Getting to Lyon

Intercity rail services

Lyon's two main city centre railway stations (Lyon Part-Dieu and Lyon-Perrache) have connections to all the major European cities.

Book your high-speed (TGV) or regional (TER) train ticket
SNCF website

By train

Lyon has two main railway stations in the city centre - Lyon Part-Dieu and Lyon-Perrache - which serve major European cities.

Further information: https://www.sncf.com/en


The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region and SNCF invite you to travel to the Festival of Lights at the special illico ÉVÉNEMENTS rate: enjoy a 50% discount on the purchase price of a TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ticket for Lyon throughout the duration of the event. And, for your return journey, why not take one of TER’s additional trains and coaches that will be laid on from Lyon’s stations?

More information on SNCF TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

By bus - European routes

There are several coach companies offering services to Lyon from many cities in France and Europe:
• Les bus BlaBlaCar
• FlixBus
• Alsa

Coach parking areas

  • Quai Sarrail, Lyon 6th arrondissement, and Quai Augagneur, Lyon 3rd arrondissement: Quai Victor Augagneur on the west side, between Pont Wilson and Pont de la Guillotière.
  • Quai Rambaud, Lyon 2nd arrondissement (only on Friday 6 and Saturday 7): on the Saône side between Cours Bayard and Rue Dugas Montbel.