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Connections By Road

Located on Europe’s main north-south crossroads, Lyon has a highly developed and congestion-free transport network.
The Rhone-Alpes region has 120,000 km of roads, which includes 1,100 km of motorways, 2,743 km of main roads and 27,380 of secondary roads.

Lyon is linked to Italy and Switzerland, as well as all major French cities, via the region’s elaborate road network.

Distance to Paris: Up to 500 kilometers (Up to 4 hours)
Distance to Marseille: Up to 300 kilometers (Up to 3 hours)
Distance to Grenoble: Up to 150 kilometers (Up to 1.5 hour)
Distance to Dijon: Up to 200 kilometers (Up to 2.5 hours)

Connections By Rail

Lyon has three high-speed TGV train stations (Part-Dieu, Perrache and Saint-Exupery), which provide fast services to:

• Downtown Paris (1 hour 55 minutes, with 37 round trips a day)
• The Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (1 hour 54 minutes)
• London (4 hours)
• Brussels (3 hours 45 minutes)
• Marseille (1 hour 42 minutes)
• Montpellier (1 hour 46 minutes)
• Nantes (4.5 hours)

The Lyon-Turin Transalpine railway project, scheduled for completion in 2015, will be a vital link in the rail line connecting Eastern and Western Europe. In the longer term, Lyon will be linked to Milan, Barcelona and Frankfurt by high-speed TGV rail lines.

Hours to Paris: Up to 2

Connections By Air

Lyon Airport is connected to 112 European and French cities. The airport is France's second-busiest in terms of air cargo and it is one of Europe's rare multi-modal hubs (plane-train-freeway). It hosts a new property development project called "Hub Business", which includes a 4 star hotel, 7,500 square meters of office space, a business centre and a covered garage car park for over 2,000 vehicles.

Closest Airport: Lyon Saint-Exupery Airport
Flights per week to Paris: 7 or more
Distance to Grenoble: Up to 150 kilometers (Up to 1.5 hour)
Distance to Marseilles: Up to 300 kilometers (Up to 3 hours)

Connections By Freight Ports

The European-calibre Rhône-Saône waterway handles freight traffic via the Edouard Herriot Port, a gateway to the Mediterranean Sea.

Distance to Marseilles: Up to 300 kilometers (Up to 3 hours)

Broadband / ICT Facilities

Lyon is one of France’s central locations for the ICT sector, which is why the city’s telecommunications infrastructure is up to the highest international standard. The Lyon area provides access to naked DSL, and the area’s cable network enables TV, Internet and telephone access. Ninety percent of the population in the Rhône department has access to ADSL.