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There are 3 bus stops in Lyon. You can find their locations on the map on this page.
The price of a bus ticket to Lyon can vary depending on your departure location, travel dates, and how far in advance you book. You can often find cheap bus tickets to Lyon with FlixBus, starting from just 4,98 €.
Using your FlixBus ticket to Lyon is easy. After booking your bus ticket online, you’ll receive a confirmation email with a PDF that contains a QR code. If you book through the FlixBus app, your ticket is automatically stored there for easy access. In both cases, there’s no need to print your ticket. Just show the QR code on your phone to the driver when boarding your bus to Lyon, sit back, relax, and enjoy your journey.
Yes, you can track your FlixBus from and to Lyon using our real-time bus tracker. Simply enter your stop in Lyon and check the status of your ride.
You can reserve a seat for your bus trip to Lyon during the booking process. Seat reservations are subject to availability and may vary depending on the route and bus. If seat selection is available for your journey, you’ll be able to choose your preferred seat while booking. If you don’t reserve a seat, you’ll still be assigned one or can take an available seat on the bus. Learn more about seat reservations.
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With FlixBus, you can easily reach 240 destinations from Lyon, including Grenoble, Clermont-Ferrand, Paris.
Booking your ticket in advance is one of the best ways to secure the lowest fares to Lyon, with prices sometimes starting from just 4,98 €. Being flexible with your travel dates and times can also help you find cheaper options, as off-peak departures are often more affordable. It’s also a good idea to compare different departure locations and check for special promotions or discounts. By planning ahead and exploring your options, you can find cheap bus tickets to Lyon and enjoy great value for your trip.
When traveling to Lyon by bus, you can usually bring one piece of carry-on luggage and one checked bag included in your ticket. Your carry-on should fit in the overhead compartment or under your seat, while larger bags are stored in the bus’s luggage compartment. Additional or special luggage (such as bikes or extra bags) may be allowed for an extra fee, depending on availability and the route. Size and weight limits apply, so it’s important to check the luggage allowance details before you travel.

Lyon

Lyon sits at the meeting point of the Rhône and Saône rivers, and its layered history — Roman foundations, Renaissance merchants, silk-weaving radicals — gives it a depth that rewards slow exploration. Catching a Lyon bus with FlixBus drops you right into a city where there are genuinely so many things to do in Lyon that a single trip rarely feels like enough. From ancient hilltop theatres to cutting-edge museums, the city keeps surprising you at every turn.

Historic districts

Vieux Lyon (Old Town) is one of the largest Renaissance neighbourhoods in Europe, spreading across the banks of the Saône in a warm palette of ochre and terracotta. Wander through its narrow streets and duck into the traboules, covered passageways that thread through entire city blocks, originally used by silk merchants to transport fabric away from the rain. The Saint-Jean cathedral anchors the district, but it's the quiet courtyards and tucked-away staircases that make this place genuinely memorable.

Croix-Rousse Hill & Canuts District tells a very different chapter of Lyon's story. This steep neighbourhood was home to the canuts, the silk weavers who powered Lyon's economy in the 19th century and staged two major uprisings demanding fair wages. Today the district has a relaxed, village-like feel, with independent shops, weekend markets, and murals referencing its working-class roots. Climb the slopes on a weekday morning and you'll find it largely to yourself.

Historic sites

Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière crowns the hill above Vieux Lyon and is visible from almost everywhere in the city. Built in the late 19th century as a vow of gratitude after the Franco-Prussian War, it's an extravagant mix of Byzantine and Romanesque styles that somehow holds together beautifully. Step inside to see the mosaic-covered interior, then walk around the terrace for one of the best panoramic views over Lyon's rooftops and the Alps on a clear day.

Ancient Roman Theatres of Fourvière (Lugdunum) sit just beside the basilica and are easy to combine in a single hilltop visit. The main theatre was built around 15 BCE under Emperor Augustus and could hold up to 10,000 spectators, a remarkable scale for a city that was then the capital of Roman Gaul. The smaller odéon next to it is even better preserved. Every summer, both venues come back to life during the Nuits de Fourvière festival, hosting concerts and performances under the open sky.

Squares and plazas

Place Bellecour is one of the largest open squares in France, and its sheer scale takes a moment to absorb when you first step onto it. The red-brick expanse is anchored by an equestrian statue of Louis XIV at its centre, with views stretching toward both hills on either side of the Presqu'île. It functions as Lyon's main meeting point, a useful landmark to orient yourself before heading out to explore the rest of the city, and a lively spot during seasonal markets and public events.

Place des Terreaux & Hôtel de Ville sits at the northern end of the Presqu'île and has a completely different energy from Bellecour. The centrepiece is a dramatic 19th-century fountain by Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, the same sculptor behind the Statue of Liberty, depicting a woman driving four horses toward the ocean. The ornate façade of the Hôtel de Ville closes off one side of the square, and the Musée des Beaux-Arts occupies the other, making this one of the most architecturally satisfying corners of the city.

Museums and galleries

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon occupies a former Benedictine abbey on Place des Terreaux and holds one of the most significant fine-art collections outside Paris. The permanent collection spans antiquity through to the 20th century, with strong rooms dedicated to Egyptian artefacts, Dutch masters, and French Impressionists. The interior cloister garden alone is worth the visit, a calm, green courtyard that feels entirely removed from the city outside.

Institut Lumière is housed in the family villa of Auguste and Louis Lumière, the brothers who invented cinema here in Lyon in 1895. The museum traces the full story of their work, from early photographic experiments to the first projected film screenings, with original equipment and personal archives on display. It's a compact, well-curated visit in the Monplaisir neighbourhood, and the surrounding streets have a quiet residential charm that contrasts nicely with the city centre.

Musée des Confluences opened in December 2014 at the very tip of the Presqu'île, where the Rhône and Saône rivers merge. The building itself, designed by the Vienna-based firm Coop Himmelb(l)au, is a striking construction of steel and glass that seems to float above its base. Inside, the permanent collection covers the origins of the universe, the history of life, and the diversity of human societies, mixing natural history with anthropology in a way that feels genuinely ambitious rather than overwhelming.

Parks

Parc de la Tête d'Or is Lyon's largest urban park, stretching across 117 hectares in the north of the city. It has a free zoo, a rose garden with thousands of varieties in bloom each June, a lake where you can hire rowing boats, and enough shaded paths to spend a full afternoon without retracing your steps. It's where locals come on weekends with children, bikes, and picnic blankets, and it gives you a clear sense of how Lyon lives when it's not performing for visitors.

First visit or return trip, book your FlixBus ticket and give yourself more days than you think you'll need. Lyon has a way of filling them all.

Looking for bus tickets from or to Lyon?

Look no further, we’ve got all the details you need to plan your bus trip from or to Lyon! There are 3 bus stops in Lyon.You can catch the FlixBus at Givors (South Lyon), Lyon (Bellecour), Lyon (Gerland Bus Station). Departing from or traveling to Lyon can cost as little as 4,98 €. You have various options to organize your bus trip as Lyon is connected to 240 destinations with FlixBus. When you travel with FlixBus you're guaranteed a comfortable seat and complimentary access to our Wi-Fi throughout your journey. Stay connected and entertained while we take you to your destination!