All means of public transportation (metro, tramway and bus) within the city limits can be used with the same ticket:
A single ticket allows (multiple) connections and return trips and is valid for 1-hour.
Tickets need to be validated upon entering the metro station, and onboard the bus or tramway.
There are several types of tickets:
- Single 1-hour ticket €1.90
- 72-hour ticket €16.50
- 10 x 1-hour ticket booklets €18.00
- Weekly pass: valid from Monday to Sunday €20.50
See the website of public transport in Lyon (TCL)
We draw your attention to the fact that Thursday 18 May is a public holiday in France (Ascension) but Public transport in Lyon (RhôneExpress, metros, buses and trams) will function that day.
How to get to IARC
The building is located at 25 Avenue Tony Garnier, 69007 Lyon.
- The nearest metro station is "Stade Gerland – Le Lou" (line B)
- Take metro line B at Gare Part-Dieu Vivier Merle station – direction “Gare d’Oullins” and get off at “Stade de Gerland – Le Lou”
- Take the exit ‘Square Galtier’, then follow the exit ’Rue Marcel Mérieux’
- Take the stairs to the left, then turn right and walk on Tony Garnier Avenue for 200 meters.
- The bus which stops directly in front of the Nouveau Centre is bus n°60 "Stade de Gerland".
- The T1 tram passes a few hundred metres from the building ("ENS Lyon" stop).
- The T6 tram, from the east of Lyon, stops at the "Debourg" station.
Several VELOV stations are located near the Nouveau Centre.
How to get to IARC from Lyon airport
The shuttle is called “Rhône Express” and will bring you from Lyon St Exupéry Airport up to Lyon Part-Dieu train station.
At Lyon airport, follow the red signs “Rhône Express” to find the departure. There are a few ticket machines on the shuttle platform where you can buy your ticket by credit card. Tickets can also be bought online and are slightly cheaper.
A ticket costs 16.30€ (single) or 28.30€ (return).
More information here.
- Take the Rhône Express shuttle, direction ‘Lyon Part-Dieu’.
Get off at the terminus (Lyon Part-Dieu) - Walk to the Gare Part-Dieu V. Merle station (7-min walk)
- Take Metro line B direction ‘Gare d’Oullins’
- Get off at the ‘Stade de Gerland – Le Lou’ stop.
- Take the exit ‘Square Galtier’, then follow the exit ’Rue Marcel Mérieux’
- Take the stairs to the left, then turn right and walk on Tony Garnier Avenue for 200 meters.
How to get to the city center
- Line D can bring you directly to the town centre (direction “Gare de Vaise” and get off at station “Bellecour”).
A route planning tool can be found on the website of public transport in Lyon (TCL)
