterpiece of Gothic art, free to enter every day from 8:00, where the parish counts 33 kings crowned, from Louis the Pious in 816 to Charles X in 1825.
Moët & Chandon's cellars in ÉpernayMoët & Chandon's visits start at EUR 48 at 18 avenue de Champagne, above 28 km of cellars.
A family grower's cellarIn the villages, a grower who makes champagne only from their own grapes prints RM, Récoltant-Manipulant, on the label, and pours it for you in their own cellar.
Hautvillers and Dom Pérignon's tombDom Pérignon ran the abbey's property at Hautvillers from 1668 until 1715 and lies in the choir of the church of Saint-Sindulphe; the abbey buildings are private.
The Avenue de ChampagneThe Avenue de Champagne in Épernay runs 1.5 km past the house fronts, with about 110 km of cellars beneath it.

Plan your visit

Everything You Need Before You Go

Houses and ticketsGetting thereWhen to goWeather

Each house sells its own cellar visit on its own website, for a set time slot: Mercier from EUR 25, Mumm from EUR 30, Lanson from EUR 32, Veuve Clicquot from EUR 36, Pommery and Moët & Chandon from EUR 48, and Ruinart at EUR 90. Reims Cathedral is free to enter, and its towers are a guided visit at EUR 9, booked online.

Plan your visit

The TGV from Paris reaches Reims in about 45 minutes, and trains from Paris-Est reach Épernay in 1 h 20. The TER between the two towns takes 30 minutes and runs every 30 minutes. Most shared Reims tours meet outside the information point on the station square, which itself closes on Sundays; in Épernay they meet at the tourist office, under 10 minutes on foot from the station.

See the map

The 2026 harvest opened between 8 and 22 August, village by village and grape by grape. Mumm opens every day from 1 May to 31 October, Veuve Clicquot every day from 29 June to 30 August, and Mercier every day from 6 April to 15 November 2026. Check a house's calendar before you fix your date.

See the year

At Météo-France's Mailly-CIVC station in the Montagne de Reims, July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24.8°C, April the driest at 45.8 mm and December the wettest at 86.4 mm. The cellars stay at 10 to 12°C in every season, so bring a warm layer even in July.

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Straight answer

Do You Need a Tour to Visit the Champagne France Houses?

Not to see one house. Every big house sells its own cellar visit online, so Champagne France tickets are the houses' own: Mercier from EUR 25, Mumm from EUR 30, Lanson from EUR 32, Veuve Clicquot from EUR 36, Pommery and Moët & Chandon from EUR 48, and Ruinart at EUR 90. The visits run to timed slots, so make your Champagne France reservation on the house's website before you travel.

Those are the Champagne France ticket prices for one house and one tasting, and Épernay's station is under 10 minutes on foot from its tourist office. A tour earns its fare when you want the family growers in the villages, a big house and a grower in the same day, or a driver so that nobody in your party drives after tasting. The champagne house tours in Reims and Épernay are compared house by house in the houses' own visits.

See Top Tours Visiting by train, without a tour

Book with free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead on most tours, and a change of plan costs you nothing.

Which one is me

Choosing the Right Day for You

Start from where you are staying and who you want pouring; the right Reims France champagne tour, or Épernay or Paris day, follows from those two.

You only have a day from Paris

Minibus and private-car days leave Paris in the morning and bring you back the same evening, most with hotel pickup. Compare each Paris to Reims champagne tour by who pours and whether lunch is in the fare.

You are staying in Reims

A Reims champagne tour starts on the station square, at the cathedral or at your hotel, from an hour's tasting in the city to a full day with lunch.

You have a morning or an afternoon

Every half day champagne tour Reims sends out from its station square pours at family growers, and none puts lunch in the fare, so you eat in town before or after.

You are staying in Épernay

Épernay champagne tours leave from the tourist office at 7 avenue de Champagne or collect you nearby, by open-top bus, jeep, bike or private car.

You would rather ride

The e bike champagne tour Reims riders join leaves Reims Centre station at 9:00 am, and the Épernay ride leaves the tourist office at 9:35. Both end with lunch and four glasses at a family domaine.

You want a famous house by name

Private days are built around Veuve Clicquot, Moët & Chandon or Pommery, and most collect you where you stay. The fares are per person, from $525.

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Which Champagne France Tour Is Right for You?

Every Champagne France tour and tasting gathered here, most reviewed first. The best champagne tours in Reims France, Épernay and Paris are the ones that start where you are and pour where you want to be, so read the Starts and Who pours columns before the fare.

Tour	Rating	Who pours	Starts	Lunch	Fare	Best for
Champagne Day Trip from Paris with 8 Tastings & Lunch	4.8 (1,733)	A house and growers	Paris hotel pickup	Included	From $372 per person	First-timers staying in Paris who want lunch and a guide in one fare	Book
Paris: Champagne Day Trip with Tastings, Cathedral & Pickup	4.8 (703)	A house and growers	Paris hotel pickup	Included	From $400 per person	Paris visitors who want the cathedral, a house and a grower, collected at the hotel	Book
Reims afternoon tour Champagne and family growers	4.8 (643)	Family growers	From Reims station	Not included	From $152 per person	Day-trippers by train who want growers and Hautvillers before the evening train	Book
Small Group - Half Day Champagne Tour - Visit of 2 Small Producers/Growers	4.9 (377)	Family growers	From Reims station	Not included	From $140 per person	Travellers in Reims with a free morning or afternoon and a taste for small growers	Book
From Paris: Small-Group Champagne Day Trip with Six Tastings	4.9 (364)	A house and growers	From Paris, 7 am	Not included	From $263 per person	Early risers in Paris after a small-group day at a lower fare	Book
Small Group - Full Day Champagne Tour 3 Small Champagne Growers	5.0 (257)	Family growers	From Reims station	Included	From $280 per person	Wine lovers who want a whole day of family growers and nothing else	Book
Reims or Epernay: Full day Champagne Mumm, family grower & lunch	4.9 (219)	A house and growers	From Reims station	Included	From $292 per person	Travellers who want Mumm's cellars with a grower's table at lunch	Book
Reims or Epernay: Full day Veuve Clicquot family grower & lunch	4.9 (209)	A house and growers	From Reims or Épernay	Included	From $386 per person	Fans of Veuve Clicquot who want a family grower and lunch as well	Book
From Reims morning Champagne family growers	4.9 (193)	Family growers	From Reims station	Not included	From $140 per person	Visitors in Reims who want growers done by lunchtime	Book
From Reims Full day Electric bike Champagne and lunch	4.9 (104)	Family growers	From Reims station	Included	From $228 per person	Active couples and friends based in Reims who would rather ride than sit in a van	Book
Reims City Center: Champagne Tasting	4.8 (95)	Tasting in a city cellar	Central Reims	No meal	From $51 per person	Anyone in Reims with an hour between trains and no car	Book
The Connoisseurs from Epernay (Private Half day Champagne Tour)	4.8 (63)	Six cru tastings	Épernay or pickup	No meal	From $333 per person	Connoisseurs in Épernay who want six cru champagnes in a private half day	Book
Private Full Day Tour - Visit of 3 Champagne Growers from Reims.	5.0 (60)	Family growers	Reims station or hotel	Included	From $579 per person	Couples and families who want three growers with no strangers in the van	Book
From Epernay Full day Electric bike Champagne and lunch	4.9 (52)	Family growers	From Épernay, 9:35 am	Included	From $228 per person	Riders staying in Épernay who want the vines by bike and lunch at a domaine	Book
Exclusive Champagne Cellars & Dom Perignon Vineyards tour - Reims	5.0 (46)	Cellars, not named	From Reims Cathedral	Not included	From $245 per person	Travellers who want the cathedral, cellars and hillsides, ending near Épernay station	Book
The Must-sees 3h30 from Epernay (Private Half day Champagne Tour)	5.0 (40)	Family growers	Épernay or pickup	No meal	From $298 per person	Couples staying in Épernay who want Hautvillers and Aÿ in a private half day	Book
Luxury Champagne Tour(All Included): 2 Famous Houses & Restaurant	5.0 (40)	Big-house cellars	Reims or Épernay pickup	Included	From $848 per person	Couples marking an occasion with two famous houses and a grand lunch	Book
Private Champagne tour, family growers and lunch	5.0 (34)	Family growers	Pickup in Champagne	Included	From $661 per person	Families within 40 km of Reims or Épernay who want growers and lunch privately	Book
Jeep tour in the Champagne Vineyard with tasting	4.9 (32)	Jeep in the vines, tasting	From Épernay	No meal	From $234 per group, up to 3	Couples and trios who want the vines off the tarmac in two hours	Book
Full Day Champagne Pommery Small Group Tour	5.0 (24)	A house and growers	Reims station or hotel	Not included	From $291 per person	Visitors who want Pommery's cellars, the cathedral and a boutique producer	Book
Épernay and Champagne Open-Top Bus Tour with 3 Tastings	4.7 (24)	Tastings on the bus	Épernay tourist office	No meal	From $105 per person	Families and non-drinkers who want an easy open-air first look at the vines	Book
Moet et Chandon Tasting and Fun Private Tour in Champagne	5.0 (22)	A house and growers	Reims station or hotel	Not included	From $525 per person	Couples who want a private Moët & Chandon day from Reims	Book
Day tour Tasting at Moët & Chandon and 2 Big Houses in Epernay	5.0 (15)	Big-house cellars	Avenue de Champagne	Included	From $632 per person	Walkers in Épernay who want three houses on the Avenue on foot	Book
Veuve Clicquot Tasting and Fun Private Tour in Champagne	4.9 (15)	A house and growers	Reims station or hotel	Not included	From $525 per person	Couples who want a private Veuve Clicquot day with the cathedral	Book
Private Full Day Tour to Champagne from Paris, Visit of 2 Champagne Producers	4.9 (14)	A house and growers	Paris hotel pickup	Not included	From $848 per person	Families in Paris who want a private car, Pommery and a grower	Book
Champagne Moet and Chandon Private Tour with Tastings from Reims or Epernay	4.5 (10)	A house and growers	Reims or Épernay pickup	No meal	From $631 per person	Parties at a Reims or Épernay hotel who want Moët & Chandon privately	Book
100% Champagne LOVER Tour:1 Iconic house visit+3 tastings & Lunch	5.0 (6)	Big-house cellars	Pickup in Champagne	Included	From $1,990 per group, up to 4	A party of up to four who want one car and one price for the day	Book

They were harvesting, and we stopped to watch the picking. Lunch with wine pulled the day together.Judy W. · Veuve Clicquot, a grower and lunch, from Reims

The guide arrived 40 minutes late but was terrific. The private grower visit was the highlight; the Moët tour felt superficial for the price.Peter D. · Private Moët & Chandon day, Reims or Épernay

Back roads in an old wartime jeep with a guide who co-owns vines, and champagne on a hill at sunset to finish.Hans D. · Jeep in the vines above Épernay

What to expect

How a Champagne France Day Runs

Pick your town

Paris for a long day with pickup, Reims for the station-square tours, Épernay for the Avenue.

Meet at the kerb or your door

Shared tours meet at the Reims station square or the Épernay tourist office; private and Paris days collect you.

Down into the chalk

The cellars hold 10 to 12 °C all year, so a warm layer earns its place in July.

Taste and compare

From three glasses at a city tasting table to ten on a private day with growers.

Back by evening

Half days take under five hours; the Paris days run nine to eleven hours door to door.

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Traveller reviews

Champagne France Tours Reviews

Travellers' own words about the guides, the cellars and the day, with the stars each gave. The four-star voice is here too, because it helps you choose.

★★★★★

Champagne France day from Paris with the cathedral and lunch

The best guide of our honeymoon in France, patient and knowledgeable from start to finish. We came home with a day in Champagne we will not forget.

Cara · Couple · United States · September 2026

★★★★★

Champagne France half day with two growers, from Reims

Four friends booked it together and saw two champagne houses, their cellars and their equipment, and learned the grapes and the styles. The guide was fun and flexible, and the pace was just right.

Barbara R. · Friends · May 2026

★★★★★

Champagne France e-bike day from Épernay

My husband and I turned out to be the only riders that day, which made it special. The guide knew the local history and the winemaking, and the lunch was superb.

Carly B. · Couple · April 2026

★★★★★

Private Champagne France day from Paris

Just right for our family: we saw a great deal in one day. It finished with a small private visit to a local producer.

Anne B. · Family · May 2025

★★★★★

Champagne France day with Pommery, from Reims

We were not staying in Reims, so we met the guide at the station, and the guide was there early. Cellars, vineyards, a cork popped over a view, lunch and the cathedral, then a personal last stop with more tastings. My friends and I count it among the best parts of our trip.

Sharon N. · Friends · April 2024

★★★★★

Champagne France cellars and vineyards day from Reims

Our group was small, and it felt more like visiting a friend in Champagne than a formal tour. The tastings were private, with the owners of the wineries.

Cade · Group · April 2026

★★★★★

Mumm, family growers and lunch, from Reims

The guide was excellent. With our group we saw places we would never have reached on our own.

Philip T. · Group · July 2025

★★★★☆

Private half day from Épernay

Beautiful and informative, in a clean, comfortable car. But four hours with one tasting at one house was not quite enough champagne in Champagne for our family.

Alia J. · Family · July 2025

★★★★★

Private day at two famous houses

A 30th-birthday day for my wife, guided in English because our French is poor. We saw Gosset and Ruinart, and lunch at the Royal Champagne was second to none.

Matt J. · Couple · February 2023

★★★★★

Small-group day from Paris, 7 am start

A special trip for our 30th wedding anniversary, and we loved it. Our host drove well, was kind and friendly, and gave us plenty to learn.

Lisa · Couple · United Kingdom · August 2026

★★★★★

Private half day for connoisseurs, from Épernay

Our family learned a great deal touring small champagne houses. It beat the big-house tour we took the next day, and it was worth every penny.

Kevin M. · Family · July 2022

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Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Champagne France tour cost?

From $51 for an hour's tasting in a Reims cellar and $105 for the Épernay open-top bus, to $140-$152 for a grower half day from Reims. Shared full days run $228-$386, small-group days from Paris $263-$400, and private days $525-$848 a head. A private car for up to four is $1,990.

Do you need a tour to visit the champagne houses?

Not for one house. Veuve Clicquot, Mumm, Pommery, Ruinart, Lanson, Moët & Chandon and Mercier all sell their own visits, from EUR 25 at Mercier to EUR 90 at Ruinart. A tour earns its fare for the family growers in the villages, a house and a grower in one day, or a driver so nobody drives after tasting.

Should you start a Champagne France tour in Reims or Épernay?

Reims has the cathedral, the houses on the Saint-Nicaise hill and the grower half days from the station square. Épernay has the Avenue de Champagne with Moët & Chandon and Mercier, and the short formats: the e-bike, the jeep, the open-top bus and private half days. Pick the town you will sleep in or arrive at.

Can you do a Champagne France tour from Paris?

Yes. Day trips collect you from a Paris hotel or leave a Paris café at 7 am, drive about two hours each way and last 9 to 11 hours. Or take the train: about 45 minutes by TGV to Reims, or 80 minutes direct to Épernay, and join a tour there.

What is the difference between a champagne house and a grower?

A house (NM on the label, négociant-manipulant) buys grapes, musts or wines as well as growing its own, and shows you its cellars with a house guide. A grower (RM, récoltant-manipulant) makes champagne only from its own vines, and often pours it in the family's own cellar.

Where do Reims champagne tours start?

Most shared tours meet at the tourist information point on the Reims Centre station square (Cour de la Gare), not the main tourist office by the cathedral. Private tours collect you from a hotel or station in Reims or Épernay.

Where do Épernay tours start?

In front of the Épernay tourist office at 7 avenue de Champagne, at Épernay station, or at your hotel if it is within 6 km of Épernay. The houses walk starts at the Moët & Chandon front desk.

Is lunch included on Champagne France tours?

On most full days: À La Française's Veuve Clicquot and Mumm days, Sparkling Tour's growers day, both e-bike days, and the My Winedays and GO GO Tours days from Paris. The half days, the bus, the jeep and the city tasting include no meal.

How many glasses do you taste on a champagne tour?

Six on the grower half days from Reims, seven on the Mumm day and the Épernay houses walk, and nine on the Veuve Clicquot day. The e-bike days pour four: two champagnes, a red and a ratafia. The city tasting pours three.

Is there an e-bike champagne tour?

Yes, from Reims (a 7-hour day from the station tourist office at 9 am) and from Épernay (5 hours 30 from the tourist office at 9:35 am), both with an estate visit and lunch at Le Clos Corbier. Riders need good fitness, and in bad weather the day runs by minibus.

When is the champagne harvest?

In 2026 the Comité Champagne set picking to open between 8 and 22 August, village by village. The date moves every year with the flowering, so check the year's dates before you plan around it.

Can children come on a champagne tour?

On some. The jeep and the open-top bus take all ages, and Uncork takes children but serves no alcohol under 18. À La Française's shared tours take no one under 10, and Sparkling Tour's days, the e-bikes and the city tasting are adults only.

What is the cancellation policy for Champagne France tours?

Most refund in full if you cancel at least 24 hours ahead. À La Française's private growers day and the Épernay houses walk are non-refundable, and each card says which policy its fare carries.

Which tours visit Veuve Clicquot or Moët & Chandon?

Veuve Clicquot: À La Française's full day from Reims or Épernay, Uncork's private day and Royal Journey's private day. Moët & Chandon: Uncork's and France Intense's private days, the Épernay houses walk, and GO GO Tours' Paris day (or a similar house). Several say subject to availability.

Are the champagne houses open in winter?

Not all of them. Veuve Clicquot closed from 28 December 2025 to 6 April 2026 and opens Wednesday to Sunday from 4 November 2026. Mumm opens only some days outside May to October, and Mercier goes to Wednesday to Sunday from 18 November.

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Photographs

Champagne France Gallery

The carved portals and rose window of Reims Cathedral's west front in full sun

Riddling racks of bottles set out along a lit cellar gallery

The Moët & Chandon Orangerie lit at night, reflected in a long pool

A windmill on a rise above vines turning gold in autumn

The Basilica of Saint-Remi in Reims, its two towers and long nave

A line of champagne bottles, each with a filled flute, on a tasting table

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Around the cellars

Beyond the Cellars

Three more things for your time in Reims and Épernay. More ideas are in things to do in Champagne France.

Climb the cathedral towers

The towers of Reims Cathedral are a guided visit of 249 steps at EUR 9, free under 18 and booked online. They close from 16 November to 14 February.

The wine museum in Épernay

The Musée du Vin de Champagne at Château Perrier, 13 avenue de Champagne, costs EUR 10, is free under 13, and is free for everyone on the first Sunday of the month.

Habits de Lumière in Épernay

Épernay's festival of light runs from 11 to 13 December 2026 on the Avenue de Champagne, and its street events are free. If you want to stay in Épernay that weekend, book your room early.

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Champagne France Travel Guides and Advice

Planning

How to Visit Champagne France in 2026: Trains, Cellar Slots and a First Day's Budget

Paris to Reims or Épernay by train, booking a house's cellar slot yourself, where the tours meet, and what a first day costs with a tour or without one.

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The vineyards

Champagne France's Four Growing Areas, Zone by Zone

The Montagne de Reims, the Vallée de la Marne, the Côte des Blancs and the Côte des Bar: which grapes grow where, and which villages the tours reach.

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Facts

Champagne France Facts: 1.2 kg of Grapes a Bottle, 110 km of Cellars and a Myth

The figures behind the wine, from the growers and houses to the cellars under the Avenue, and why nobody invented it, whatever the monk's statue suggests.

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Where it is

Visitor Information for Champagne France

Reims Tourist Office
6 rue Rockefeller, on the cathedral parvis, 51100 Reims, France · +33 3 26 77 45 00

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Name

The Champagne wine region, with its houses in Reims and along the Avenue de Champagne in Épernay, and its growers in the villages of the Montagne de Reims, the Vallée de la Marne and the Côte des Blancs.

Address

The Reims tourist office is at 6 rue Rockefeller, beside Reims Cathedral; the information point where most shared Reims tours meet is on the Cour de la Gare, the Reims Centre station square. The Épernay tourist office is at 7 avenue de Champagne, +33 3 26 53 33 00.

Hours

Reims office Monday to Saturday 10:00 to 18:00 until 23 November 2026, and Sundays 10:00 to 17:00 from October. Station point Monday to Saturday 8:30 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 17:00, closed Sundays and public holidays.

Getting there

The TGV from Paris takes about 45 minutes to Reims, and the TER to Épernay 30 minutes more. Every house, tourist office and tour start is on the Champagne France map.

Book Your Champagne France Tour

Pick where your day starts and who pours, a big house, a family grower or both, then choose your date. An hour's tasting in a Reims cellar starts at $51 a head, you complete your Champagne France booking at the fare shown on each card, and most tours refund in full up to 24 hours ahead.

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