Hotels in Lyon, France

A little about Lyon...

Lyon is a city in east central France. It is the third largest French city, the first being Paris and the second Marseille. It is a major centre of business, situated between Paris and Marseille, and has a reputation as the French capital of gastronomy and a significant role in the history of cinema.

Together with its suburbs and satellite towns, Lyon forms the second largest metropolitan area in France after Paris, with 1,783,400 inhabitants at the 2007 estimate, and approximately the 20th to 25th largest metropolitan area of Western Europe.

Colleges & Universities: CPE Lyon, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon (located in Villeurbanne), Institut d'études politiques de Lyon, Institution des Chartreux, Université Claude Bernard (Lyon I), Université Louis Lumière (Lyon II), Université Jean Moulin (Lyon III), Catholic University of Lyon, Université professionelle internationale de Lyon (UPIL), ESDES Business School, École Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'État, Le Lycée du Parc, and La Martiniere Lyon.

Transport:
Rail: Rail
Lyon is connected to the north (Lille, Paris) and the south (Marseille, Montpellier) by the TGV. It was the first city to be connected by the TGV c. 1982.
Lyon has two major train stations: Lyon-Part-Dieu, which was built to accommodate the TGV and has become the principal train station for extra-regional trains; whereas Lyon-Perrache is an older station that now primarily serves regional rail transport. In practice, many trains, including TGVs, serve both stations. Smaller train stations include Gorge de Loup, Vaise, Venissieux and Saint-Paul.
Lyon Saint-Exupéry International Airport is also directly connected to the TGV with its own station.

Public Trasnport: The TCL (French: Transports en Commun Lyonnais), Lyon's public transport system, consisting of metros, buses and trams, serves 62 communes of the Lyon agglomeration. The metro system has 4 lines, 38 stations and runs with a frequency of up to a metro every 2 minutes. The bus system consists of normal buses, trolleybuses and coaches for areas outside the centre, but which operate on the same ticketing scheme. There are three tram lines since December 2006: T1 from from Montrochet in the south to IUT-Fessine in the north, Tram T2 from Perrache station in the southwest to Saint-Priest in the southeast, and Tram T3 from Part-Dieu to Meyzieu.

The public transit system is complemented by Vélo'v, a bicycle network providing a low cost and convenient bicycle hire service where bicycles can be hired and dropped off at any of several hundred stations throughout the city.