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Saint Exupéry Airport |
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| Address |
Lyon Saint Exupéry
Airport,
BP 113,
69125 Lyon,
France |
| Location |
The airport is located
24km (15 miles) from Lyon |
| Country
code |
33 |
| Airport
code |
LYS |
| Telephone |
(0)4 2600 7007 or (0)4
7222 7221 |
| Fax |
(0)4 7222 7471 |
| Email |
None |
| Website |
www.lyon.aeroport.fr |
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Lyon-St-Exupéry
Airport (formerly known as Lyon-Satolas) is France’s
fastest growing airport in terms of passenger numbers. It is located
25km (15.5 miles) to the east of Lyon city centre. Lyon-St-Exupéry
welcomes over 6 million passengers each year. More than 40 airlines
regularly use the airport, flying to over 100 destinations, including
over 38 international cities.
Number
of Terminals
2
Transfer between Terminals
The two terminals are within walking distance. A free shuttle
bus also links the two terminals and the long-stay car parks.
Major airlines
Air France (telephone number:
(08) 0280 2802) is the national airline. Other carriers include
Alitalia, British Airways, Continental Ailines, Delta Airlines,
Easyjet, Lufthansa and SAS.
Approximate Flight times to Lyon:
 From
London 1 hour 35 minutes
From
New York 11 hours
From
Los Angeles 15 hours 40 minutes
From
Toronto 11 hours 30 minutes
From
Sydney 24 hours (plus stopovers)
Arrival/departure
tax
This is included in the airline ticket.
Time
Zone
GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday
in October)
Airport facilities
Money and communications
Facilities include a bureau de change and a post office in the central
building. There is also an automatic currency exchange machine within
Terminal 1. ATMs can be found throughout the airport.
Eating
and drinking
Bars are located in both of the terminals, and restaurants in the
central building.
Shopping
Shopping includes a jewellers, clothes shops, a mobile telephone
shop and a perfume shop and duty-free.
Luggage
Left-luggage is open 24 hours and is situated in the central hall,
level 1.
Other facilities
Mother and baby rooms are available in the both terminals. There
is a travel agent and chemist in the central building. A 24-hour
medical centre is located on the ground floor of the central building.
Business facilities
The airport Business Centre (telephone number: (0)4 7222 8374) has
11 meeting rooms, accommodating between 2 and 80 delegates, all
equipped with telephones and paperboards. It also offers audiovisual
equipment, secretarial services (typing, interpreting, fax, photocopy
and printing) and catering facilities. Minitel and Fax services
are also available in the central hall.
Information
and help desks
There are 3 help desks. The first is in Terminal 2, Departures 3,
the second is in Terminal 1, Arrivals B, and the third is at the
information point in the central hall.
Disabled
Facilities
The airport has telephone kiosks which are accessible to wheelchair
users and also has disabled toilets. Disabled passengers are advised
to contact their airline directly for assistance with boarding prior
to travel and report to the check-in desk on arrival. There is a
set-down point in front of Terminal 1 and reserved spaces in front
of the train station in car park P6, a discount on parking charges
is possible on presentation of a valid disabled badge to the car
park information desk located in the central building.
Driving Directions
The airport is located on the A432. It can be accessed from the
A42 towards Geneva and the A43 towards Chambéry.
Car Parking
There are several parking options (telephone number: 0826 800 826).
The underground car park P0 offers short-term parking with direct
lift access to the terminals, P1 and P2 are short-term car parks
for Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 respectively, and P5 and P6 are long-term
car parks connected to the airport terminals by a free shuttle bus.
Car Hire
Car hire companies include Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz,
National/Citer and Sixt. Chauffeur driven
cars can also be hired from Chabe-Verjat limousine service
(telephone number: (0)4 7256 5181).
Transport
to the city
Rail
Trains run from the airport’s TGV station
and serve many French destinations, including Paris Gare
de Lyon, Marseille and Montpellier
(telephone number: (0)8 3635 3535).
Road
Taxi
A taxi rank is located in front of Terminal 1. Taxi information
is available from Taxi Aéroport (telephone
number: (0)4 7855 3431).
Bus
The cheapest alternative to the city centre is the Satobus
coach (telephone number: (04) 7268 7217), which operates Monday-Sunday
0600-2320 hrs, costing €8.20 for a single, or €14.60 return
with a journey time of approx 45 minutes.
Airport
hotels
Hotels within the airport grounds include the 4-star Sofitel
(telephone number: (0)4 7223 3805) and the 2-star Hotel
Kyriad (telephone number: (0)4 7223 9090). There is a free
shuttle bus between the Kyriad Hotel and the terminals. The Sofitel
can be reached directly from the central building, level 1. |
| Useful travel links |
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Spots |
air security
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international air transport
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