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Lyon Christmas market day trip.
Best day to go: any weekday.

One market in Lyon, France, with confirmed 2026 dates. The market opens every day, and weekdays are quieter than weekends.

Day trips to Lyon while the market's on

Lyon
LyonLondon Luton, home to London Gatwick · Wed 9 Dec · easyJet
6.3 hoursin the city
08:45·12:3518:50·21:50
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 18:50 · Rhônexpress tram 30 min, €28.50 return online (€16.30 one way, €17.40 at the machine)Flies home to London Gatwick, not London Luton.
from£94£50 flight + £44 groundChecked 17 hours agoSee the day
Lyon
LyonLondon Luton, home to London Gatwick · Wed 16 Dec · easyJet
7.0 hoursin the city
08:00·11:5018:50·21:50
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 18:50 · Rhônexpress tram 30 min, €28.50 return online (€16.30 one way, €17.40 at the machine)Flies home to London Gatwick, not London Luton.
from£94£50 flight + £44 groundChecked 3 days agoSee the day
Lyon
LyonLondon Luton, home to London Gatwick · Sat 28 Nov · Out with easyJet, back with Wizz Air
6.6 hoursin the city
10:50·14:3021:05·23:55
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 21:05 · Rhônexpress tram 30 min, €28.50 return online (€16.30 one way, €17.40 at the machine)Dark by 17:00, so much of this trip is after sunset.Flies home to London Gatwick, not London Luton.
from£98£54 flight + £44 groundChecked 17 hours agoSee the day
Lyon
LyonLondon Gatwick · Sat 28 Nov · Out with easyJet, back with Wizz Air
11.4 hoursin the city
06:00·09:4021:05·23:55
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 21:05 · Rhônexpress tram 30 min, €28.50 return online (€16.30 one way, €17.40 at the machine)
from£102£58 flight + £44 groundChecked 17 hours agoSee the day
Lyon
LyonLondon Southend, home to London Luton · Thu 3 Dec · Out with easyJet, back with Wizz Air
9.3 hoursin the city
07:25·10:5520:15·22:55
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 20:15 · Rhônexpress tram 30 min, €28.50 return online (€16.30 one way, €17.40 at the machine)Flies home to London Luton, not London Southend.
from£102£58 flight + £44 groundChecked 38 hours agoSee the day
Lyon
LyonLondon Southend, home to London Luton · Thu 10 Dec · Out with easyJet, back with Wizz Air
9.3 hoursin the city
07:25·10:5520:15·22:55
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 20:15 · Rhônexpress tram 30 min, €28.50 return online (€16.30 one way, €17.40 at the machine)Flies home to London Luton, not London Southend.
from£104£60 flight + £44 groundChecked 3 days agoSee the day

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Markets in Lyon

1 with 2026 dates
Lyon
Christmas market22 Nov - 24 Dec 2026

Lyon Christmas Market

Lyon, France

Where: Place Carnot

Open: Mon-Thu 11:00-20:00, Fri 11:00-22:00, Sat 10:30-22:00, Sun 10:30-20:00 (shorter 5-8 Dec)

Costs: Free entry

Best day: Any weekday: it opens every day, and weekdays are quieter than weekends

The official page gives both 20 and 22 Nov as the start, so we show the later date

Official page

Photo: Corentin Eustacchi, CC BY-SA 4.0

Hours, 24 Dec and day or night

Dates checked 21 Sept 2026 against the official source on each card. Food and drink prices are not published by the organisers, so we do not show them.

What a day at the Lyon market costs

checked 6 Oct 2026

Size: About 100 chalets.

December weather: average high 8°C, low 2°C.

The Lyon market in full

Lyon Christmas Market

Where
Place Carnot
Dates
22 Nov - 24 Dec 2026
Open
Mon-Thu 11:00-20:00, Fri 11:00-22:00, Sat 10:30-22:00, Sun 10:30-20:00 (shorter 5-8 Dec)
24 Dec
24 Dec is its last day; hours for that day not published
Entry
Free entry
Note
The official page gives both 20 and 22 Nov as the start, so we show the later date
Day or night

Works as a day trip

On Saturdays with the 23:15 home to London Gatwick: you're in Lyon 09:40 to 21:05 and the market is open from 10:30. About 4 hours of that is after dark.

Official page

Getting to Lyon and back in a day

3 UK airports
London Heathrow
Every day
Out from 06:10, home as late as 21:50 on Sat (local time)
Whole day from £171, checked 17 Oct
London Gatwick
Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Out from 06:00, home as late as 23:15 on Sat (local time)
Whole day from £102, checked 17 Oct
See the 22 Nov day trip
London Luton
Thu, Sun
Out from 11:15, home as late as 22:25 on Thu (local time)
Whole day from £94, checked 17 Oct
See the 28 Nov day trip

Airport to the centre: Rhônexpress tram 30 min, €28.50 return online (€16.30 one way, €17.40 at the machine).

Getting around: TCL Pass 24h €6.90 (zones 1&2).

How the day-or-night answer works: the latest flight home, minus 30 minutes back to the airport, minus 90 minutes at the airport. The 90 minutes is our assumption. Flight times are the saved winter timetable, not a booking.

Cost of the day, per person
Bus C200 from Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie metro to the city, there and back
£4
Local transport
£6
Lunch
£17
Dinner
£17
Coffee or a pint, each
£6
On the ground
£44

Before flights, and without the optional drink. Rough guide prices from our destination data, not a quote.

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