Lyon airport info - Lyon airport
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Lyon
airport information
Lyon Airport
is called Lyon Saint-Exupéry International Airport
(LYS), located in the heart of the Rhône-Alps region,
and it is a major hub for airport transfers to
ski resorts. Lyon airport was formerly known as Lyon
Satolas Airport (being renamed in 2000), and it was
opened in 1975 to replace Lyon Bron Airport. Situated
in Colombier-Saugnin, the airport is situated at 24
km east of Lyon city center. It is the 4th busiest airport
in France, handling 6.5 million passengers annually
in 2 terminals served by 44 airlines.
Why
get an airport transfer from Lyon?
Lyon is
the capital of the Rhône-Alpes region and the second
largest city in France. Although Lyon Airport is slightly
further away from ski slopes than other airports in
the region (Grenoble-,
Chambéry-,
and Geneva airports),
it is served by a large number of regular airlines,
which will give you a better choice of flights. Always
check Lyon if you can't get a good deal on flights to
Geneva. Despite the distance to most ski resorts, Lyon
airport transfer travel times are relatively short
due
to its connection to the French motorway network via
the A432.
Ski
resorts serviced by Lyon airport transfer providers
Lyon airport transfers
give easy access to several French ski resorts. A one
to one and a half hour transfer can take you to the
following ski resorts: Chamrousse, Autran, Corrençon
en Vercors, Gresse en Vercors, Laus en Vercors, Lelex,
and Villard de Lans. Ski transfer from Lyon Airport
can be arranged to take you to several ski resorts within
2 hours: Albiez, Montrond, La Toussuire (both in Les
Sybelles Ski Area), Aussois, Besse, Bramans, Bride-les-Bains
(opened from December to May), Champagny en Vanoise,
Flaine, La Clusaz (opened from December to April), Le
Carroz (in Grand Massif Ski Area), among others.
Airport
transfer from Lyon airport can also get you to Auris-en-Oisand
(Grandes Rousses Ski Area), Chamonix, Combloux (both
in Ski Pass Mont Blanc Area), Courchevel, La Tania,
Méribel (all last three in Three Valleys Ski Area),
Le Deux Alpes (Grande Galaxie Ski Area), Val Cenis,
Tignes,
Val d’Isere (both in Espace Killy Ski Area), and Montriond
(Portes du Soleil Ski Area). Transfer time is about
2 to 2,5 hours for most resorts. Check our airport
transfer time calculator to get an estimate
on all transfer times from Lyon to all ski resorts nearby.
Lyon
ski transfer travel advice
It is possible to get to most ski resorts by bus, shuttle
or taxi instead of a private Lyon airport transfer.
Lyon airport has also a rail link to some ski resorts.
For groups of 3 or more it is often best to arrange
a ski transfer Lyon in advance with one of the Lyon
airport transfer operators. Booking a shared or
private Lyon airport transfer will allow you to start
you holiday without the stress of getting to the bus
stations or paying expensive taxi fares.
Click here to get a Lyon
airport transfer, where you will find a
ski transfer request form for ski
transfer Lyon
Check also some of the other ski transfer information
pages for French airports:
Chambéry
airport transfer
Grenoble
airport transfer
Lyon
airport transfer
Nice
airport transfer
Toulouse
airport transfer
St
Etienne airport transfer
click here for Lyon
airport official website.
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