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Lyon Perrache Station

All you need to know

Lyon Perrache station is one of the three main railway stations in the Lyon metropolitan area. Located in the Perrache district, halfway between the Confluence and the rest of Lyon's Presqu'île, it welcomes around 5 million passengers a year.

The station's prime location lets you visit Lyon's 2nd arrondissement while you wait for your train. You can stroll along the banks of the Saône or head to Place Carnot in the Ainay district. South of the station, be sure to visit the Sainte-Blandine district, with its many green spaces and its church of the same name.

Getting to Lyon Perrache station

Lyon Perrache is easy to reach from the Perrache interchange centre, linked to the station by a footbridge on level 1. The centre has a metro station, which is the terminus of line A. Tram lines T1 and T2 also run there. Many TCL bus lines serve the station.

Main connections from Lyon Perrache station

Lyon Perrache station offers many ways to travel. You can board TGV INOUI or OUIGO high-speed trains to Paris, Marne-la-Vallée Chessy, Lille and Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV.

On the conventional network, INTERCITÉS takes you to cities such as Nevers, Bourges and Angers on the Lyon Perrache - Nantes line.

Finally, TER trains offer a wide selection of regional destinations, including Mâcon, Roanne, Vienne, Clermont-Ferrand, Besançon, Bourg-en-Bresse, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Avignon and Nevers.

Lyon Perrache bus station is served by TER coaches and Flixbus and BlaBlaCar Bus long-distance coaches.

  • Opening time (excluding public holidays)

    Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday - Sunday : from 4h 45m to 0h 45m

  • Bank holiday hours

    New Year’s Day - Easter Monday - Labour Day - Victory Day (1945) - Ascension Thursday - Whit Monday - French National Day - Assumption Day - All Saints’ Day - Armistice Day - Christmas : from 7h 00m to 22h 00m

  • Address

    14 Cours de Verdun 69002 LYON--2E--ARRONDISSEMENT

Transport access

Bus

  • 8
  • 31
  • 46
  • 49
  • 55
  • 60
  • 63
  • S1
  • C19
  • C21
  • C22

Metro

  • A

Tramway

  • 1
  • 2

Buses

  • 119
  • 120

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