Rhônexpress tram-trainorBus C200, then Métro A or tram T3?

From

The Rhônexpress platform at the Lyon Saint-Exupéry TGV station, seven minutes on foot from Terminals 1 and 2 across the footbridge with travelators

To

Lyon Part-Dieu, on the rue de la Villette side of the station, in 29 minutes; Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie for Métro A in 21

Luggage

No limit on bags: vertical racks at the doors and shelves above the seats; skis and boards must be bagged; bikes and folded pushchairs free.

Runs

05:00–00:00

Journey

29 min

Buy on your phone before you board, not at the machine and not on board: EUR 16.30 against EUR 17.40 and EUR 21.40. The site itself says the purchase "doit être absolument réalisé avant la montée dans la rame", and warns that some machines are out of order.

It is EUR 16.30 whichever station you get off at. From the airport you may alight at Meyzieu ZI, La Soie or Part-Dieu for the same fare; toward the airport you may board at any of the three.

The ticket buys nothing on TCL. Métro, tram and bus onward need a separate EUR 2.10 ticket, which the agent on board sells.

For Bellecour, Vieux Lyon or Perrache, get off at Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie after 21 minutes and take Métro A; Rhônexpress's own advice, and under 45 minutes in its words.

Under-12s are free with an adult, and the agent may ask for proof of age. From the twelfth birthday it is EUR 10.70.

The same authority runs a EUR 2.10 way in on the same rails; see the C200 and 248 routes below. This one is worth its price when the half hour matters.

Rhônexpress tram-train: price for every party size →

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.

Bus C200, then Métro A or tram T3: price for every party size →