There is an international airport in Lyon, called
«Lyon Saint Exupéry», which offers flights to
over one hundred destinations. It is located at about 25 kms (15
miles) Est from downtown. A shuttle, called Satobus, links the airport
to the center of Lyon, with departures every 20 minutes 7 days a
week.
To go to the convention center with the shuttle, stop at Part-Dieu
(30 minutes) and then take bus Nr 47.
Examples of European destinations directly served by the Lyon Saint-Exupery
airport: Paris Roissy-CDG, Paris Orly, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Birmingham,
Bologna, Brussels, Budapest, Copenhagen, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt,
Goteborg, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Munich, Porto,
Prague, Roma, Stockholm, Stuttgart, Venice, Vienna, Warsaw, Zürich.
But there are also several other international direct connections.
For more information see http://www.lyonairport.com
or http://www.lyon.aeroport.fr
Don’t forget to see also Transportation by Train for direct
connections by TGV between Paris Roissy-CDG and Lyon downtown (only
2 hours).
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The French high speed train, called «
TGV », serves in Lyon:
- the central railway station, called « Part-Dieu »,
which is Lyon downtown,
- and, at some hours, the « Saint Exupéry airport »,
the international airport of Lyon.
In Part-Dieu station, every hour there is one TGV going to Paris
and one TGV coming from Paris.
To go to the convention center from Lyon Part-Dieu, take the bus
Nr 47 (in just ten minutes).
For information about the Saint Exupery airport, see http://www.lyonairport.com.
In Paris, there are two main TGV stations for international and
national connections:
- ROISSY: Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport. The railway station is
inside the CDG airport which is the main international airport in
PARIS. There are about 11 direct connections per day by TGV between
CDG and Lyon Part-Dieu.
- PARIS Gare de Lyon: The main railway station in Paris downtown
for TGV connections from & to Lyon Part-Dieu.
For more information about trains schedule, see http://www.sncf.com. |
The Navig’Inter boating company offers guided boat trips
along the Saône and the Rhone, evening cruises to admire the
city lights (showing off the monuments to best effect), river-borne
shuttles to reach the town centre, trips (by reservation only),
as well as meal cruises.
Don't forget that the Palais des Congrès has its own landing
stage!
Tel. +33 (0)4 78 42 96 81 |
The TCL network - Lyon public transport - is extensive and highly
practical.
Bus information:
The site is served by route 4, which connects with metro lines
A and D at stops Foch (A) and Saxe-Gambetta (D).
Line 58: Lyon Convention Centre to downtown (Bellecour –
presqu’île area)
Metro – Tramway – Trolley Information:
C1 : a fast trolley bus with a dedicated lane connect the Cité
internationale with Part-Dieu in 12 mn.
- Metro line A (underground/subway rail system) travelling to
the Presqu’Ile and Lyon Perrache railway station.
- Metro line B to the Part-Dieu district.
- Metro line D travelling to the town centre and Old Lyon.
- Tram lines T1and T2 to the university areas and Lyon Perrache
railway station.
For more information see http://www.tcl.fr/site/00_plans_reseau/
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