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Bus C200 and tram T3 to Part-DieuorWelcome Pickups transfer to Alpe d'Huez?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Bus C200 and tram T3 to Part-Dieu reaches Lyon Part-Dieu station, where the Rhônexpress and tram T3 end; Bellecour and the Presqu'île are one Métro A ride further; the Welcome Pickups transfer to Alpe d'Huez does not. This goes to the resort, not Lyon: the driver takes you to any address there.

The Bus C200 and tram T3 to Part-Dieu is quicker: 54 min against 1 h 55.

Bus C200 and tram T3 to Part-Dieu: 05:42–23:17. Welcome Pickups transfer to Alpe d'Huez: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersBus C200 and tram T3 to Part-DieuWelcome Pickups transfer to Alpe d'HuezDifference
1€2.10€328€325.90
2€4.20€328€323.80
3€6.30€328€321.70
4€8.40€490€481.60
5€10.50€490€479.50
6€12.60€490€477.40
7€14.70€490€475.30
8€16.80€490€473.20

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
C200T3 · TCL, the SYTRAL Mobilités networkBus C200 and tram T3 to Part-Dieu
From
The airport bus station (gare routière) at Terminal 1, two minutes on foot from the terminals and the TGV station
To
Gare Part-Dieu Villette, on tram T3: the C200 to Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie in 35 to 41 minutes, then 13 minutes on the tram on the same ticket
Luggage
A city bus, then a tram; no racks, and the bus fills at Genas and Décines on the way in.
Runs
05:42–23:17
Journey
48–54 min

The EUR 2.10 way to the same Part-Dieu the Rhônexpress reaches for EUR 16.30, about 25 minutes slower.

Validate again on the tram: the hour runs from the first tap on the bus, and the change at La Soie falls well inside it.

The T3 stops at Gare Part-Dieu Villette, the Rhônexpress's own stop on the rue de la Villette side of the station.

Bus C200 and tram T3 to Part-Dieu: price for every party size

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