The Lyon City Card offers free access to the best museums and activities, as well as discounts on tours and shows. The best way to save when discovering Lyon!
Lyon City Card
The Lyon City Card is a pass that allows you to visit some of the major attractions in Lyon, completely free:
- Lyon Museum of Fine Arts
- The Musée des Confluences
- Lugdunum: Roman museum and theatres
- Musée Lumière
- Funicular to Fourvière
- Biennale d’Art Contemporain
- Historic centre of the resistance and deportation
- Museum of decorative arts
- Museum of Modern Art
- Musée Gallo-Romain
- Gadagne Museums
- Paque 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 tickets to these attractions alone far exceed the cost of the card, but there's more: you can enjoy a guided tour of Lyon, a tour of the rooftops of Fourvière, a cruise on the Rhône and Saône rivers, a weaving demonstration... to find all the tours and attractions by downloading the card's app here.
And the card includes discounts on activities and shows in the Lyon Opera and various theatres, bike tours, segway rides and cruises on the Ródano. And the card includes free use of Lyon's public transport! (The Rhônexpress, the transport between the airport and the city, is not included).
Skip the Line
As well as free entry, at the majority of the attractions you'll skip the line, allowing you to save the long wait times in high season.
How It Works
The Lyon City Card is valid from its first use. From this moment onwards, you can use it for the number of days you've selected (1, 2, 3, or 4 consecutive days). We recommend using the card for the first time in the morning to maximize its validity period. The card allows free access to each and every attraction.
Where to Pick Up the Card
To enjoy the benefits of the Lyon City Card, it's necessary to redeem the voucher that we'll send you. The collection points are as follows:
- Lyon Tourist Office: located at Place Bellecour. It's open daily from 9 am to 6 pm (closed on December 25th and January 1st).
- Part-Dieu shopping center: Place de l'Eau (69003 Lyon). Reception is open from 9:30 am to 8 pm on Mondays to Saturdays and from 10 am to 8 pm on Sundays and public holidays. It's closed on January 1, May 1, and December 25.
Lyon City Card + Rhônexpress
If, in addition to all the benefits of the tourist card, you want to travel between the airport and the city centre, we recommend purchasing the combo that includes the Lyon City Card and the Rhônexpress.
Lyon City Card App
While it doesn't replace the physical card, downloading the Lyon City Card application offers a convenient tourist guide. Once you download the app, you can access information on all Lyon City Card partners without an internet connection.
Activate the geolocation feature to discover nearby activities. If you link the app to your physical card, it'll provide details on available Lyon City Card visits, their validity, remaining time, and more.
It's important to note that the physical card grants access to public transport, while the app focuses on Lyon City Card activities, including museums, attractions, guided tours, cruises, and more.
1-Year Lyon City Card
If you choose this option, you can select 4 attractions from the following list.
You'll also enjoy these other benefits:
- A tour of Lyon, choosing between a route through the old town, the traboules or the Croix Rousse district.
- A boat trip of Lyon.
- An activity, choosing between: a silk workshop demonstration, a puppet show, a screening at the Planetarium or a visit to the rooftops of the Fourvière Basilica.
You'll also receive discounts on other tickets and activities in Lyon.
Please note that this card is valid for 365 days:
- The card is non-refundable
- The card is valid for 1 year
- The card does not include public transport
- There is no student fee for the card
- The card will be sent via email 48 hours before the activity. You do not need to pick it up at the tourism office.