Champagne Tours from Reims and Épernay: Growers, Houses, Half Days
20 tours from an 18 EUR museum ticket to a 690 EUR private day. The median of 130 EUR blends four products, and only 5 of the 20 include a pickup.
The price range on this page runs from 18 to 690 EUR, and the bottom of it is not a tour. The 18 EUR listing is an entrance ticket to a museum in Aÿ with two champagnes at the end. The 25 EUR one is a one-hour tasting at a grower on the Montagne de Reims, and the 32 EUR one is two hours at a grower's cellar. Three of the twenty listings are visits at the cellar door, and the rest are tours from 60 EUR up. Read the median, 130 EUR, as a blend of four products. This page separates them, and explains the choice that Reims and Épernay both force on you: a big house or a small grower.
Fifteen of the twenty are shared and five private. Most start at Reims station or on the Avenue de Champagne, and only five include a pickup, so the train from Paris is part of what you will really pay. Prices are per person as listed, and private prices may cover the booking. Everything here was read on 30 September 2026.
4x4 Defender Vineyard Safari near Reims with Panoramic Champagne Tasting, 2 to 8 Guests
A Defender 4x4 takes two to eight guests along vineyard trails to the highest panoramic points, where champagne is tasted after a stroll through Hautvillers.
Champagne Day Trip from Reims: City Sightseeing, Three Family Growers, Nine Tastings
Sightseeing in Reims comes first, then three family wineries in the countryside with nine tastings. Dom Pérignon's tomb and Épernay fill the gaps between.
Champagne Lamiable Traditional Cellar Tour and Three Grand Cru Tastings, Tours-sur-Marne
A hand-dug chalk cellar at Champagne Lamiable, three Grand Cru wines and a guide who adapts the visit to questions. Guests arrive by their own transport.
Épernay South Half-Day Tour: Voirin-Jumel in Cramant, Jean Milan in Oger, Hautvillers
Two family houses in Grand Cru villages, three champagnes poured at each, a guided cellar tour in Oger, and a last viewpoint at Hautvillers above the Marne.
Half-Day Van Visit to Munoz Bruneau Family Champagne Estate, Épernay Pickup
A family-run estate in the Marne Valley is the destination, reached by van via Hautvillers and its viewpoints. The cellar visit ends with three champagnes.
Premier Cru Champagne Vineyard Visit and Triple Tasting in Coulommes-la-Montagne
A Premier Cru house rated first of 380 vineyards in Champagne-Ardenne on Tripadvisor, with cuvées made only from the first press. Parking is on site too.
Pressoria Entrance Ticket in Aÿ-Champagne with Interactive Visit and Champagne Tasting
A former Pommery pressing center turned interactive course at the foot of the UNESCO hillsides, ending with two champagnes or grape juice and a vineyard view.
Private 3h30 Champagne Tour from Épernay: Aÿ-Champagne, Hautvillers, One Family Grower
One independent grower, three Grand Cru or Premier Cru champagnes, and Ratafia, Fine de la Marne and Marc de Champagne poured in extra tastings over 3h30.
Private Full-Day Champagne Tour from Reims with 3 Growers, Bistronomic Lunch and Minivan
A private minivan day from Reims station, 9.30am to 6pm, with lunch in Épernay and champagne poured at three growers. English only, two guests minimum.
Private Half-Day Champagne Tour from Épernay: Hautvillers, Côte des Blancs, 2 Growers
Two Grand Cru growers, six Grand Cru and Premier Cru champagnes, and a drive through Cramant, Oger and Avize, with Dom Pérignon's church in Hautvillers.
Private Mercedes Champagne Day: One Famous House, One Boutique Grower and Restaurant Lunch
A private luxury Mercedes pairs one famous champagne house with one small producer, with a French lunch between them and Paris pickup as a paid option.
Reims Afternoon Champagne Tour: Hautvillers and Two Family Growers, Six Tastings
Two family growers instead of one big house, three glasses at each, and a detour to the church of Dom Pérignon. The group leaves Reims station at 2:00 pm.
Reims Morning Champagne Tour: Two Family Growers, Six Cuvées, Montagne de Reims Vineyards
Six cuvées in under four hours: a long cellar visit at a boutique vineyard, then a shorter one where the owners show their own estate. Leaves Reims at 9:20 am.
Small Group Champagne Day from Reims or Épernay Station: Estate Lunch, Champagne Pairing
Lunch at a Champagne estate with a selection of Champagnes poured, then a family-owned house. The group meets at 11:15 am and is back in Reims by 5:30 pm.
Small-Group Champagne Day Trip by Van, Max 8 Guests, with Lunch and Grower Tasting
Eight guests at most ride in a van through Hautvillers, stop for lunch with a flute of champagne, and end at an independent grower's cellar for a tasting.
Small Group Full-Day Champagne Tour from Reims: Three Family Growers, Ten Tastings, Lunch
Three family growers in one day, each pouring three Champagnes, with a two-course lunch and a glass of Champagne. The van leaves from Reims train station.
Small Group Half-Day Champagne Tour from Épernay: Hautvillers, Côte des Blancs, Ratafia
Ratafia and Champagne spirits are tasted on top of three Grand Cru or Premier Cru wines at a family estate in Oger. Meets at the Épernay tourist office.
Small Group Half-Day Champagne Tour from Reims: Two Small Growers, Morning or Afternoon
A black minivan waits outside Reims station for a morning or afternoon run. One Premier Cru grower and one Premier or Grand Cru grower, three wines at each.
Two-Hour Guided Vineyard Walk in Cumières with 3 Champagnes and Local Food Pairings
A walk on foot through the vines above the Marne, with three champagnes from one independent grower tasted among the plots, served with ham and pink biscuits.
Vintage Estafette Van Champagne Tour from Épernay: Oger Grand Cru Cellar, 3 Hours
A family-run company drives an Estafette van through Épernay and Aÿ, then into an Oger cellar for three glasses. Departs from the Épernay tourist office.
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Champagne tours from Reims and Épernay, by what they are
Split the 20 listings by length and who is in the vehicle and they fall into five groups. Thirteen of the twenty last four hours or less. The median price of 130 EUR sits in the gap between the cheap cellar visits and the full days, where almost no listing actually is. A buyer at 130 EUR is buying a shared half day with one or two growers, and that is the product to compare.
| What it is | Listings | Price (EUR) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cellar-door visits, walks and a museum ticket | 5 | 18 to 98 | 1 to 2 hours |
| Shared half day, growers | 7 | 80 to 160 | 3 to 4.5 hours |
| Private half day | 2 | 255 to 285 | 3.5 hours |
| Shared full day with lunch | 4 | 220 to 275 | 6.2 to 8.5 hours |
| Private full day | 2 | 495 to 690 | 8 hours |
The marks climb in steps, not along a line. A cluster under 100 EUR at one to four hours, a band of 120 to 160 EUR at 3.5 to 4.5 hours, a second band of 220 to 275 EUR at six to 8.5 hours, and the private outliers above. The 3.5-hour private tour at 285 EUR costs more than the eight-hour shared day with lunch at 240 EUR. You pay for the vehicle to yourself, not for more wine.
Four half days, and what is in each
The half day is the product most people should look at. It is where the evidence is: 651 reviews for the 130 EUR afternoon and 380 for the 120 EUR half day, both at 4.8 or better. All four in the table below are shared, small-group and led by a driver-guide. Count the glasses, not the adjectives. The two Reims tours pour six champagnes at two growers for 120 to 130 EUR, about 20 EUR a glass. The Épernay tour at 160 EUR pours three Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs, plus ratafia, fine and marc, and spends its time on the Côte des Blancs. The vintage van at 80 EUR is the cheapest of the four and the shortest, at three hours and one cellar.
Six glasses at two growers in about four hours is the going rate at 120 to 130 EUR. Anything dearer is buying a district or a vehicle.
| Tour | Price | Length | Starts | What is in it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| À La Française, Reims afternoon | 130 EUR | 4.5 hours | Reims station, 2 pm | Hautvillers church, two family wineries, six glasses |
| Sparkling Tour, small-group half day | 120 EUR | 4 hours | Reims station, 9 am or 2 pm | Two Premier or Grand Cru growers outside Reims, six glasses; Hautvillers on the afternoon run only |
| Aÿ-Champagne Experience, Épernay | 160 EUR | 3.5 hours | Épernay tourist office | Hautvillers church, Côte des Blancs villages, three Grand Cru glasses at a family grower in Oger, plus ratafia, fine and marc |
| My Vintage Tour Company, Épernay | 80 EUR | 3 hours | Épernay tourist office | Vintage Estafette van, the Avenue de Champagne, Aÿ, one family cellar in Oger, three glasses |
House or grower: the choice that matters here
In Champagne the producer matters more than the town. A house (maison) buys grapes from many growers and blends them. A grower (vigneron) presses his own. A two-letter code in the small print on the label tells you which: NM, négociant-manipulant, is a house, and RM, récoltant-manipulant, is a grower who makes his own wine.
Growers are where the cheaper tours sit. The two most-reviewed listings on this page are grower tours: a 130 EUR afternoon with family growers (651 reviews) and a 120 EUR half day at two small producers (380). The catch is scheduling. Small cellars have no shop hours like the big houses, and some close while the grapes are picked, which in 2025 began in late August. A guide solves that, and solving it is most of what a half-day tour at 120 to 160 EUR sells.
| Big house | Grower | |
|---|---|---|
| What it costs at the door | 30 to 90 EUR for entry formats, read on the houses' pages | 25 to 32 EUR in this catalogue, for 1 to 2 hour visits |
| Notice needed | Weeks ahead from May to October | Bookable through the listing; may close at harvest |
| What a half day buys | One house, about 1.5 to 2 hours | Two growers in 3.5 to 4 hours |
Meeting points: Reims station, the Avenue, or the cellar door
Only five of the twenty include a pickup. The others meet you at the tourist office beside Reims Centre station (there are two tourist offices in Reims, and operators warn that the one you want is at the station, not at the cathedral), at the tourist office on the Avenue de Champagne in Épernay, or at the cellar door.
Getting there is therefore part of the price. One operator in this catalogue says regional trains from Épernay back to Reims leave about every 30 minutes on weekdays and cost around 3 EUR if booked ahead, and that trains to Paris are roughly hourly. Coming from Paris? The Paris day trips page prices the train against a tour.
What moves the price
Length and vehicle explain most of it. A three-hour ride in a vintage van from Épernay is 80 EUR; a shared half day at a grower is 80 to 160 EUR; a private half day from Épernay is 255 to 285 EUR. A gourmet walk through the vines near Épernay is 60 EUR for two hours, and a private two-hour walk with tasting is 98 EUR. Meals move the price too. All four shared full days include lunch and cost 220 to 275 EUR, and the two private full days, at 495 and 690 EUR, include one. The 690 EUR day is titled as one famous house plus one boutique house with a restaurant.
Children, solo travellers and minimum numbers
Two of the most-reviewed tours here do not take children: one excludes under-tens, the other is adults only. The vintage van allows a stroller and infant seats but serves alcohol only to those over 18. Solo travellers should read the small print on group size. The 130 EUR afternoon needs a minimum of two participants, and if only one person books, the operator will offer a new date or a refund. That is fair, and it means a one-person booking can be moved the day before.
Mistakes that waste a morning
Booking the 18 EUR listing expecting a tour. It is a ticket to Pressoria, a sensory museum in Aÿ, with two champagnes or grape juice at the end and an up-to-15 booking. It is pleasant and it is an hour.
Expecting a big house from a grower tour. The listings that name Moët, Veuve Clicquot or Mumm sit on the Champagne houses page; the tours here are mostly growers and small producers, with a few exceptions, and the price reflects it.
Going to the wrong tourist office in Reims, and arriving without a plan for the train home. And stacking too much in one day. The shared full days run 6.2 to 8.5 hours, and one full-day tour in the catalogue finishes at 4:45 pm in Épernay and 5:30 pm in Reims, so book the train home for the evening, not the afternoon.
Questions about Champagne tours from Reims and Épernay
What is the best Champagne tour from Reims?
By the evidence, the grower afternoon from À La Française (130 EUR, 651 reviews, 4.8) and the two-grower half day from Sparkling Tour (120 EUR, 380 reviews, 4.9). Both are half days with small producers. If you want a big house, use the Champagne houses page instead.
Small grower or big house?
A big house gives you the name, the cellar and a standard guided format, at 30 to 90 EUR at the door. A grower gives you the person who made the wine, at 25 to 32 EUR for a short visit or 120 to 160 EUR for a half day that includes the driving. For a first visit many people do one of each.
How long is a half-day Champagne tour?
Between 3.5 and 4.5 hours for the shared ones in this catalogue. Thirteen of the twenty listings last four hours or less. Private half days run 3.5 hours.
Is lunch included?
In 6 of the 20, four shared and two private, all of them full days of six hours or more. The half days do not include a meal, and some tastings come with cheese or snacks; check the listing.
Can I do Reims and Épernay in one day?
Only on a full day, with less time in each. Some tours offer a pickup in either city and cover both. Otherwise base yourself in one of them and use the train for the other.
Are there walking tours in the vineyards?
Two listings: a two-hour gourmet walk with a champagne tasting near Épernay at 60 EUR, and a private two-hour panoramic walk with tasting at 98 EUR. Both are short, so they pair well with a half day rather than replace one.
Data verified on. 20 catalogue listings read on 30 September 2026; house prices from the houses' visit pages. Train details are one operator's notes.