Venue & Travel > Getting to Lyon

BY PLANE

Lyon can be easily reached from almost anywhere in the world. You can check all direct destinations on the official website of the Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport.

The Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport is just 30 minutes from the city center thanks to the Rhônexpress tramway (which runs every 15 minutes). A cheaper alternative is also available using public transportation (bus #47 + tramway T3). You can use the TCL Journey Planner to help you plan your trips.

BY TRAIN

Lyon has three main train stations, two of which are located within the city itself:

• the Lyon Part-Dieu station located in the Business District,
• the Lyon Perrache station located between the Bellecour main square and the Confluence neighborhood;
• the Lyon Saint-Exupéry TGV station is the airport station, 30 minutes from the city center (see above).

TGV trains run between Lyon and Paris every hour or half-hour. Here are the journey times from some European cities:

• Marseille: 1:35
  
• Geneva: 1:50
• Paris: 1:55
• Lille: 3:00
• Brussels: 3:50
• Milan: 4:45
• London: 4:50
• Barcelona: 5:00
• Frankfurt: 5:55

Train tickets can be purchased directly online.

BY ROAD

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

• Geneva: 1:30
• Turin: 3:00
• Paris: 4:30
• Milan: 4:30
• Barcelona: 5:00