Access

Access

By air:

  • Lyon Saint Exupéry airport, France’s 2nd regional airport, 116 direct destinations including 96 international destinations (36 countries) with 44 airlines
  • Totally interconnected, Lyon Saint Exupéry airport is directly connected to the TGV and to the city every 15 minutes in under 30 minutes thanks to the Rhone Express rail line.
  • First French airport in terms of client satisfaction in 2018. The welcome scheme in place for visitors attending association congresses and trade shows are all part of the “Welcome by Only Lyon” initiative. 
  • An additional business airport – Lyon Bron is just 20 minutes outside the city centre, thus allowing for private “à la carte” travel when and where you want. 

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BY RAIL

 

The Lyon Convention centre is just 10 minutes away from the Lyon Part Dieu TGV train station and just 15 minutes away from the Perrache TGV train station.

There are trains every hour between the citiy of Lyon and the capital Paris.

  • Brussels - Lyon :     3h50
  • Geneva - Lyon :     1h50
  • Lille - Lyon :         3h00
  • London - Lyon :     4h40
  • Marseille - Lyon :     1h35
  • Montpellier - Lyon :     1h45
  • Nantes - Lyon :         4h20
  • Paris - Lyon :         1h55
  • Strasbourg - Lyon :     3h45

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BY ROAD

 

Ideally located in the heart of Europe, the Lyon Convention centre is just 1 hour away from Geneva, 3 hours away from Turin, 4 hours away from Paris, 4 and a half hours away from Milan and 5 hours away from Barcelona by car. The venue has 3 carparks onsite in the heart of the Cité Internationale district. 

Address: 50 quai Charles de Gaulle - 69006 Lyon

  • Périphérique Nord Exit at Porte de Saint Clair
  • GPS coordinates: Latitude : 45.7851676 | Longitude : 4.8528885

3 carparks onsite : 

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VIA PUBLIC TRANSPORT

 

  • C1 from Lyon Part Dieu train station - Stop at Cité internationale | Centre de Congrès
  • C2 from Lyon Part Dieu train station - Stop at Cité internationale | Transbordeur
  • C4 from the Jean Macé metro station - Stop at Cité internationale | Centre de Congrès
  • C5 from the Cordeliers  metro station - Stop at Cité internationale | Centre de Congrès
  • C26 from the Grange Blanche metro station - Stop at Cité internationale | Transbordeur
  • Bus 70 from Lyon Part Dieu train station  - Stop at Cité internationale | Transbordeur

Save time– plan your arrival :
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BY RIVER BOAT SHUTTLE SERVICE

 

A dock for mooring all types of boats is located in front of the Lyon Convention Centre. It is possible to travel by boat to go from the  Lyon Convention Center to the city center or to La Sucrière.

  • Cité internationale to Quai Gailleton (Hotels - Place Bellecour) : 15 minutes
  • Cité internationale to Pont Novotel Gerland (Hotels) : 30 minutes 
  • Cité internationale to La Sucrière : 45 minutes 

Save time– plan your arrival :
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USING VELO'V (Public bike hire service)

 

5 stations are available throughout the Cité internationale district of which one is in front of the main entrance and one close to the main Amphitheatre. 

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BY TAXI

 

1400 taxis can take you to the Lyon Convention Centre.

There are 2 dedicated taxi pick up zones in front of the Lyon Convention Centre. 

  • Zone 1 : Close to the main entrance at the foot of the bear statue. 
  • Zone 2 : Close to the main amphitheatre

Main taxi booking call centres :
 

  • Taxi Radio : 04 72 10 86 86

         www.taxilyon.com

  • Allo Taxi : 04 78 28 23 23

         www.allotaxi.fr

  • Taxi Lyonnais : 04 78 26 81 81

          www.taxilyonnais.com

  • Taxi Aéroport : 04 72 22 70 90

          www.taxislyonaeroport.com
 

Location Accommodation

The Lyon Convention centre is located in a beatiful part of the city, between the Tête D'Or park and the Rhone River.

In the heart of the Cité Internationale, a district designed by the renouned architect Renzo Piano, this state of the art complex offers the following : 

Close to 1000 rooms are accessible within walking distance from the Lyon convention centre.

See below the hotels close by. 
Lyon has over 18000 rooms including : 

  • 5 300 four and five star establishments.
  • 5 410  three star establishments.
  • 5 123  one and two star establishments.

Many of the world's leading hotel brands are in the city :  Accor, Boscolo, Crowne Plaza, Marriott,  Relais & Châteaux, Radisson Blu, Warwick…
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