Hello there!

With the Continental Qualifier being held in a “smaller city” in France, I thought it would be interesting to help you plan your trip there. Some went to Dole a few years ago, this trip should be easier!

Getting to Dijon

Dijon is quite accessible by car, depending on how long you’re willing to drive.

  • Milan: 6 hours
  • Bruxelles: 6 hours
  • Munich: 7 hours
  • Barcelone: 8 hours
  • Amsterdam: 8 hours
  • London: 9 hours

Hopefully, we have some other means of transportation you can use if you’re willing to.

Several buses are going through Europe (did Dijon-London in 2019 in bus) and stop in Dijon. A Berlin-Dijon could be around 40€ right now.

Train are also an option, with a Milan-Dijon around 40€ too if you go for it early.

Finally, if plane is your best bet due to distance, Dijon is closer to Lyon than Paris, but both are valid options, you’ll just have to take a train to get there. There’s a train every hour, for around 30-40€.

Getting to the venue

The venue is quite accessible, since a tramway lead there. There’s a tramway every 4-10 minutes, and it leads right to the train station, in the middle of the city:

plan tram T1

Eating near the venue

There are no fancy restaurants around the venue, but you should be able to find convenience stores and fast-foods in less than 5 minutes. I’ll probably go to the nearest Burger King if you want to join me. 🙂

We will also probably gather somewhere to eat together, so feel free to ask if you want to join or just want to find something.

Staying the night in Dijon

There’s a lot of options, but there are hotels and AirBnBs near the venue. Since it’s not Paris/London, it should be way less expensive than those big towns. Depending on what you’re going for, you could find a flat for you and your mates for 20-40€/night/person

Logistics

You can pay bus and tram with your credit card. It’s around 1.50€ for one hour.

Almost every pub/restaurant are in the town centre, easily accessible from the venue (5mn tramway) or the train station.

During the day, a small and free bus goes around the town, every 20mn.

Extending your stay

Finally, if you come all this way, why not enjoy your stay by taking a few days off and enjoying the city?

The city is not that big, so you should be able to cover most of the things by foot in a day. A path is carved in the streets, to get you around everything you have to see there. If you prefer to take it slow, there’s enough churches and museum to keep you busy for a week, especially if you extend in the nearby region.

The city is famous for a few things, most notably (after mustard) the history of the dukes, so important even G.R.R. Martin visited Dijon.

Also, you’ll be near the birth place of some of the most famous wines in the world. Welcome to Burgundy!