Tourists

Welcome to Paris-Gare de Lyon !

Dear visitors, you’ll find on this page some useful information about the Gare de Lyon railway station.

Located in the east of central Paris, served by regional trains, high-speed TGV trains to south & eastern France and a number of destinations in Switzerland, Italy and Spain, Gare de Lyon is one of the busiest railway station in Europe.

Orientation

Gare de Lyon contains two groups of platforms : Hall 1 (tracks A-N) and Hall 2 (tracks 5-23).
The below surface Hall 3 is a concourse which allow access to all platforms by stairs or escalators.

Check monitors for information about departures and arrivals.
Platform number is displayed 20 minutes before train departure.

 

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Services & facilities

• Train tickets & information
Ticketing offices can be found in Hall 3 & Galerie des fresques (between Hall 1-Hall 2).
Information booths as well as self-service ticket kiosks are available through the railway station.

• Car rental (Avis, Budget, Sixt) proceed to Galerie Diderot below Hall 1.

• Left Luggage (automatic lockers) proceed to Hall 3 (beside Lost and found).
Open everyday 06:15-22:00, storage prices depending on size, from 5€ to 9,50€/24h.

• Lost and found service can be found with left luggage in Hall 3, open weekdays 09:00-17:00.
Email: pgl.acds@itiremia.fr

• Police proceed to Hall 1, close to platform N, open everyday 06:30-22:40.

• Tourist information proceed to Hall 1 in front of platforms L/M, open from monday to saturday 08:00-18:00.

Transportation

Taxi

A taxi stand can be found outside the railway station.

Metro/RER

Gare de Lyon station is served by Metro lines 1 + 14 and suburban trains RER A + D.
Follow M (for Metro) or RER signs to access the station.
To mainline trains follow Trains grandes lignes indications.

Bus

Gare de Lyon is served by many RATP Bus routes :
– 29/57/61/91 : stop located boulevard Diderot.
– 20/24/63/65/87 : stop located rue de Bercy.

Tickets

Tickets can be purchased at any RER or Metro station.

Since January 1, 2025, there are now three flat-rate tickets for occasional travelers (non-subscribers), regardless of distance, origin, or destination.

  • Metro-Train-RER Ticket (€2.50)
    Valid on all metro + suburban trains (excluding airport services).
  • Bus-Tram Ticket (€2.00)
    Valid on all tramway lines, buses (excluding Roissybus), coaches, Noctilien night buses, long-distance buses, and on-demand transport services.
  • Paris Region–Airports Ticket (€13.00)
    A dedicated ticket for services between airports and all destination in the Île de France region.
    if you travel to-from CDG Airport then you must buy a ″Ticket Paris Région-Aéroports″.

Paper tickets are (almost) entirely phased out, tickets are now digital.

Buy tickets directly from your smartphone via the Île-de-France Mobilités app (recommended to avoid queues) or at stations ticket counters and vending machines.

Tickets are loaded either onto your smartphone or onto a Navigo Easy pass – a contactless, reusable physical card.
The Navigo Easy card costs €2 (plus the cost of the tickets to load onto it), no personal information or photo is required.

Children under 4 years old travel for free, as long as they do not occupy a seat.
Children under 10 and other eligible groups travel at a reduced fare.