Lyon Airport Guide (LYS)

Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport

BP 113, 69125 Lyon, France

LYS

33

(04) 2600 7007 or 0826 800 826 (from within France)

2

GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October)

The airport is situated 24km (15 miles) east of Lyon's city centre.

The two terminals are within walking distance. A free shuttle bus also links the two terminals and the long-stay car parks.

The airport is located on the A432. It can be accessed from the A42 towards Geneva and the A43 towards Chambéry.

There are several parking options. The underground car park P0 offers short-term parking with direct lift access to the terminals, P1 and P2 are short-term car parks for Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 respectively, and P5 and P6 are long-term car parks connected to the airport terminals by a free shuttle bus. The first 20 minutes of parking are free. For more parking information call (04) 7222 7790. 

Car hire companies represented at the airport include Avis, Europcar, Hertz, National/Citer and Sixt. 

Rail
Trains run from the airport’s TGV station and serve some 15 cities in France and northern Italy daily, including Paris Gare de Lyon, Marseille, Avignon, Turin and Milan. Contact SNCF (tel: 0892 688 266 within France; website: www.sncf.com) for information and bookings. 
Road:
Bus: Several bus services are operated by Satobus (tel: (04) 7268 7217; website: www.satobus.com), connecting the airport to the main cities of Rhône-Alpes; their desk is located in the central area.
Taxi: A taxi rank is located in front of Terminal 1. Taxis operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

There are three help desks at the airport. The first is in Terminal 2, Departures 3, the second is in Terminal 1, Arrivals B, and the third (the main information point) is located in the central hall.

Money and communications: Facilities include a bureau de change and a post office in the central building. There is also an automatic currency exchange machine in Terminal 1. ATMs can be found throughout the airport. Wi-Fi is available in all public areas and there is a fax and photocopying machine at the main information point in the central hall, opposite the post office.
Eating and drinking: Bars are located in both terminals and restaurants in the central building.
Shopping: Shops at the airport include a newsagents, a bookshop, a toy shop, a jewellers, a clothes shop and a shop selling regional produce. Duty-free is also available. 
Luggage: Trolleys are available. For lost and found items, enquire at the main information point in the central hall.
Other facilities: Mother and baby rooms are available in both terminals. There is a travel agent and chemist in the central building. A 24-hour medical centre is located on the ground floor of the central building. Showers are also available, ask at the main information point in the central hall.

The airport Business Centre (tel: (04) 7222 8374) has several meeting rooms, accommodating between two and 80 delegates, all equipped with telephones, paperboards and Wi-Fi. It also offers audiovisual equipment, secretarial services (typing, interpreting, fax, photocopy and printing) and catering facilities. 

The airport has telephone kiosks which are accessible to wheelchair users. It also has adapted toilets. Disabled passengers are advised to contact their airline directly for assistance with boarding prior to travel and report to the check-in desk on arrival. There is a set-down point in front of Terminal 1 and reserved spaces in front of the train station in car park P6; a discount on parking charges is possible on presentation of a valid disabled badge to the car park information desk in the central building.

Hotels within the airport grounds include the 4-star Sofitel (tel: (04) 7223 3800; website: www.sofitel.com) and the 2-star Hotel Kyriad (tel: (04) 7223 9090; website: www.kyriad.fr). There is a free shuttle bus between the Kyriad Hotel and the terminals. The Sofitel can be reached directly from the central building, level 1.