Rental Car
PLEASE NOTE: If driving in Switzerland, either avoid Swiss motorways or ensure you have pre-purchased a Vignette (Swiss motorway pass, 40 CHF available online, may be included with hire cars). On French motorways you must pay a toll. This can be paid at the toll by either cash or card.
Flight
Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport (LYS). It is the closest airport (50 miles / 1 hour from Mâcon by car) although flight options are limited. From there you can either: Rent a car. It takes 1 hour to travel to Mâcon from Lyon aiport by car. Take the public transports: Rhônexpress tramway to Lyon Part-Dieu station then TER train (or TGV high speed train) to Mâcon. It takes 30 minutes to 1 hour to travel from Lyon to Mâcon by train. Paris Charles de Gaulle airport (CDG). It is the biggest airport in France and will have all the destinations. From there you can either: Rent a car but the journey to Mâcon is still 4 hours. Take another flight to Lyon (see above how to get to Mâcon from Lyon aiport). Take a TGV high speed train to Lyon. It takes 2 hours to travel from Paris to Lyon by train. You will then have to take another train back to Mâcon. (see above how to get to Mâcon from Lyon). Geneva International airport (GVA). Although this airport is located in Switzerland it is not too far (100 miles / 1hr30min from Mâcon by car). PLEASE NOTE: If driving in Switzerland, either avoid Swiss motorways or ensure you have pre-purchased a Vignette (Swiss motorway pass, 40 CHF available online, may be included with hire cars).
Train
Mâcon-Loché TGV station. This high speed train station is on the Paris-Lyon-Marseille line. Mâcon train station. This is the regular train station. There are plenty of inter-regional trains available.
Hotel
There are plenty of hotels in and around Mâcon that will suit any budget. Mâcon city centre (20-25 minutes). Brit Hotel Mâcon centre ibis Styles Mâcon centre Panorama 360 Logis Hôtel de Bourgogne Best Western Plus Mâcon sud (15 minutes) Kyriad Direct Château de la Barge ibis Mâcon Sud Crêches Hôtel Première Classe ibis budget Mâcon Crêches Macon Sud Hotel Hôtel Restaurant Campanile Mâcon Chaintré Juliénas (5-10 minutes) Hôtel-Restaurant La Rose Hôtel des Vignes à Juliénas Saint-Vérand (5-10 minutes) Moulin de Saint-Vérand Saint-Amour-Bellevue (5-10 minutes) Auberge du Paradis
House Or Rental
Plenty of options are available at different price brackets, standards and varying distance from the venue. Pruzilly Le Raisin Bleu Le Bout du Monde Jullié (5-10 minutes) Domaine de la Fée-Licité Domaine Milleranche Les gîtes de la Fontaine Saint-Vérand (5-10 minutes) L'esprit des vignes Juliénas (5-10 minutes) Château des Janroux Chateau des Poupets Saint-Amour-Bellevue (5-10 minutes) Ma Chambre à Saint-Amour Le Paradis de Marie
Travel Note
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