My husband and I are interested in going to Vaux-lw-Vicomte from our Paris hotel. We would like to go by driver or shuttle directly from Paris. Does anyone have a solution you have tried for this day trip?
Posted by
Chicago
8540 posts
We took the train to Melun and got a cab to the chateau and then back to the station. If you need to be taken by a private driver, I am sure your hotel can probably arrange it, but at great cost.
Posted by
Indianapolis
291 posts
We took the train too and then a bus to Vaux-le-Vicomte. Be sure to check the shuttle schedule back to the train station. Very easy - lots of kind help at the train station.
Posted by
Sacramento, California U.S.A.
10590 posts
We did what janettravels did last month. There was a taxi at the train station and when we were ready to leave The château we asked them to call a taxi for us. It was very easy. I would think that a private driver would be cost prohibitive.
Posted by
OP
71 posts
Thanks for your help. At one time I was told there was a shuttle from Paris Bercy station direct to the chateau but perhaps post COVID this does not exist.
Posted by
OP
71 posts
Thank you for this!!
Posted by
Paris
10151 posts
That is a great find, Tom. I had no idea this existed. And this leaves from a short bus ride from my apartment !
To anyone interested, please note that the shuttle runs only on Sundays and French holidays, you must purchase a ticket in advance, and it's 25€.
It departs the location at 10:30 in the morning, arriving at the chateau at noon, and departs the chateau at 16:30, arriving back in Paris at 18:00.
The nearest Metro station is Cour St-Emilion, on line 14, then a short walk. It could be pleasant to then have an early dinner (or drinks) at Bercy Village at one of the terraces upon one's return (Bercy Village is a cool area where they have refurbished the old wine cellars into shops and restaurants — the old rail lines that used to transport the vats of wine still go down the middle)
https://en.parisinfo.com/shopping-paris/73909/Bercy-Village
And here's a list of the restaurants and fast food places available there