By Air in Lyon and the Alps

By Air

Carriers

Air France, British Airways, and many other major carriers have connecting services from Paris into Aéroport-Lyon-Saint-Exupéry in Satolas. Only domestic airlines, such as Air France, fly into Grenoble Airport.

Airports

The region's international gateway airport is Aéroport-Lyon-Saint-Exupéry, 26 km (16 mi) east of Lyon, in Satolas. There are domestic airports at Grenoble, Valence, Annecy, Chambéry, and Aix-les-Bains.

To get between the Aéroport-Lyon-Saint-Exupéry and downtown Lyon take the Satobus, a shuttle bus that goes to the city center between 5 AM and 9 PM and to the train station between 6 AM and 11 PM; journey time is 35-45 minutes, and the fare is EUR 8.50. There's also a bus from Satolas to Grenoble; journey time is just over an hour, and the fare is EUR 20. A taxi into Lyon costs about EUR 30. Taking a taxi from the small Grenoble airport to downtown Grenoble is expensive, but it may be your only option.

Airport Information

Aéroport-Lyon-Saint-Exupéry (08-26-80-08-26 (from within France); 33-426-007-007 (from abroad) for information). Satobus (04-72-68-72-17).