LYON, A METROPOLITAN CITY WITH EXCELLENT ACCESS
Lyon, a connected city
Getting to Lyon is quick, easy and direct, whatever means of transport you choose to use.
Lyon has direct connections to all the major European cities including Paris, London, Barcelona, Brussels, Frankfurt, Milan, etc.
Click on the different "Access" tabs below for further details and/or maps.
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By plane
- Eurexpo Lyon is 20 minutes from Lyon-Saint Exupéry international airport
- Lyon-Saint Exupéry airport, France's 2nd largest regional airport, has direct flights to 116 cities, including 96 international destinations (36 countries) with 44 airlines
- Lyon-Saint Exupéry is easy to get to with its excellent interconnecting transport networks: high-speed train (TGV) and Rhonexpress bus, and a rail link that runs every 15 minutes to Lyon city centre (less than 30 minutes travel)
- Lyon-Bron Business airport is also just 20 minutes from the centre of Lyon
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By train
With two stations in the city centre, Part-Dieu and Perrache, and a third station at Lyon-Saint Exupéry, the TGV high-speed train has placed Lyon at the centre of Europe.
- 28 daily trains between Lyon and Paris
- 20 daily trains between Paris Charles de Gaulle airport and Lyon
- 25 daily Eurostar trains between Lyon and London
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By car
The city of Lyon is at the centre of a motorway network providing easy access to other major French cities and the main European capitals.
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By public transport
The TCL public transport network has:
- more than 120 bus lines serving over 3,000 stops
- 7 tramway lines
- 4 Métro lines
- 2 funicular (cable train) lines
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By taxis
1,400 taxis are at your service to drive you to your final destination.
Main booking centres :
- Radio Taxi: +33 (0)4 72 10 86 86
- Allo Taxi: +33 (0)4 78 28 23 23
- Taxi Lyonnais: +33 (0)4 78 26 81 81
- Taxi Aéroport: +33 (0)4 72 22 70 90