How do you get from Lyon airport into town?

Rhônexpress tram 30 min, €28.50 return online (€16.30 one way, €17.40 at the machine). A day ticket on local transport is TCL Pass 24h €6.90 (zones 1&2). Cheaper option: Bus C200 from Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie metro, about 40 min, €2.10 (€2.50 on board). Only 1 bus in 3 on weekdays (1 in 2 at weekends) goes on to the airport.

What does a day in Lyon cost, not counting the flight?

About £36.35 a person for the day: local transport, lunch, dinner and a drink. Paid attractions are listed separately because most people do one or none, and an average that includes them is a number nobody actually pays.

Is the flight price on this page the one I will pay?

The fare shown is the cheapest recently seen on this route, not a live quote for these exact flights. Check the airline or the booking link for the price you will actually pay.

Day trip to Lyon.
From London Southend, out and back.

France·Sat 24 Oct

180 kg

CO2e, return flights

No same-day return from London Southend to Lyon in the next week that we can see.

Lyon already has a trip from London Gatwick, London Luton and London Heathrow.

What a day in Lyon costs

£36.35on the ground, per person

Bus C200 from Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie metro to the city, there and back£4

Local transport£6

Lunch£13.60

Dinner£12.75

Coffee or a pint£4.80

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

Getting there

Rhônexpress tram 30 min, €28.50 return online (€16.30 one way, €17.40 at the machine), TCL Pass 24h €6.90 (zones 1&2) (25km)

Sat 24 Oct in Lyon: 12°C, rainy, rain likely, sunset 16:41.

Christmas markets in Lyon

Lyon Christmas Market22 Nov - 24 Dec 2026
Not confirmed yet
No same-day return flight from the UK in the saved winter timetable.
Open: Every day, 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)
Entry: Free entry
Where: Place Carnot
Photo: Corentin Eustacchi, CC BY-SA 4.0

To Lyon from other airports

London HeathrowEvery day
Mon out 10:15, back 19:05 · Tue out 10:45, back 18:30 · Wed out 09:25, back 19:00 · Thu out 06:10, back 19:00 · Fri out 09:25, back 21:10 · Sat out 10:55, back 21:50 · Sun out 07:05, back 21:10
Timetable only, fare not tracked yet
London GatwickWed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Wed out 09:00, back 19:45 · Thu out 08:20, back 18:35 · Fri out 08:30, back 21:35 · Sat out 06:00, back 23:15 · Sun out 07:55, back 18:45
Timetable only, fare not tracked yet
London LutonThu, Sun
Thu out 11:15, back 22:25 · Sun out 11:20, back 22:25
Fare not confirmed yet

Lyon on a budgetShow

A day in Lyon costs £32.54 per person on the ground on a budget, before the flight, eating and drinking at the cheaper end of what places charge. At typical prices it is £39.63, and a day that does not watch the pennies runs to £46.75. The food and drink prices are real menu prices we read in Lyon on 22 Oct, turned into pounds at the day's exchange rate, not guesses.

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Lyon from other airports

LyonFrom London Gatwick on Sat 28 Nov: that airport's trip

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£91.35£55 flight + £36.35 groundChecked 21 Oct, 21:41See the day

LyonFrom London Luton on Sat 14 Nov: that airport's trip

9.1 hoursin the city

07:20·11:1020:15·23:15

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)

from£93.35£57 flight + £36.35 groundChecked 22 Oct, 17:30See the day

LyonFrom London Heathrow on Sun 8 Nov: that airport's trip · British Airways

8.3 hoursin the city

07:05·10:4519:00·21:50

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

Head back by 19:00 · Rhônexpress tram 30 min, €28.50 return online (€16.30 one way, €17.40 at the machine)

from£179.35£143 flight + £36.35 groundChecked 22 Oct, 17:30See the day

Other day trips from London Southend

AmsterdamNetherlands · Fri 6 Nov · easyJet

9.2 hoursin the city

07:35·10:3219:43·22:00

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

Head back by 19:43 · Train 17 min, €6First EU trip since 2025? Allow 20 min more.

from£155.65£112 flight + £43.65 groundChecked 18 Oct, 02:30See the day

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