Location > Getting to & around Lyon

BY AIR

The Saint Exupéry airport is just 30 minutes away from the city center thanks to the Rhone Express tramway (runs every 15 minutes). A cheaper alternative is also available using public transportation (bus #47 + tramway T3): TCL Journey Planner 

Further information about the Lyon Saint Exupéry airport:  www.lyonaeroports.com/en/

BY RAIL

Lyon benefits from two train stations located within the city itself: the Lyon Part-Dieu station located in the Business District and the Perrache station located between the Bellecour main square and the Confluence neighborhood:

Book your train ticket

1:50 hour from Geneva / 1:55 hour from Paris

3:50 hours from Brussels / 4:40 hours from London

BY ROAD

Lyon is easily accessible from many major European cities by car :

1:30 hour from Geneva / 4:30 hours from Paris or Milan   

3:00 hours from Turin / 5:00 hours from Barcelona

• Taxi Lyonnais: +33 (0)4 78 26 81 81 / www.taxilyonnais.com
• Radio Taxi: + 33 (0)4 72 10 86 86 / www.taxilyon.com
• Allo Taxi: +33 (0)4 78 28 23 23 / www.allotaxi.fr

BY VELO’V PUBLIC BIKES

Lyon features numerous public Velo’v rental stations throughout its different neighborhoods which are an entertaining and amazing way to avoid traffic and discover the city if the weather abides.

Use a Velo'v 

BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Lyon has an excellent public transportation network "TCL " which includes buses, tramways, and metro lines that cover the entire city and nearby suburbs:

Lyon has an excellent public transportation network "TCL " which includes buses, tramways, and metro lines that cover the entire city and nearby suburbs:

 TCL Journey Planner