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Lyon is an important city of France and it is located on the intersection routes between Paris and Marseille. Lyon hosts the headquarters of major institutions such as UNESCO World Heritage List and Interpol.

Urban transportation is provided by train, metro, bus or taxi. Transportation cards are sold for use in public transportation vehicles. You cannot travel without having these cards that are available as one-way, daily and two-day cards.

Please remember to check your travel card at the (subway) exit, otherwise you can lose all the balance on your card. St. Exupery Airport is located in Lyon and there are flights to the major cities of Europe at the airport. In general, trains are used to go to the cities like Paris and Marseille. Lyon has a developed urban transportation network. It is possible to visit everywhere by metro and bus services.

Train

The best way to reach St. Exupery Airport from the city center is to get on the Rhonexpress train. The train runs from early morning until midnight. You can reach the airport in about half an hour by train even from the farthest point of the city.

Taxi

You can reach the airport by taking a taxi all day long. Taxi is the best option for you if you have too much luggage and if your time is running out.

Rent a car

You can catch your plane after delivering the rental car, which you have rented to get around the city, to the offices of car rental companies at the airport. There are the offices of the companies including Budget, FirstGT, Europcar, Sixt and Alamo at the airport.

Airport Information

Lyon St. Exupery was first opened in 1975. Afterwards, it has been transformed into an important airport where direct flights are made to the major cities of the world and Europe. In Turkey, there are flights from Istanbul, Izmir, and Antalya to Lyon. More than 40 companies arrange Lyon flights.

The airport is about 20km from the city center. St. Exupery is one of the busiest airports in France. There are food and beverage areas, duty free and shopping opportunities at the airport.

You can get to the Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport in about 25-30 minutes when you take the road from the city center of Lyon. You can directly arrive at the airport by using tramway system which is one of the fastest and most comfortable transportation vehicles commonly preferred by the passengers wanting to travel to the airport from the city center, or you can use other alternatives such as buses, taxis, trains and bicycles. Lyon is also surrounded by wonderful centers for travelers interested in skiing. From these places you can get to the airport terminal by benefitting from the services arranged for going to the airport. The cost of reaching the airport from the city center by taxi is not very high, but if you have to travel from a place not very close to the city, this fare may significantly increase.

Train

By train you can reach the airport directly from many cities such as Aix en Provence, Avignon, Modane, Montpellier, Grenoble, Marne-la-Vallée, Milan, Miramas, Marseille, Paris and Valence. The train can be considered as a fast and affordable vehicle for passengers coming from other cities. You can buy the tickets you need to get on the train from train stations. When you arrive at the airport by train, you can reach the terminal from the station by walking for a few minutes.

Tramway

If you want to travel from Lyon city center to the airport without suffering traffic jam, you can get on one of trams that take passengers to the airport from the city center with its regular services. It is possible to travel from the center to the airport by tramway every day of the week. You can arrive at the airport from the city center in maximum 30 minutes by tramway, and you can buy your ticket from one of the ticket vending machines found in each station.

Electric Cars

In Lyon city center, there are many stations where you can rent electric cars. You can rent your car by visiting one of these stations and you can travel to the airport with these environmental-friendly electric cars. When you arrive at Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport with the car you have rented from the city center, you can return your car at the car delivery station located near the terminal.

Shuttle Buses

Shuttle buses offer economical, comfortable and fast travel opportunity for passengers from the center of Lyon and many different cities in the region. By moving from the Voiron, Annecy, Domancy, Grenoble and Saint-Etienne, you can directly arrive at the airport terminal by shuttle buses. By taking a taxi on your location, you can easily get to the departure points of the shuttle buses moving from the city center.

Taxi

Taxis are generally good alternatives for the transportation from the city center of Lyon to the airport. They are not too expensive. However, if you will travel to the airport from a different city, the amount you need to pay may increase. For this reason, if you are coming from places like Givors, Anecy and Macon, you can get in contact with the taxi driver to find out the average fare you are required to pay and then according to your budget you can decide whether to use a taxi or not.

Ski Shuttle Services

There are many ski resorts around Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport. You can evaluate the option of arriving at the airport with a vehicle that can be considered partly cheaper. By taking one of shuttles that carry the passengers within the framework of the service offered by these resorts, you can easily get to the airport. Ski shuttle services are generally available during the winter season, but you can contact the companies offering shuttle service for the transportation to the airport in the spring and summer months.

Car Rental

Many different companies such as Enterprise, Hertz, AVIS, National and Alamo offer service for passengers who want to rent a car in the city. Once you have rented your car, you can follow the airport directions continuing along the road and you can arrive at the airport within 30 minutes. If you are traveling from a different city or town, you should consider the traffic and take the road a bit earlier in order not to miss your flight. If you have rented your car in the city center, you can contact the company in advance to get information about whether you can deliver the car at the airport, and in this way you can head for your plane after delivering the car at the specified point.

Bicycle

In Lyon, which is one of the bicycle friendly cities of Europe, you have a chance to come to the airport with a bicycle without having any trouble. By following bicycle trails, you can easily arrive at the airport. Furthermore, when you have arrived at the airport, you can easily leave your bicycle in parking areas.

Private Services

There is also an opportunity to arrive at Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport with comfortable vehicles of private services carrying at least 2 and more passengers. Another feature of the services carrying their passengers to the airport by picking them up from certain points is that they are shared cars. Compared with other alternatives, with this method you can come to the airport in a much more affordable and comfortable way.

Limousine Rental

You can rent a limousine to travel to the airport with a more luxurious and comfortable vehicle in Lyon. You can rent a limousine in the city by choosing among a large number of different limousine rental companies and you can be at the airport in a very short time. The limousines take you to the entrance of Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport by picking you up from your location. If you are staying in a hotel in the city, you can get help from your hotel about renting a limousine.

Airport Information

Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport offers an extremely pleasant and comfortable atmosphere for its passengers with its large duty-free areas, shops, restaurants and cafes. At the airport you can find ATMs that you can use for your transactions, help desks, waiting rooms and many more. Payot Bookstore is one of the stores where you can take a glance at many books in English and French while you are waiting for your flight at the airport. In AELIA DUTY FREE, you can find many local and foreign product options and buy many things such as chocolate, souvenirs and perfumes. Another alternative for shopping is FNAC, which offers video games and a variety of audio and video products. If you want to buy cosmetics before leaving the airport, you can visit L'Occitane. You can visit Danael store if you want to take a glance at the watch alternatives while you are walking around at the airport. In case you need to spend the night near the airport, it is very easy to get in contact with one of the hotels nearby. If you want to eat or drink something at Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, you can visit Millie's Cookies, Alto Café, Brioche Dorée, NHube or Pizza Hut. In addition to all these places, you can also visit Starbucks Coffee, Bar 2.21, Atelier des 2 Rives, OL Brasserie, O'picnic, Premium Bar, Kyriad Restaurant, Café LUG and Le Bar. At the airport train station, you can get snacks from Bread & Co. At the airport there are also private passenger lounges which offer high speed internet, free foods and comfortable seats. Dzhari Lounge, Europe Lounge, Hegoa Lounge, Les Ecrins Lounge and Solano Lounge are among the passenger lounges that you can benefit from.

Located on the banks of the Rhone River, Avignon is within the borders of the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region in the southeast of France and is among the most beautiful cities with its historical buildings, world famous bridge, museums and cobblestone pavements. Avignon, which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, is famous for its Palais des Papes (Papal Palace) and Saint Benezet Bridge, Avignon Cathedral, Lambert Collection, Petit Palais Museum, Calvet Museum and Angladon Museum. Red and green passport holders can travel to the city without a visa. Passengers having these passports are allowed to travel in the city in a way not to exceed 90 days. Schengen visa is required for those who have maroon passports.

Turkish Airlines organizes flights to Paris Charles De Gaulle (CDG) International Airport. Passengers who want to travel to Avignon can transfer from here. In addition to this, you can reach the city by flying to Toulouse, Lyon or Marseille which is the closest city to Avignon and transferring from these cities. Travelling to Paris from İstanbul by plane lasts about 3 hours and 40 minutes. Travelling to Avignon from Paris by plane lasts about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Time difference between France and Turkey is one hour. Turkey starts the day one hour earlier than Avignon. It is important to remember that while it is 11:00 am in Avignon, it is 12:00 pm in İstanbul. It is very important to pay attention to the time difference while planning your travel.

You can travel to the city center from Avignon Airport by bus, taxi, private car or bicycle. You can even walk to the city center, but if you don’t have much time, this option may not be the best for you. You may have trouble in riding a bicycle on the areas that are not allowed to travel by bicycle, although there are bicycle trails. You can reach the city center from the airport via the N7 road and Avenue Pierre Semard road. It is possible to reach the city center in about half an hour. Although railway transportation is available in the country, the route is not appropriate for this travel. The train station is located outside the city center. For this reason, it is not possible to reach the city center by train. Trains are often preferred for touristic trips.

Bus

You can get on one of the buses travelling to the city center from Avignon Lycée Agricole bus stop located near the airport. In order to get to city center, you can prefer getting on the bus route 30 from the airport offering transportation service for Caumont - Avignon Poste route. These buses can take you to the city center for 3 or 4 Euro.

Taxi

You can also reach the city center by getting on a taxi from the airport terminal. However, you should keep in mind that the cost will be higher compared to bus. You may have to pay about 25-30 Euro for travelling to the city center from Avignon Airport. You can reach the city center in about 30 minutes by taxi.

Car Rental

In the main terminal building of the airport, there are many car rental companies offering luxurious or low fuel consumption vehicles. If you don’t want to lose time and immediately take the road to the city center, you can make a reservation before your travel and receive your car as soon as you land at the airport. If you don’t have much information about the French road signs, you can get a book about it. While driving, this book will make your travel easier, and improve your driving quality.

Bicycle

In Avignon, there are bicycle trails that bicyclists can use. However, you may have trouble in riding a bicycle on the areas that are not allowed to travel by bicycle, although there are bicycle trails.

When you land at the airport near the center of the French city of Avignon you can use your private vehicle and arrive at the center of Avignon very quickly by following the direction signs. You can take advantage of the extremely affordable buses or trains if you would like to use the means of public transportation to get to the center from the airport. At the airport you can also rent a car from the car rental offices from where you can get assistance for transport to the center and live the privilege to travel to Avignon city center or other areas you want to reach with a rental car. Means of public transportation are ideal for those who prefer particularly affordable vehicles to travel from the airport to the center in Avignon. Taxis and rental cars, on the other hand, are ideal for passengers who are caring more for their comfort.

Private Vehicle

If you prefer to get to Avignon city center from the airport by a private car, you must first exit the Avignon airport terminal and then follow the A7 motorway and drive along 24 Avignon Sud road. The journey from the airport to the center of Avignon with private vehicles is completed in just a few minutes. Passengers traveling from the airport to the city can park at short and long waiting areas reserved for vehicles at Avignon Airport during the times they need to wait. For longer times, Avignon Airport also has a large parking area reserved for passengers. When you park your car in the airport car park, you will not be charged for the first half hour. You can still use the Avignon Airport car park at reasonable prices for longer than half an hour.

Taxi 

Those passengers who want to reach the city center with the taxis they can take from Avignon Caumont Airport can benefit from the taxi service at the airport which is available 24 hours a day. It is enough to get out of the Avignon Airport terminal and reach the taxi stands in order to take one of the comfortable taxi cabs operated by Radio Taxis Avignon. Choosing one of the licensed taxis at the airport is one of the things you should pay attention to in Avignon as it is in many cities of Europe, to avoid problems before and after your trip. The taxi fare to get to Avignon city center from the airport would be on average 25 euro during daytime and 32 euro at night time. You can get an idea about the average fare you would pay by notifying the driver of the address you want to go to by taxi in the center. If you would like to contact the taxi service provider at the airport, you contact Radio Taxis Avignon by calling 04 90 82 20 20. Another method to reduce the total fare that you would pay for the taxi ride on this route would be sharing the cab with other passengers who are going to the same or close destination from the airport. However, you may need to try to do this before leaving the terminal. For passengers with heavy suitcases, the shared cab option is not an advantageous method due to the limited luggage capacities of the vehicles.

Bus

The buses that are among the means of public transportation carrying passengers between the airport and the city center are usually preferred by those passengers looking for an affordable option. Buses are taking their passengers to the central points of the city departing from Avignon Airport during a large part of the day. After arriving at the city center by TCRA buses, you can transfer to the Lignes Express Régionales buses here and thus can reach many cities in the region directly.

Car Rental

There are different car rental companies serving at Avignon Provence Airport such as Europcar, Enterprise, Sixt and AVIS. If you would like to rent a car from Enterprise, you can contact their office by calling 0825 358 358. For Enterprise, another company that you can choose to rent a car from in order to reach Avignon and other regions, you can call the call enter at 04 90 27 30 07 and book a car if you wish.

Train

You can take a train from the stations near the airport or from the city center and travel to many destinations in France and throughout Europe. Trains are also one of the fastest means of transport in France thanks to their regional and national operations. You can purchase your train ticket from the stations, and use the chance to travel at more affordable rates by buying a return ticket. Taking the train to Avignon city center or other areas is generally considered as a short and comfortable option. When you arrive at the station, you can take advantage of the taxis in order to carry your heavy luggage to your hotel, or to other points you want to reach.