If you are traveling to Lyon then there are quite a few options for getting there. Whether you are flying, driving or traveling by train you should be able to find a route that will suit you.

You can fly into Charles de Gaulle airport from London, Brussels or Frankfurt and the town of Lyon is just 20km away from it. You can then get a shuttle bus from the airport and they run every 20 minutes, so you should not have long to wait. They run from 5am until 11.50pm and the bus company is called Satobus. They have a desk in the airport where you can make enquiries and purchase your tickets.

If you are traveling by train then the high speed TGV train would be best. It runs from the airport and also from Paris and Marseilles. If you are further afield it is possible to travel by train to Lyon from Brussels, Geneva and London, should you wish to.

There are good roads in France and so traveling to Lyon by car is also a great option. The journey may take longer than by train or air but you can appreciate the countryside and towns that you pass through and even stop along the way and visit the sites. Traveling more slowly will give you a chance to soak in the French atmosphere and you will be able to choose the route that you think will be the prettiest. As a rough guide, by car Lyon is about 4 hours from Paris, 6 hours from Barcelona and 1.5 hours from Geneva. In Lyon there are a number of long stay car parks which were built to encourage the residents to park there and then use the public transport. This may be something that you want to do as well. There are also park and ride scheme which are great for day visitors to the town and would be useful if you were staying outside of the centre or just visiting for a day trip.

Once you are in Lyon you should find that there is adequate public transport for you. There are trams, metros, Funiculars and buses. The trams metros and buses are rather normal and functional. The Funiculars are a better way to travel as they are a much more picturesque form of transport and connect to the metros. There are three main routes within the city.

There are quite a few cycle paths as well as substantial cycle parks and some places offer cycles for hire. For the ultimate tourist treat you can have a ride in a “cyclopolitain” which is a bicycle with a covered passenger area behind. You can be driven around the city in comfort in a unique vehicle. There are a selection of taxi companies too, if you need to travel somewhere where public transport is not available.