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Bus C200 and tram T3 to Part-DieuorWelcome Pickups transfer to Grenoble?

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 Grenoble does not. This goes to Grenoble, 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.

Bus C200 and tram T3 to Part-Dieu: 05:42–23:17. Welcome Pickups transfer to Grenoble: 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 GrenobleDifference
1€2.10€310€307.90
2€4.20€310€305.80
3€6.30€310€303.70
4€8.40€450€441.60
5€10.50€450€439.50
6€12.60€450€437.40
7€14.70€450€435.30
8€16.80€450€433.20

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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