Lyon City Card

The Lyon City Card is designed to provide unrestricted access to premier museums and experiences, along with exclusive discounts on various events and tours. Maximize your savings while exploring Lyon!

Lyon City Card

This Lyon City Card allows you to enter a variety of renowned attractions in Lyon, at no cost:

• Lyon Museum of Fine Arts
• The Musée des Confluences
• Lugdunum: Roman museum and theatres
• Musée Lumière
• Biennale d’Art Contemporain
• Historic centre of the resistance and deportation
• Museum of decorative arts
• Museum of Modern Art
• Musée Gallo-Romain
• Gadagne Museums
• Parc Mini World Lyon
• Lyon Planetarium
• Guignol Shows
• Olympique Lyonnais Football Club Museum
• Print Museum
• ECCLY Museum
• Jean Couty Museum
• Firefighters' Museum
• Aviation Museum
• Bonnet Silk Museum
• Brochier Silk Museum
• Tony Garnier Urban City Museum

The cost of accessing these attractions alone exceeds the price of the card, but it also provides an opportunity for a guided tour of Lyon, a journey to the rooftops of Fourvière, or a cruise on the Rhône and Saône rivers. To discover all available tours and attractions, download the Lyon City Card app here.

Additionally, the card offers discounts on activities and performances at the Lyon Opera and various theaters, bike excursions, segway rides, as well as Ródano cruises. Furthermore, enjoy complimentary access to Lyon's public transport! (Please note that Rhônexpress service, connecting the airport and the city, is not included).

Skip the Line

In addition to complimentary admission, most attractions allow you to bypass lengthy queues, ensuring you avoid waiting times, especially during peak seasons.

How It Works

The Lyon City Card becomes active upon first use. After that, it remains valid for the selected duration of 1, 2, 3, or 4 consecutive days. It is advisable to utilize the card in the morning to fully benefit from its validity. The card permits free entry to each attraction listed.

Where to Pick Up the Card

To access the advantages of the Lyon City Card, ensure to redeem the voucher sent to you. The points for collection are:

• Lyon Tourist Office: situated at Place Bellecour. Open daily from 9 am to 6 pm (closed December 25th and January 1st). 
• Part-Dieu shopping center: Place de l'Eau (69003 Lyon). Open from 9:30 am to 8 pm, Monday to Saturday, and from 10 am to 8 pm on Sundays and public holidays. Closed on January 1, May 1, and December 25.

Lyon City Card + Rhônexpress

If you wish to couple the numerous benefits of the tourist card with travel between the airport and the city center, consider acquiring the package that includes the Lyon City Card and the Rhônexpress.

Lyon City Card App

While the Lyon City Card application cannot replace the physical card, it acts as a practical tourist guide. Once downloaded, it grants you access to information regarding all Lyon City Card partners without requiring an internet connection.

With the geolocation feature activated, you can explore activities in your vicinity. By linking the app to your physical card, you will receive updates regarding available visits, their validity, remaining time, and more.

Be aware that the physical card provides access to public transport, while the app is focused on Lyon City Card experiences, including museums, attractions, guided tours, cruises, and beyond.

1-Year Lyon City Card

Choosing the 1-Year option allows you to select 4 attractions from the following list.

This option includes additional benefits:

• A guided tour of Lyon, with choices between routes through the historic district, traboules, or the Croix Rousse area.
• A boat excursion in Lyon.
• An activity, with options such as a silk workshop demonstration, a puppet show, a Planetarium screening, or a visit to the rooftops of the Fourvière Basilica.

Receive discounts on various tickets and activities around Lyon as well.

Keep in mind this card is valid for one year:

• The card is non-refundable.
• The card is valid for 365 days.
• Public transport is not included with this card.
• No student fee applies for this card.
• The card will be delivered via email 48 hours prior to your activity. There's no need to collect it at the tourism office.