Easy-to-moderate cycling featuring undulating routes with more frequent short ascents, and a mix of shorter and longer days.
The season for this holiday is:
23 April 2022 - 30 September 2022
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
°C | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 5 |
mm | 67 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 79 | 78 | 56 | 73 | 75 | 66 | 71 | 71 |
6 nights: 23 April 2022 - 30 September 2022
Start Saturday to Wednesday | End by latest date(s) shown above
Starting | Price | Single room |
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23 Apr - 22 May 2022 | £1195 | £510 |
23 May - 24 Sep 2022 | £1245 | £520 |
3rd & 4th person discount | -£120 | |
Single traveller supplement | £120 |
Includes accommodation, meals, bike hire, luggage transfers and any other services integral to the holiday as described, plus cycling notes and maps, but no travel from the UK, nor any connecting travel from the airport unless stated below.
Electric bikes available: add £140 per person
Book your flights through us and we'll find the best route and times to suit you. Please contact us to find out more about our flight booking service. We can also book connecting travel - see below.
6 nights: 23 April 2022 - 30 September 2022
Start Saturday to Wednesday | End by latest date(s) shown above
Starting | Price | Single room |
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23 Apr - 22 May 2022 | £1440 | £510 |
23 May - 24 Sep 2022 | £1490 | £520 |
3rd & 4th person discount | -£150 | |
Single traveller supplement | £150 |
Includes all elements in the 'cycle price', plus standard-class travel by Eurostar from London St Pancras or Ebbsfleet International to Lille or Paris, with onward travel as described below.
Electric bikes available: add £140 per person
Included travel: UK–Paris (Eurostar), Paris– Mâcon Loché (TGV/Intercité) out & Beaune-Paris (TGV/regioinal rail), Paris-UK (Eurostar) home, approx duration out 5h/home 7h30 & taxi transfer (out 0h35/home 0h30).
> More about 'by rail' prices
> The 'rail experience': what to expect
If you book your holiday less than 10 months in advance of your travel date, seats may no longer be available at the tariffs on which our prices are based, but we may be able to offer you seats on the same services at a supplement.
6 nights: 23 April 2022 - 30 September 2022
Start Saturday to Wednesday | End by latest date(s) shown above
Starting | Price | Single room |
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23 Apr - 22 May 2022 | £1395 | £510 |
23 May - 24 Sep 2022 | £1445 | £520 |
3rd & 4th person discount | -£260 | |
Single traveller supplement | £260 |
Includes all elements in the 'cycle price', plus a return Channel crossing between Folkestone and Calais with Eurotunnel for your party and one car.
> More information about travelling self-drive
Electric bikes available: add £140 per person
A supplement of £65 per car per single journey applies for outbound travel on 1-2, 8-9, 14-15 & 29-30 April, as well as for inbound travel on 9-10, 16-18 & 23-24 April. A supplement of £42 per car per single journey applies for outbound travel on 27-28 May; 2-3 Jun; 15-16, 22-23 & 29-30 Jul; 5-6, 12-13, 19-20 & 26-27 Aug; and 21-22 Oct, as well as for inbound travel on 2 May; 4-5 Jun; 30-31 Jul; 6-7, 13-14, 20-21 & 27-29 Aug; 3-4 Sep; and 29-30 Oct.
Room upgrades (£ per person per night)
Hotel Le Dracy, Dracy-Le-Fort | ||
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Superior: 23 Apr - 30 Sep 2022 | £18 | |
Terrace: 23 Apr - 30 Sep 2022 | £14 |
Hotel Le Montrachet, Puligny Montrachet | ||
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Junior suite: 23 Apr - 30 Sep 2022 | £54 |
Travelling from the UK
Outward route | Airline |
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Edinburgh - Lyon | easyJet |
Edinburgh - Lyon (via Paris) | Air France |
Outward route | Airline |
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Gatwick - Lyon | easyJet |
Outward route | Airline |
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Heathrow - Lyon | British Airways |
Heathrow - Lyon (via Paris) | Air France |
Outward route | Airline |
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Luton - Lyon | easyJet |
Outward route | Airline |
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Stansted - Lyon | easyJet |
Outward route | Airline |
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Manchester - Lyon (via Paris) | Air France |
Outward route | Airline |
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Newcastle - Lyon (via Amsterdam Schiphol) | KLM |
Newcastle - Lyon (via Paris) | Air France |
Outward route | Airline |
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Southampton - Lyon (via Paris) | Air France |
This list of flight options should be used as a guide only, and you should check each airline’s website for current routes, frequency and schedules. Not all flights operate daily, and may not run for the entire season. You should also heed the latest flight arrival time and earliest flight departure time stated in the connecting travel section, as it may not be possible to arrange connecting travel outside these times. Please do not book your flights until we have confirmed your accommodation to you. Alternatively, our expert reservations team will be happy to offer advice and to make flight bookings for you for any of the options listed above except those operated by Ryanair. We charge £35 per person for our flight booking service. Your flights are then covered by our package-booking conditions, which give you greater protection in the event of delay or cancellation, as well as providing ATOL cover.
Connecting travel options - flying via Lyon
Outward route | Price per person |
Latest flight arrival time |
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rail Lyon Part-Dieu to Mâcon Ville (0h50), taxi Mâcon Ville to hotel (0h35) | £48 | 1700 |
Homeward route | Price per person |
Earliest flight departure time |
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taxi hotel to Beaune (0h30), rail Beaune to Lyon Part-Dieu (1h45) | £38 | 1300 |
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A perfect combination of cycling and sightseeing. We would love to go back.
We loved the combination of exercise and culinary delights. The trip was more informative, historical and educational than we expected - all totally stimulating. The variety of hotels chosen was excellent: from family-run to saunas and swimming pools to high-end haute cuisine.
Highlights included the location and service at the Hotel de Bourgogne. We found that the Cafe du Nord in Cluny was better quality than the Nation. We would highly recommend L'Estaminet at Puligny Montrachet which suited us much better than the fine dining at the hotel. The electric bikes were marvellous!
In Lyon we discovered an excellent bouchon: L'Acteur near the hotel. Lyon generally was well worth the extra nights.
A perfect combination of cycling and sightseeing. We would love to go back.
We loved the combination of exercise and culinary delights. The trip was more informative, historical and educational than we expected - all totally stimulating. The variety of hotels chosen was excellent: from family-run to saunas and swimming pools to high-end haute cuisine.
Highlights included the location and service at the Hotel de Bourgogne. We found that the Cafe du Nord in Cluny was better quality than the Nation. We would highly recommend L'Estaminet at Puligny Montrachet which suited us much better than the fine dining at the hotel. The electric bikes were marvellous!
In Lyon we discovered an excellent bouchon: L'Acteur near the hotel. Lyon generally was well worth the extra nights.
Inntravel have done it again - another brilliant holiday, beautifully planned with clear instructions, lots of useful information about the area, naming places that are of interest and choosing really lovely hotels. The first day was the hardest because we chose the detour which meant climbing the hilly parts, but well worth doing for spectacular views and stunning picnic spot. Having a hotel with Spa and outdoor pool mid week was very relaxing, especially when we had sunshine all week. Ending the week with a 2* Michelin dinner gave us cause to celebrate a super week. Early September is a beautiful time to cycle through the vineyards full of plump grapes, which we watched being harvested on some rides. However, the restaurant suggested just around the corner of the first hotel, was closed because the owners had gone on holiday. The hotel made a recommendation and that was lovely. Anyone wanting an easy cycling holiday, then this ticks a lot of boxes. Will certainly cycle again with Inntravel.
Overall a relaxing and excellent holiday, the accommodation and transport arrangements worked like clockwork.
Wine tips in Burgundy were excellent, although sadly anything beyond the 'entry level' Bourgogne Chardonnay (excellent of course) was pretty much unaffordable at Le Montrachet!
Train Bleu at Gare de Lyon closed between 1430 and 1800 so we missed that and Brasserie du Nord closed for the month of August.