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City Express Team Building

Sprint through the city, challenge after challenge!

4.9/5 · 130 reviews

Duration

1h30 to 2h30

Group size

From 10 people

Location(s)

Anywhere in France

PRICE

€32 to €229 per person

excl. venue and catering

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Lucile Dony-FellrathFrançois PetitGarance Lepère
Lucile, François and Garanceyour Event Experts

“City Express is all about the adrenaline of the clock in the city: we push ourselves and laugh a lot!”

A race against time

Teams choose their challenges on the map and race for the best score.

Varied challenges

Construction, quirky photos, visual or logical puzzles: everyone finds their niche.

Facilitators on the course

Facilitator-led challenges are added to the missions triggered by the tablet.

City Express Team Building

What awaits you.

One riddle after another, your teams conquer the city. Prepare for an explosion of laughter and discoveries, where every alleyway holds incredible adventure potential! This is one of our corporate treasure hunts: 1h30 to 2h30, from 10 participants.

Immerse your teams in a fast-paced, dynamic format! City Express is a sprint: a compact course, a stopwatch, and facilitator challenges along the way — two games included, with two more as options. A challenge awaits at every stage: navigation, observation, search, creative challenge, blind test, photo challenge, puzzle, or mini-games. Everything is decided in just a few tens of minutes.

Three reasons not to miss this urban adventure:

  • Explore the city from a completely new perspective through creative, problem-solving, or agility challenges.
  • Develop a robust team strategy to tackle the maximum number of challenges within the allotted time.
  • Celebrate victories together, forging memorable moments and strengthening the loyalty of each participant.

City Express Pricing

City Express starts from €1,790 excl. VAT for 10 participants, which is €179 per person. The pricing then scales by group size: €1,990 excl. VAT for up to 30 participants (i.e., €66 per person); €5,390 excl. VAT for up to 100 participants (i.e., €54 per person); €7,590 excl. VAT for up to 200 participants (i.e., €38 per person). These amounts are those shown in the price simulator for the location's postcode.

Beyond 200 participants, the scale ends, and pricing reverts to a custom quote. For 30 participants, the simulator shows the same amount of €1,990 excl. VAT for a Parisian postcode and for a Northern postcode. To compare with another format in the same category, take a look at the iPad treasure hunt.

Organising City Express for a seminar

City Express fits perfectly into a corporate seminar as a 1h30 to 2h30 session, including briefing and results announcement: the format fits within half a day. The course is completed on foot from a single meeting point, allowing it to be combined with a morning meeting or an evening dinner without additional logistics.

  • A bonding experience: mixed teams, informal exchanges, and shared memories.
  • A clear structure for participants: a start, challenges, a ranking, and an award ceremony.
  • A format that can be integrated into a larger corporate event, convention, or corporate party.

Course, challenges, and schedule

Each team receives a challenge map and a tablet at the briefing, then chooses its challenges and route within an urban area, challenge map in hand.

The race concludes with the announcement of the final standings and the projection of the best moments. The activity will be cancelled in case of severe weather, starting from an orange alert. For another similar route, check out the Gourmet Rally. You'll find other comparable formats among our corporate treasure hunts.

Participant numbers and profiles

The activity is designed for 10 participants and up, with no upper limit announced. It's suitable for a department or an entire company: teams are formed at the briefing, making it a great integration tool for colleagues who don't often interact. Teams are then composed of 6 to 7 people.

The rally is on foot: participants must be comfortable walking in the city for the duration of the activity. In terms of skills, the game combines navigation, observation, and general knowledge: everyone finds a role within their team, and no one needs to know the area in advance. If your group size or context falls outside this framework, we also create bespoke formats; otherwise, the La Défense treasure hunt covers a similar need.

HOW IT WORKS

The activity in 4 steps

1

Briefing and team allocation

Our facilitators welcome you and introduce the City Express challenge, a connected urban race. Each team receives a tablet to discover their mission and the rules before the grand start.
2

Initial navigation

Your teams define their route strategy to optimise their time and score right from the start. Participants unlock missions and answer unusual questions while fully immersed in the city.
3

Strategies and explorations

The rally is punctuated by photo and video challenges, as well as skill-based tests triggered by your tablets.
4

Debriefing and results announcement

The adventure concludes with the announcement of the final standings, showcasing the best moments captured by your teams. Team spirit is celebrated, and the top team receives a prize to conclude the challenge.

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What your teams
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4 objectives covered · City Express, the urban sprint

Cohesion & Unity

Builds lasting bonds between colleagues and brings the team together around a shared experience.

Communication & Listening

Trains active listening, clear messages and natural coordination between team members.

Celebration & Loyalty

Marks successes, strengthens loyalty and anchors a culture of recognition.

Onboarding

Speeds up the onboarding of newcomers and creates a sense of belonging from day one.

Are these your objectives?

Our experts build the programme around your HR priorities: free quote within 24 hours.

THE CITY EXPRESS, THE URBAN SPRINT GUIDE

Everything about
City Express Team Building

Treasure hunts activity designed to bring your teams together. Here are the questions we are asked most often, with our honest, straight-talking answers.

How much does City Express cost?

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Starting from €1,790 excl. VAT for 10 participants, which is €179 per person. For 30 participants, the simulator shows €1,990 excl. VAT. The full tiered pricing is detailed in City Express Pricing.

What is the participant capacity for City Express?

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From 10 participants, with no upper limit announced on the page. The pricing covers groups of up to 200 participants; beyond that, the price is provided by quote. Details can be found in Participant numbers and profiles.

What is the duration of City Express?

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1h30 to 2h30, including briefing and results announcement. The schedule is divided into four stages, from briefing to prize giving: they are described in Course, challenges, and schedule.

What's the difference between City Express and a treasure hunt?

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City Express works with a selectable challenge map: each team chooses its challenges and route to score maximum points within the time limit. The challenges combine construction, quirky photos, visual and logical puzzles, with facilitators on the course. To fit this activity into a workday, see Organising City Express for a seminar.

Is City Express still on in bad weather?

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The activity will be cancelled in case of severe weather, starting from an orange alert. The race takes place outdoors, in the city. The equipment and schedule are described in Course, challenges, and schedule.

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All-inclusive
1

The activity

100+ activities ready to deliver, designed and run by our professionals. Tailor-made briefing included.

2

The meal

Tried-and-tested partner caterers, from a relaxed lunch to a gourmet dinner. Allergies and dietary requirements catered for.

3

The venue

200+ partner venues: estates, hotels, unusual spaces. We find, book and coordinate.

4

The coordination

Our team is on site from the briefing to the take-down. You enjoy, we take care of every detail.

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