# A weekend in Reims and Champagne, 45 minutes from Paris One night in Reims: the cathedral, two great champagne houses, dinner in a 1925 brasserie and a morning in the vineyards with a driver. All car-free, 45 minutes from Paris. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/grand-est/reims/itineraries/champagne-weekend-from-paris · Revisado: 2026-11-12 Dónde: Reims Reims is the champagne of the great houses, with their cellars in Gallo-Roman quarries beneath the city; the villages around are the champagne of the vineyards and the families who make it. One night is enough to see both sides: on Saturday, cathedral and cellars in the city; on Sunday, a morning through the Montagne de Reims and Hautvillers with a driver, to taste without worrying about driving back. Everything starts and ends at the station, 45 minutes from Paris by TGV. ## Where to sleep? HotelWhereFor whom Continental HôtelPlace Drouet d'Erlon, 5 min from the stationComing and going by train without taxis La Caserne ChanzyOpposite the cathedralA special night, with spa and views Both accept dogs. If you come by car, La Caserne Chanzy has private parking and the Continental a preferential rate in a public car park. ## How much does it cost? Between €280 and €420 per person with the train, one night in a four- or five-star hotel sharing a room, two cellars, the vineyard excursion and meals. The excursion with a driver is what weighs most, and also what is most remembered. ## El plan ### Saturday · 9:30 · Arrival and cathedral TGV from Gare de l'Est and ten minutes' walk. The coronation cathedral, free: the façade, the Smiling Angel and the Chagall windows. ### Saturday · 12:00 · Lunch facing the cathedral La Grande Georgette, with a terrace on the façade, is open every day. ### Saturday · 15:00 · Pommery cellars Thirty metres underground, 18 km of galleries and a glass of Brut Royal: €30 with an audio guide, €36 with a guide. Next door, the basilica of Saint-Remi. ### Saturday · 20:00 · Dinner at the Brasserie du Boulingrin The 1925 brasserie opposite the covered market: oysters, seafood platter or a €25 set meal. ### Sunday · 9:30 · Vineyards and Hautvillers with a driver Sparkling Tour picks you up at the station or the hotel: cru villages, family cellars and tastings. The half day costs €105 per person. ### Sunday · 15:00 · Mumm cellars and train home Next to the station: the Cordon Rouge Experience, an hour and a half with a glass, for €30. Then TGV to Paris. ## Consejos ### Book everything beforehand Cellars, excursion and Saturday dinner fill up at weekends. ### Warm layer The crayères are cool all year. ### Sunday and Monday The Brasserie du Boulingrin closes on Sunday: dine there on Saturday. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Is it worth sleeping in Reims? Yes, if you want vineyards as well as cellars: Sunday morning is for heading out to the countryside with a driver. ### Do you need a car? No. Everything is done on foot from the station, and you go to the vineyards on the excursion. ### How many cellars can you visit? Two in the city is a good pace, plus the excursion to the producers in the villages. ## Dónde dormir if you're flying - **La Caserne Chanzy**: A 1926 Art Deco fire station, opposite the cathedral, turned in 2019 into a five-star hotel. The views of the façade of Notre-Dame, from the rooms and the rooftop, are what make it unique. The hotel Rooms and suites with views of the cathedral, a spa at 13 Rue Chanzy, a champagne bar and two restaurants: La Grande Georgette, with a terrace facing the cathedral, and La Little Georgette, a bistro. The buffet breakfast, from 6:30 to 10:00, costs €31 and can be taken on the courtyard terraces. Animals are allowed. Getting there and parking It has private parking and valet service. On foot, Reims station is about fifteen minutes away, and the tourist office next to the cathedral. - **Continental Hôtel**: A 19th-century mansion turned into a hotel in 1880, on Place Drouet d'Erlon, the pedestrianised square in the centre. From here you walk to the station in five minutes and to the cathedral in ten. The rooms 51 rooms renovated in 2018, three of them adapted, in the Collection, Intemporelle, Intimiste and Famille categories, and suites. Reception keeps the 1880 chandelier. The hotel offers massages and has a restaurant open from 7:00 to midnight, overlooking the Square Colbert. Animals are allowed. Getting there and parking If you come by TGV from Paris, it is five minutes on foot. By car, there is a paid public car park nearby, with a preferential rate for hotel guests. ## Dónde dormir without a car - **La Caserne Chanzy**: A 1926 Art Deco fire station, opposite the cathedral, turned in 2019 into a five-star hotel. The views of the façade of Notre-Dame, from the rooms and the rooftop, are what make it unique. The hotel Rooms and suites with views of the cathedral, a spa at 13 Rue Chanzy, a champagne bar and two restaurants: La Grande Georgette, with a terrace facing the cathedral, and La Little Georgette, a bistro. The buffet breakfast, from 6:30 to 10:00, costs €31 and can be taken on the courtyard terraces. Animals are allowed. Getting there and parking It has private parking and valet service. On foot, Reims station is about fifteen minutes away, and the tourist office next to the cathedral. - **Continental Hôtel**: A 19th-century mansion turned into a hotel in 1880, on Place Drouet d'Erlon, the pedestrianised square in the centre. From here you walk to the station in five minutes and to the cathedral in ten. The rooms 51 rooms renovated in 2018, three of them adapted, in the Collection, Intemporelle, Intimiste and Famille categories, and suites. Reception keeps the 1880 chandelier. The hotel offers massages and has a restaurant open from 7:00 to midnight, overlooking the Square Colbert. Animals are allowed. Getting there and parking If you come by TGV from Paris, it is five minutes on foot. By car, there is a paid public car park nearby, with a preferential rate for hotel guests. ## Dónde dormir if you're driving - **La Caserne Chanzy**: A 1926 Art Deco fire station, opposite the cathedral, turned in 2019 into a five-star hotel. The views of the façade of Notre-Dame, from the rooms and the rooftop, are what make it unique. The hotel Rooms and suites with views of the cathedral, a spa at 13 Rue Chanzy, a champagne bar and two restaurants: La Grande Georgette, with a terrace facing the cathedral, and La Little Georgette, a bistro. The buffet breakfast, from 6:30 to 10:00, costs €31 and can be taken on the courtyard terraces. Animals are allowed. Getting there and parking It has private parking and valet service. On foot, Reims station is about fifteen minutes away, and the tourist office next to the cathedral. - **Continental Hôtel**: A 19th-century mansion turned into a hotel in 1880, on Place Drouet d'Erlon, the pedestrianised square in the centre. From here you walk to the station in five minutes and to the cathedral in ten. The rooms 51 rooms renovated in 2018, three of them adapted, in the Collection, Intemporelle, Intimiste and Famille categories, and suites. Reception keeps the 1880 chandelier. The hotel offers massages and has a restaurant open from 7:00 to midnight, overlooking the Square Colbert. Animals are allowed. Getting there and parking If you come by TGV from Paris, it is five minutes on foot. By car, there is a paid public car park nearby, with a preferential rate for hotel guests.