Drive time: Amboise, Loire to Beaune, Burgundy?

SalB

Hi. I just checked the Michelin web site and they came up with several options. It was 3 hours 47 minutes more or less. They left Amboise toward Orleans then to Auxerre and down to Beaune, not the most direct route but probably the fastest.

http://www.viamichelin.com/viamichelin/int/tpl/hme/MaHomePage.htm

The above is the Michelin web site and you can do different itineraries there. The Beaune you want is 21200 Beaune with 21200 being the USA equivalent to a ZIP code.

You will get an itinerary, directions and a small map of the area at the web site above.

You probably should invest in a Michelin map for that area. We always keep an up-to-date Michelin France Tourist and Motoring Atlas but that may be overkill for such a limited area. Just get the one covering where you are going to be. The atlas is a fairly large book containing all of France and heavy to pack. A foldout would be fine for your needs.

You can get maps at Borders, Barnes & Noble and even on Amazon.com or order directly from the Michelin web site listed above.

denisema18

Thanks SalB-

Yes, after I posted this, I went on the michelin site and pretty much got the info I needed. oops!  🙂

 You don't think we should lose a night in Beaune or Paris by adding one in the middle of this drive, do you?

I don't think 4 hours is bad, but that is also non-stop and with no traffic (IS there even traffic?!). my husband is beginning to panic that we'll be wasting our trip away driving all week

I just want to figure this out so I can book the other hotel..

 I just booked le Manoir les Minimes in Amboise and want to book le Cep in beaune (actually, thanks to your suggestion and my subsequest findings of rave reviews!).

 paris hotels I am beginning to look at for the last leg.

thanks for helping me out in my planning. I will definitely have a couple more posts shortly.

 denise

denisema18

I tried to reply to this already, but it disappeared. Hopefully this one finds you SalB. Thanks for the info. I admit, after I posted this, I went to the Michelin site and found the info I was looking for…oops! 😉 I just like to get 2nd and 3rd opinions though! So, it appears it's about a 4hour drive. You don't think we would need to stay somewhere for a night in the middle of this drive, do you? My husband is getting 'panicked' that we're going to end up spending the whole vacation in the car. I don't think 4hours is much at all (considering some days it takes me more than half of that to get to work!), but that is also assuming nonstop and no traffic (is there even traffic?!) Not to mention, I don't want to lose a night in paris or beaune because we used itin the middle of this drive. I's love to get your opinion so I can make a decision on the next hotel. I'm planning to book le Cep (actually, because of your advice SalB and my subsequent research and findings of RAVE reviews). Paris hotel plans still in the works. I appreciate the feedback and advice. i'll probably have a lot more posts soon! denise

SalB

Hi. I didn't recommend le Cep in Beaune. Someone else did, perhaps visitfrance.travel.

I recommended Hotel Grillon and I'll stand by my recommendation. Have you looked at their web site and prices? http://www.hotel-grillon.fr/

We love it and have never stayed anyplace else in Beaune. It is beautiful, well located and very reasonably priced. I know nothing about le Cep.

Traffic: Once outside Paris, you will not see huge amounts of traffic. If you are on the Autoroute, you will zip right along at 130 kilometers per hour. If you take National or Department (N or D) routes, you may see a little traffic in towns, but nothing that will slow you appreciably. Paris to Beaune is definitely an okay trip and I certainly wouldn't spend the night between. We usually drive all the way to Strasbourg from Paris in a day and have never had a problem.