When visiting Lyon, parking can be difficult and get expensive. To walk around the city centre in complete peace and quiet, we offer you the best parking alternatives.
By using these tips and tricks, you will save time and money to spend more on shopping or sightseeing and less on parking.
Park & Ride parkings: Free yourself from your car!
There are 21 Park & Ride facilities in the city of Lyon. They allow you to leave your car in a guarded parking and then take advantage of Lyon's public transport network to get to the city center. Please note that they are closed from 1am to 4.30am.
Although these parking are located outside the city, the center is very easily accessible by public transport from them.
In order to park there for free you will have to show a validated TCL transport ticket of the day, otherwise you will have to pay 10€ to get out of the parking!
Here is the list of available Park & Ride facilities:
To view live seats and information, go to this link.
Parking at the train station is quite expensive, but the is a free alternative if you are ready to walk.
Indeed, 800m away, about 10 minutes walking distance, you can park at quai des Etroits which is a green zone and thus a free parking but be aware that it is limited to 7 days.
For the Part-Dieu train station, there is also a free parking alternative 1km further (a little less than 15 minutes by walk) in the Sainte-Anne de Baraban street which is totally free for parking as well as several streets nearby. To find them look on the parking map.
If you have a loyalty card (2 hours free) or if you are a customer of the UGC cinema, Azium or the Fitness Park (3 hours free) you could park at the Confluence parking.
On the other hand, if you are just passing by and you can't take advantage of this offer, you can find a free parking in a street 2 minutes away from there. There is a part of the rue Paul Montrochet or a part of the quai Perrache with free parking.
Find parking tips and all areas of Lyon in video below:
Conclusion
Thank you for reading this article. We hope that these tips and tricks will help you save time and money when you go to Lyon. For more information on parking regulations in Lyon, click on the link.
To get the latest information on paid parking, you have to go to the find on Seety.
