CONNECTED TO THE WORLD

Lyon puts you at the heart of the global village – for both physical and virtual trade.

Located on Europe’s main North-South roadway, Lyon features a highly developed, unencumbered transport network.

Lyon is linked to 112 French and European cities by the Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport. You can make a round trip to any one of Europe’s main business destinations in a single day – at any time you like.

Source: Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport, 2008.

With its three high-speed TGV train stations (Part-Dieu, Perrache and Airport), Lyon quickly serves downtown Paris (1 hour 55 min. – 37 round trips a day), the Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (1 hour 54 min.), London (4 hours), Brussels (3 hours 45 min.) as well as Marseille (1 hour 37 min.), Montpellier (1 hour 45 min.) and Nantes (4 hours 20 min.).

The Lyon-Turin Transalpine railway project, scheduled for completion in 2015, is a vital link in the rail line connecting Eastern and Western Europe. Upon completion, Lyon and Turin will be only 2 hours apart, enabling the rapid transport of 7 million passengers and 50 million tons of freight per year between the two cities. In the longer term, Lyon will be linked to Milan, Barcelona and Frankfurt by high-speed TGV rail lines.

By freeway, 180 million Europeans can reach Lyon in just one day

The European-caliber Rhône-Saône waterway handles freight traffic via the Edouard Herriot Port, a gateway to the Mediterranean Sea.

Lyon’s telecommunications infrastructure is up to the highest international standard. The Lyon area provides access to completely unbundled DSL. Its cable network enables TV, Internet and telephone access. Ninety percent of the population in the Rhône area has access to ADSL.

Airport  Edouard Herriot Port