Tour de France
“The world's greatest cycling race — 21 stages, 3 weeks + Champs-Élysées finale”
The Tour de France is the world's biggest cycling race — 21 stages over 3 weeks in July. Route changes annually but Paris Champs-Élysées finale is fixed. 12M+ spectators along the route. Free viewing at any stage — the world's biggest free sports event. Book stage-town hotels 6+ months ahead.
Upcoming dates
Late June/early July to late July every year. 21 stages, 3 weeks. Paris finale always the final Sunday.
Booking + planning tips
- ✓Free to watch — no ticket for any stage
- ✓Best viewing: mountain stages (Alps, Pyrenees) — you can literally touch the riders
- ✓Route announced each October for following July
- ✓Book hotels along the route 6+ months ahead
- ✓Champs-Élysées finale (Paris) is packed — arrive by 10:00 for good spot
- ✓Camper vans are the classic mountain-stage experience — arrive 3-5 days early
Book hotels for Tour de France 2027
Prices spike + hotels sell out during this event. Book 4+ months ahead.
Fly to Paris Charles de Gaulle (Paris finale) — various regional airports for mountain stages
Airport transfer
Getting out of Nationwide route (Paris finale) (CDG)
Skip the taxi rank and lock in your fare before you land.
Pre-book a fixed-price transfer
Our pickDriver waits at arrivals with your name, tracks your flight, and the price you see is the price you pay. English-speaking, fixed price. No surge, no haggling at 2am.
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