Travel To The Burgundy Canal
Canal Barge Rentals: Hire a crew or rent a
bare boat and cruise the canal.
Burgundy Canal
  • TGV Train
From Paris by TGV train, leave from (CDG)
Charles De Gaulle Airpor
t on the train
bound for Dijon, the starting point for barge
cruises on the
Burgundy Canal.

  • Station, Gare Lyon Paris
TGV train service from  CDG  to Dijon is
limited and the schedule is changing.  An
option is to go to Paris and leave from the
Gare Lyon (Station) for the two hour TGV
train trip to Dijon.
(TGV, Train a Grande
Vitesse,  High Speed Train,  180 miles per hour)

  • High Speed Road
By Auto, Rental Car    Take the high-
speed A-6 toll road  south towards Lyon
and then connect to the A-38 towards Dijon
and Pouilly en-Auxois. for the 190 mile trip  
(314KM)  3-5 hours.
  • Dijon
Dijon is a larger city in the Burgundy Valley
where the Burgundy canal passes through
and provides north to south barge access
through East Central  France and connects
the Atlantic Ocean, northwest of Paris, with
the Mediterranean Sea at the Rhone River
Delta
Burgundy Canal
Barge tours leave from the port of
Dijon,  go north and then return
Burgundy Valley Barge Tours on
the Burgundy Canal are week-long
culinary, wine, sightseeing , or
bare boat trips
Burgundy
Canal
Culinary
Tours and
Bare Boat
Tours leave
from Dijon
In the hilltop village of Chateauneuf -en-Auxious pictured above, small B&Bs and village markets offer the
hiker or biker a rest and refreshment. Many small  farming towns line the route along the Burgundy Valley
and the Burgundy Canal
Barge Cruises out of the city of Dijon make one week culinary and wine trips on the Burgundy Canal
The
TGV high- speed Train and a high speed toll highway reach Dijon from Paris.
Burgundy Canal Culinary Cruises include
a chef, wine expert, open bar, van
support, cooking demonstrations, and
visits to renown restaurants.
Travel To The Burgundy Valley France, Burgundy
Canal, East Central France
Where is the Burgundy Canal
The Burgundy Valley France and the Burgundy Canal is
Centered by the City of Dijon.
The Burgundy Canal bare boat or crewed tours can start
in Dijon, reached from Paris by TGV train or high speed
highway. Burgundy Canal offers Barge tours through
Central France.
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The Canal de Bourgogne or
Burgundy Canal provides north to
south barge access through Eastern
France and connects the Atlantic
Ocean northwest of Paris with the
Mediterranean Sea at the
Camargue  on the Rhone River
Delta, The canal system connects  
through the Rivers Seine and Yonne
to the north, and the rivers Rhone
and Saone to the south.
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Where is Burgundy Canal
Dijon, Burgundy Map
Provence, France
When To Go To the Burgundy Valley:   
April, to October
 is canal cruise season and good times to go to Burgundy for Barge Tours,
Dijon visits, biking and hiking along the canal, and the culinary cruise vacation.  The
weather in Burgundy is temperate
March and April (50-75 F) and the barge tours will not
be booked solid so prices are lowered.  Mid July and all of August can also offer lower
prices because much of France goes on a six-week vacation.  
Barge trips have their high season, mid May to Mid July and early September to mid
October.  The last two weeks of October can be low season and the end of the cruise season
for some providers.  Weather is good in September October, great months to visit.
Showers could come in any month but will be of short duration.  
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Where is the Burgundy Canal,  Barge Cruises, Hiking,Biking
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Cruise barges on the Burgundy Canal, Eastern
France near Dijon