SFM 2026

Access to the congress venue

  Travel by public transport

The Lyon Convention Centre is served by several buses:

• Bus Chrono C1 from Lyon Part-Dieu Station - Direction: Cuire > Cité internationale | Centre de Congrès stop
• Bus Chrono C2 from Lyon Part-Dieu Station - Direction: Rillieux Semailles > Cité internationale | Transbordeur stop
• Bus Chrono C5 from Jean Macé metro station - Direction: Rillieux Semailles > Cité internationale | Centre de Congrès stop
• Bus Chrono C23 from Flachet Alain Gilles - Direction: Cité Internationale > Cité internationale | Centre de Congrès stop
• Bus 70 from Lyon Part-Dieu Station - Direction: Neuville > Cité internationale | Transbordeur stop

TCL Network: www.tcl.fr/en

From/to Lyon Part-Dieu Station < > Lyon-Saint-Exupéry Airport

• Rhonexpress, a rail link that runs every 15 minutes to Lyon city centre (less than 30 minutes travel).

  Coming by car

The Lyon Convention Centre is located in the heart of the Cité Internationale, right in the city centre on the edge of the Tête d’Or Park.

GPS coordinates: Latitude: 45.7851676 | Longitude: 4.8528885

• Northern inner ring road (Périphérique Nord), exit at Porte de Saint-Clair.

P  Parking

The site benefits from 3 nearby car parks within the Cité Internationale, less than a three-minute walk away:

• P0 - 1,000 places, max height: 1.90 m.
• P1 - 1,150 places, max height: 1.90 m - Save 30 % by reserving your parking space with OPnGO
• P2 - 1,200 places, max height: 2.70 m.

HOW TO REACH TO LYON

  By car

Ideally situated in the heart of Europe, the Lyon Convention Centre is:

• 1.5 hours from Geneva,
• 3 hours from Turin,
• 4 hours from Paris,
• 4.5 hours from Milan,
• 5 hours from Barcelone.

Your itinerary: GoogleMap - Mappy

  By train

The city of Lyon has 3 high-speed train (TGV) stations with several trains a day to and from major French and European cities:

• Lyon Part-Dieu,
• Lyon Perrache,
• Lyon Saint-Exupéry (Airport).

SNCF: www.sncf-connect.com/en-en - www.ter.sncf.com

To get to the Convention Centre from the stations: prepare your itinerary beforehand (stop at Cité internationale/Transbordeur or Cité internationale/Centre de Congrès) by clicking here.

  By plane

Lyon-Saint-Exupéry International Airport is France’s second largest regional airport. It offers 130 direct destinations, including 102 international destinations (71 European cities) with 44 airlines. Flights to 50 destinations on a daily basis.

For more informations: www.lyonaeroports.com/en

Lyon city centre is less than 30 minutes from Lyon-Saint-Exupéry International Airport, via the Rhonexpress.

Air France (Airline company): Tel: +33 (0)892 702 654 from abroad - www.airfrance.fr/en

10% Discount on Air France or KLM Airfare for Participants of SFM 2026
The unique online discount code is only available if the ticket is purchased in euros (€) on the airfrance.com or klm.com website. If you reside in a country whose currency is not the Euro, please select a country using the Euro as currency on the website.
3 steps to obtain your one-time discount:

• Follow the usual booking process. When asked whether you are 'traveling for business purposes', select YES and enter your Corporate OIN. If you do not have a Corporate OIN, please use MICE as the 'contract name.' This will ensure Air France–KLM corporate recognition linked to the Global Meetings and Events program for your flights.
• After completing your personal information, click 'Continue' at the bottom of the page and enter GME60617AF in the discount code field.
• Click 'Submit discount code' and the discount will be applied.

Download Flyer (PDF)

  Taxis

Radio Taxi: Tel: +33 4 72 10 86 86 - taxilyon.com

Allo Taxi Lyon: Tel: +33 4 78 28 23 23 - allotaxi.fr

Taxi Lyonnais: Tel: +33 4 78 26 81 81 - www.tl.fr/taxi-lyon

Taxi Aéroport: Tel: +33 4 72 22 70 90 - taxislyonaeroport.com