Editing Lyon (section)

==<FONT COLOR="#DC143C">Transportation</FONT>==
===Public Transportation===

Lyon has several methods of public transportation:

* Metro : 4 lines, one of them (line D) is automatic with a high rate of passage
* Bus and trolley (100+ lines)
* Tramway (3 lines)
* Funicular (2 lines)
* Bike : Velo'v, low cost bike hire service with a lot of stations throughout the city (1€ per week)

You will find general information on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyon#Transport Wikipedia]. On this page, we only put tips and details that are useful for couchsurfers.

You can find a map of the TCL (Transports en Commun Lyonnais) public transportation network here ([http://www.tcl.fr/site/00_plans_reseau/index.asp TCL]).

===Tickets & Fares===

There are a lot of ways to utilize transportation tickets in Lyon. Firstly, Lyon is not huge and if you're young and healthy you can easily walk to all of the touristic and party spots. If you prefer to use the public transportation, it is probably best to buy a pack of 10 tickets.  Your host may also keep tickets for his/her guests.

* A single ticket is 1€60 and is valid for 1 hour without return.
* A pack of 10 tickets is 12€80, and 11€10 for students under 28 years old with a current student card.
* A 2-hour-freedom ticket is 2€20, but it can't be used before 9am.
* A daily ticket is 4€40. During July and August, people younger than 21 years old can get a special ticket for 3€10.
* A night-freedom ticket is 2€20, valid after 7pm until the end of service.
* A special return ticket for the funicular (useful for visiting fourviere) is 2€20.


If you have a MasterCard or Visa with a chip (it doesn't work all the time, but you can try), you can rent a bike with Velo'v. There are 340 self-service kiosks in operation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to pick up and drop off the bicycles throughout Lyon and its suburbs. Ask locals for assistance or check out the English version of the website ahead of time ([http://www.velov.grandlyon.com/?L=1 Vélo'v]); it may help since everything is in French!

===Trains===

Lyon has two [http://www.voyages-sncf.com SNCF] train stations ([[Lyon-Perrache]] and [[Gare de la Part-Dieu|Lyon-Part-Dieu]]), linking the city by TGV to Paris and the Mediterranean (about 2 hours each). 

===Lyon Airport===

The [http://www.lyon.aeroport.fr/ Airport] can be reached from the train station Part Dieu and the tram stations Vaulx-en-Velin La Soie or Meyzieu Z.I. with the Rhônexpress train  [http://www.rhonexpress.fr/.html Rhônexpress] every 15 minutes between 6.00 am and 9.00 pm and every 30 minutes from 5.00am to 6.00 am and 9.00 pm to midnight.The price is about 13€ one way and 23 € go/return.

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===Carpooling===
You can find a driver or passenger to share the ride and cut on travel cost. In France carpooling is very popular and is called "covoiturage". <br />
Try [http://www.envoiture.fr/covoiturage/0/Lyon/b.html Envoiture.fr] to get to Lyon.

===Hitchiking===
You can find spots hitchiking on this page :[[hitch:Lyon]]