Chauffeur in Reims: Champagne Houses, Station Pickups and Paris Transfers

A chauffeur in Reims is a car from SilverDrive’s own fleet and a screened, English-speaking driver for champagne days, station and airport pickups and transfers to Paris, Brussels or the Netherlands, at a price fixed before you travel. A typical Reims day combines the champagne houses of Reims with Épernay, and the trip can begin with a long-distance transfer from Amsterdam, Brussels or Paris.

Reims is the capital of Champagne. Its cathedral is where the kings of France were crowned, and the chalk beneath the city holds the cellars of some of the best-known champagne houses in the world, from Veuve Clicquot and Taittinger to Pommery, Ruinart and Mumm. The houses are spread across the city and the vineyards beyond it, the tastings are the point of the day, and nobody should be driving afterwards. That is about the simplest case for a chauffeur there is.

What a chauffeur in Reims covers

Reims bookings fall into four groups, and each is quoted as one fixed price before you commit.

Booking	Typical use	What it includes
Hourly chauffeur	A champagne day in Reims and Épernay	The car and chauffeur stay with you between houses
Airport transfer	Charles de Gaulle to Reims, or Reims to your flight	Flight tracking, meet and greet, 60 minutes of waiting after touchdown
Station pickup	Reims central station or Champagne-Ardenne TGV	A chauffeur waiting on arrival
City to city	Amsterdam, Brussels, Luxembourg or Paris to Reims	One chauffeur for the whole route

A champagne tour from Reims with a private chauffeur

A champagne day is a sequence of appointments in places that are not next to each other. A comfortable day covers two or three houses, lunch and perhaps a walk in the vineyards, and the logistics decide whether it feels relaxed or rushed.

• Reims. Several of the great houses receive visitors in the city itself, many of them on and around the Saint-Nicaise hill, where Gallo-Roman chalk pits became cellars. The hill is part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing of the Champagne hillsides, houses and cellars.
• Épernay. About half an hour south, the Avenue de Champagne is lined with the houses and cellars that form the other urban part of the same UNESCO listing.
• The villages. Between the two lie the Montagne de Reims and the vineyards around Hautvillers, the village associated with Dom Pérignon, where smaller growers receive visitors.

Visits and tastings are booked directly with the houses, and in busy seasons the popular ones fill well ahead. Send us the confirmed times and the chauffeur builds the route around them, waits at each stop and keeps coats, shopping and the bottles you buy in the car. Our chauffeurs drive; they are not wine guides, and the houses provide the tour inside.

The car makes a difference for groups too. The seven-seat V-Class or EQV keeps a family or a small group together, and a company day out travels in the 16-seat Sprinter VIP or the Setra coach.

Reims Cathedral and the city

The Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Reims, where French kings were crowned for centuries, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site together with the former Abbey of Saint-Remi and the Palace of Tau, the former archbishop’s palace beside the cathedral. All three are within a short drive of each other, which fits a morning in the city before an afternoon in the cellars.

The centre is compact, and parts of it are pedestrianised, so your chauffeur sets you down at the nearest practical point, waits nearby and collects you where you agreed.

Station pickups and airport transfers

Fast trains from Paris arrive either at Reims central station or at Champagne-Ardenne TGV, a few kilometres outside the city. A chauffeur waiting at the station exit turns the arrival into one step: luggage into the car and straight to the hotel or the first house.

Reims is roughly 1.5 to 2 hours east of central Paris by motorway, and Charles de Gaulle Airport lies on the north-east side of Paris, so the drive from the airport avoids the city centre. Your chauffeur tracks the flight, meets you in arrivals with a name sign and includes 60 minutes of waiting after touchdown. Our Charles de Gaulle airport guide explains the terminals, and the Paris page covers the city end of the trip.

From Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris by road

The trip to Reims can start far from Champagne. SilverDrive is based in Amsterdam, and the drive south runs through Belgium, with Brussels a natural halfway stop.

Route to Reims	Approximate distance	Approximate drive time
From central Paris	About 145 km	1.5 to 2 hours
From Brussels	About 215 km	2.5 to 3 hours
From Amsterdam	About 410 km	4.5 to 5 hours

For one person going from Paris to Reims and back, the TGV is faster and cheaper than a car, and we say so. The chauffeur is the better choice when the day includes several houses, a group, luggage or an onward journey, and on the longer routes the same chauffeur carries you from your door in Amsterdam or Brussels to the cellar door in Reims, with lunch on the way if you want it. Our guides to the city-to-city service and to long-distance car service explain how longer drives are planned, including driving-time rules.

Choosing the car

Every vehicle belongs to SilverDrive’s own fleet:

Vehicle	Passengers	Best for
Mercedes-Benz E-Class	Up to 3	Station and airport transfers
Mercedes-Benz S-Class or BMW i7	Up to 3	Long drives from Amsterdam, Brussels or Paris
Mercedes-Maybach S-Class	Up to 3	Anniversaries, proposals and VIP guests
Mercedes-Benz V-Class or EQV	Up to 7	Families and small groups on a champagne day
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter VIP	Up to 16	Company outings and clubs
Setra coach	Up to 56	Large groups and incentive trips

How to book a chauffeur in Reims

1. Send the details through the booking page or the SilverDrive app: date, pickup point, the houses and times you have booked, passengers and luggage, and a flight or train number if you are arriving.
2. Receive one fixed price for the whole booking, including the waiting between houses.
3. Confirm. You receive your chauffeur’s details before the day.
4. Travel. The chauffeur arrives early, follows your appointments and drives you home or to your hotel at the end.

Why SilverDrive in Reims

SilverDrive was founded in Amsterdam by Joshua Faerber and drives across Europe in cars it owns, not rides passed to a local subcontractor. You get a fixed price agreed at booking, a screened English-speaking chauffeur, free flight tracking on airport pickups and availability around the clock. Because the same chauffeur can drive the whole trip, a weekend that starts in Amsterdam, stops in Brussels and ends in the cellars of Reims needs one booking, not three.

See all the places we cover on our cities page, including Brussels and Luxembourg, both natural stops on the way to Champagne.

Frequently asked questions

Can a chauffeur take us on a champagne tour from Reims?

Yes. A day booking keeps one car and chauffeur with you between houses in Reims, the Avenue de Champagne in Épernay and the villages in between. You book the visits and tastings directly with the houses; the chauffeur plans the route around your appointments, waits at each stop and drives, so nobody in your party has to.

How far is Reims from Paris and Charles de Gaulle Airport?

Reims is roughly 1.5 to 2 hours east of central Paris by motorway. Charles de Gaulle Airport lies on the north-east side of Paris, so the drive from the airport avoids the city centre. Traffic around Paris sets the timing, so departures for a flight include a margin, and flight tracking is included on every airport pickup.

Can you drive us from Amsterdam or Brussels to Reims?

Yes. Brussels is about 215 kilometres away, roughly 2.5 to 3 hours by road, and Amsterdam about 410 kilometres, roughly 4.5 to 5 hours. The same chauffeur drives the whole route with no change of car, and a stop in Brussels for a meeting or lunch fits on the way.

Do you pick up from the TGV stations in Reims?

Yes. Fast trains from Paris arrive either at the central station or at Champagne-Ardenne TGV, a few kilometres outside the city. Your chauffeur meets you on arrival and drives you to your hotel, the first champagne house or onward to Épernay, with the price fixed when you book.

Is a chauffeur better than a group champagne tour?

A group tour is cheaper per person and suits travellers happy with a fixed itinerary. A private chauffeur suits couples, families and business groups who want their own choice of houses, their own pace and a car that waits, with the price for the whole day agreed before you travel.

Planning a champagne day, a station pickup or the long drive south? Send the details through Book Now or the SilverDrive app, and we confirm one fixed price for your chauffeur in Reims before you travel.