Arriving in Lyon

No matter how you arrive, getting to UCLy is simple !

This page is designed to help you arrive with confidence, find your way around the city, and easily reach UCLy when you first arrive in France.

Multiple ways to reach UCLy

By plane: Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport (LYS)

How to get to the city centre from Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport?

  • The Rhônexpress shuttle tram leaves from the airport every 30 minutes between 5am and 6am and between 9pm and Midnight, and every 15 minutes between 6am and 9pm, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Ticket for 12-25: 10,30 €.

  • Carpooling : usually between 4 and 7€ through Blablacar.

For further information:
www.lyonaeroports.com
https://www.rhonexpress.fr/fr_FR/tarifs
https://www.blablacar.fr/

By train: Lyon Part Dieu and Lyon Perrache

The French rail network is operated by the SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer). Lyon is 2 hours from Paris, Marseille and Geneva by high-speed train (TGV: Train à Grande Vitesse). Booking is mandatory for high speed trains, prices vary according to the day and time.

For further information: https://www.sncf.com/fr and http://www.ouigo.com

By public transport: TCL

The whole agglomeration is well served by the public transport network.

Carnot Campus: metro line A (Perrache) - Tram T1 and T2 (Perrache).

Saint Paul Campus: metro line A (Perrache) - Tram T1 (Place des Archives).

Ticket price: 2 €

For further information: www.tcl.fr

By car: Lyon centre

Follow the "Lyon centre" signs.

Parking in the city centre is rather expensive and parking spaces are often hard to find.