Walkers, hot-air balloonists and canal boaters mooching between villages, wineries and secluded abbeys at snail pace are rewarded with smolderingly romantic views straight off a Turner canvas.
Motoring around Burgundy is relaxed. Check tolls, fuel costs and traveling time between towns on Autoroutes. Once on the road, tune into Autoroute Info Car-sharing, whereby passengers help defray fuel costs, is popular.
Within the region, public transport operators Mobigo and Dijon-based Divia both run their own, hugely successful car-sharing schemes. Getting around Burgundy by bus requires the patience of a saint and meticulous planning. Buses linking towns and villages are limited, less frequent on Sunday and during school holidays, and non-existent in some rural areas. If you are a first-timer in Burgundy taking in the major urban sights over a few days, train travel works.
SNCF, or at any train station. Bikes ride for free on regional trains. Before boarding any train, paper tickets must be validated by time-stamping them in a composteur , a yellow post located on the way to the platform. If you forget or don't have a ticket , find a conductor on the train before they find you — or risk a fine.
Several mid-range and top-end vineyard hotels offer guided e-bike tours to wine-producing chateaux and villages. One Up Tour in Chablis organizes e-scooter vineyard tours. Serious cyclists can tackle a tour of the entire region — a circular loop sticking to canal-side chemins de halage towpaths , disused train tracks and dedicated cycling paths for much of its km miles. Another trail tracks the course of the Canal de Bourgogne from Dijon to Migennes km.
