Bus C200, then Métro A or tram T3orBus 248 to Meyzieu ZI, then tram T3?

From

The airport bus station (gare routière) at Terminal 1, two minutes on foot from the terminals and the TGV station

To

Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie in 35 to 41 minutes, for Métro A through Bellecour to Perrache, or tram T3 to Part-Dieu in 13 minutes, on the same ticket

Luggage

A city bus, then a métro or tram; no racks, and the bus fills at Genas and Décines on the way in.

Runs

05:42–23:17

Journey

50–70 min

This is the EUR 2.10 way to the same Part-Dieu the Rhônexpress reaches for EUR 16.30, and it costs about half an hour more. TCL's own FAQ lists it as the way to the airport "avec la tarification TCL".

Hourly for most of the day and all weekend, half-hourly at weekday peaks; the last bus from the airport is 23:32 on weekdays and 23:17 at weekends. If you have just missed one, the Rhônexpress runs every 15 minutes from the station next door.

One ticket covers the change, but validate again on the métro or tram: the hour runs from the first validation and the connection must fall inside it. At 35 to 41 minutes on the bus, it does.

Pay by tapping a bank card on the red validator; TCL says the tap works on most lines in zones 1 and 2 and not at all in zones 3 to 5. Cash to the driver is dearer — EUR 2.40 by TCL's tariff, EUR 2.50 by the airport's page — and the app is Android-only.

For Part-Dieu change to tram T3 at La Soie (13 minutes); for Bellecour, Vieux Lyon or Perrache take Métro A, which ends at Perrache. Métro A's last train from La Soie is 00:01 on its 2025–26 sheet, 01:40 on Fridays and Saturdays.

These hours are the 2025–26 timetable's. The C200 dates from 1 September 2025 and TCL renumbered its buses on 31 August 2026; check the TCL app before relying on the last departure.

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From

The airport bus station (gare routière) at Terminal 1, two minutes on foot from the terminals and the TGV station

To

Meyzieu ZI in 25 to 28 minutes, by way of Pusignan; the T3 leaves from there for Gare Part-Dieu Villette, 29 minutes, on the Rhônexpress's own tracks

Luggage

A suburban bus and a tram; bags travel with you and there are no racks.

Runs

06:26–21:26

Journey

55–80 min

This is the thinner of the two cheap routes: hourly for most of the day and finished by 21:26 from the airport, on the timetable in effect until 31 August 2026.

The bus wanders through Pusignan for 25 to 28 minutes before Meyzieu ZI; the T3 then takes 29 minutes to Part-Dieu, every 5 to 9 minutes at peak and every 15 in the evening. Allow an hour and a quarter door to door.

It only reaches Part-Dieu. For Bellecour or Perrache take the C200 to La Soie and Métro A instead; the T3 passes La Soie too, but the C200 gets there sooner.

Bus 47 was renumbered 248 on 31 August 2026; the stop names are unchanged and the airport's own page already calls it the 248. Old maps and two of the airport's pages still say 47.

Validate twice: on the bus and on the tram, inside an hour of the first tap. With the bus at 28 minutes and a tram every few minutes, it is comfortable.

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