Getting to Lyon Convention Centre

Located in the heart of the Cité Internationale, in the center of the city of Lyon close to the Tête d'Or Park, the Lyon Convention Centre is ideally located and easily accessible by all means of transport.

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Accès

By Air

Lyon city centre is less than 30 minutes away from the Saint Exupéry International airport via the Rhone Express shuttle service.

  • 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 (high speed trains) and to the city in under 30 minutes thanks to the Rhone Express shuttle service.
  • An additional business airport – Lyon Bron is just 20 minutes outside the city centre.

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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

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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

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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 Centre 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 

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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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