World City Guide

Getting Around

Public Transport
Transports en Commun Lyonnais – TCL (tel: (04) 7871 7000; fax: (04) 7233 8462; e-mail: tcl@tcl.fr; website: www.tcl.fr), operates both the bus and Mtro systems. The central bus station is based at Lyon Perrache railway station.

The Mtro network in Lyon is excellent – clean and easy to use, with four different lines and 40 stations. Bus and Mtro services operate 0500-2400.

The price of a single ticket is 1.40, which gives access to all bus and Mtro lines for one hour from the time of validation, which can be done in the machine on the bus or at the Mtro station. Connections can be made for other lines or buses but return journeys on the same line are prohibited. Books of ten tickets (carnet) can also be bought for 10.60. Tickets are available for purchase from automatic ticket machines in Mtro stations, from the bus drivers and from TCL offices and many newsagents.

The Libert Ticket pass costs 3.80 and allows access to the whole TCL network for one day. A month-long City Pass costs 41.62.

Taxis
Providers include Taxis Lyonnais (tel: (04) 7826 8181), Taxis Radio (tel: (04) 7210 8686), Allo Taxi (tel: (04) 7828 2323) and Tltaxi (tel: (04) 7828 1314). It is also possible for travellers to hail taxis in the street or from taxi ranks.
the airport is about 30.50. Drivers do not expect tips.

Limousines
Limousines can be hired from Class Affaires Limousines, 48 rue Etienne Richerand (tel: (04) 7234 8660), Loc Limousines, 134 rue Sully (tel: (04) 7817 2020), or Affaires et Tourisme, 119 rue Challemal-Lacour (tel: (04) 7800 4200; fax: (04) 7874 7005; e-mail: affaires.tourisme@wanadoo.fr; website: www.affaires-tourisme.fr). Half-day hire costs approximately 232, on average.

Driving in the City
The city centre of Lyon is best visited on foot. Nevertheless, driving in Lyon is not as bad as it is in
Prices are not contractual and depend on the company. The average cost of a taxi ride from Part-Dieu to Bellecour is 8, from Perrache to La Cit Internationale is 12 and from Lyon city centre to other French towns, although the tunnels are best avoided during rush hour.

Lyon has a large number of new parking facilities available to motorists, although these tend to fill up quite quickly. Some central parking meters are available, usually costing 3 per hour, with a limit of two hours. Parking in the Presqu’le area is available at the Htel de Ville, place des Terreaux and place Tolozan. There are also parking facilities at both railway stations, as well as in Old Lyon at the St-Jean car park, on quai Romain Roland. Lyon Parc Auto (LPA), 2 place des Cordeliers (tel: (04) 7241 6525; e-mail: lpa@lyon-parc-auto.com; website: www.lyon-parc-auto.com), runs 19 car parks in total and provides more information for motorists.

Car Hire
Service providers include ADA (tel: (08) 3668 4002), Avis (tel: (08) 0205 0505; website: www.avis.com), Budget (tel: (08) 0010 0001; website: www.budget.com), Citer (tel: (08) 0005 1011; website: www.citer.com), Europcar (tel: (08) 0335 2352; website: www.europcar.com), Hertz (tel: (08) 0386 1861; website: www.hertz.com) and Thrifty (tel: (04) 7235 1237; website: www.thrifty.com).

The minimum age for hiring a car is 18 years old, although this may vary according to the company. Insurance is required, as is a national driving licence. Rates start at approximately 70 per day.

Bicycle & Scooter Hire
All-terrain and mountain bikes (VTT) can be hired from Top Bike, 5 rue d’Inkermann (tel: (04) 7824 8582), Decathlon Location, 332 avenue du Gnral de Gaulle (tel: (04) 7215 8733), or Loisirs VTT, Le Bourg in Pollionnay (tel: (04) 7848 1545). Bikes and scooters are available at Holiday Bikes, 8 quai Lassagne (tel: (04) 7207 0677). The daily rates for bike and scooter hire are approximately 11 and 20 respectively.