Rhônexpress price (Lyon-Saint-Exupéry): don’t get caught out!

Needing to get to Lyon and Paris, I mistakenly bought an Ouigo train ticket that departed from Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport and not from Lyon Part-Dieu as I had wanted.

This mistake turned out to be a good deal: €73 for two people, luggage included, hard to beat!

It remained to find an economical way to reach the airport.

The solution is called Rhônexpress: a shuttle that every 15 minutes connects Lyon Part-Dieu station to the airport in 30 minutes. The service is reliable and fairly comfortable, it’s perfect.

As I like to plan ahead, I bought our Rhônexpress tickets online: €15.20 per person.

It was only on site that I discovered there was a “train connection” option available if you have a train ticket to or from Saint-Exupéry station. In that case, the Rhônexpress ticket is cheaper and costs €10.

Upon checking, this option is indeed available on the site, but not highlighted at all.

I recommend buying your Rhônexpress tickets directly on site, as the machines allow you to do it in 3 minutes. It will also be much faster than on the website, which requires creating an account.

Bon voyage!