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Lyon with a day in Vienne

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Route and nights

  1. Lyon5 nights

Trip format: Single base + day trip · One city hotel for every night

Tradeoff: A day trip avoids repacking. Check the last return option and whether the travel time is worth the outing.

Compare: Local transit, rail, ferry or road for the outing as applicable

Trip stats

Trip days
6
Nights
5
Home Bases
1
Scheduled entries
30

Days by place

Lyon
5
Vienne
1

Hotels and other stays

ibis Lyon Centre Perrache
5 nights

Schedule by type

Meal
13
Activity
11
Lodging
2
Ground transport
2
Rail
2

Day-by-day agenda

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Day 1 Lyon
  1. to · Lodging Check in or drop off your bags ibis Lyon Centre Perrache
  2. to · Activity Find the station entrance and walk toward Place Carnot Lyon Perrache

    Keep the walk optional if you arrive late.

  3. to · Meal Dinner near the end of your walk Lyon Perrache
ibis Lyon Centre PerracheLyon
Day 2 Lyon
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Lyon Perrache
  2. to · Activity Browse the stalls at Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse

    Check individual stall hours. Make this a browsing stop if you plan a full lunch later.

    Official information
  3. to · Activity Walk toward the Rhône and cross into the Presqu’île Pont de la Guillotière, Lyon
  4. to · Meal Have lunch at a Lyon bouchon Presqu’île, Lyon

    Check the lunch service and reserve if your chosen dining room requires it.

  5. to · Activity Walk the squares around Bellecour and the Saône Place Bellecour, Lyon

    A shorter square-to-square loop works after a long lunch.

  6. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Lyon Perrache
ibis Lyon Centre PerracheLyon
Day 3 Lyon
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Lyon Perrache
  2. to · Ground transport Travel uphill toward Fourvière Fourvière, Lyon

    Check funicular service if you want to avoid the climb.

  3. to · Activity Visit the Roman theaters and Lugdunum museum if open Lugdunum, Lyon

    Check museum hours and allow time for the hilltop route.

    Official information
  4. to · Meal Lunch in Vieux Lyon Vieux Lyon, Lyon
  5. to · Activity Walk Vieux Lyon around Saint-Jean and the public lanes Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lyon

    Keep passageways optional and use only those open to the public.

  6. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Lyon Perrache
ibis Lyon Centre PerracheLyon
Day 4 Vienne
  1. to · Rail Travel by train from Lyon to Vienne Vienne railway station

    Use an actual service and allow time to reach the station.

    Official information
  2. to · Activity See Vienne’s Roman theater and historic streets Théâtre Antique de Vienne

    Check access and event closures before setting this day.

    Official information
  3. to · Meal Lunch in the historic center Vienne, France
  4. to · Activity Walk to the Temple of Augustus and Livia and the Rhône Temple d’Auguste et de Livie, Vienne
  5. to · Rail Return by train to Lyon Lyon Perrache

    Leave time for the walk back to the station.

  6. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Lyon Perrache
ibis Lyon Centre PerracheLyon
Day 5 Lyon
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Lyon Perrache
  2. to · Ground transport Travel uphill to the Croix-Rousse plateau Croix-Rousse, Lyon
  3. to · Activity Explore silk-weaving history at Maison des Canuts if open Maison des Canuts, Lyon

    Check current admission and demonstration times. Use a street walk if the schedule does not fit.

    Official information
  4. to · Meal Lunch around Boulevard de la Croix-Rousse Boulevard de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon
  5. to · Activity Follow a public route down the Croix-Rousse slopes Montée de la Grande-Côte, Lyon

    Use transit if you want to avoid long stair sections.

  6. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Lyon Perrache
ibis Lyon Centre PerracheLyon
Day 6 Lyon
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Lyon Perrache
  2. to · Lodging Check out and collect your bags ibis Lyon Centre Perrache
  3. to · Activity Optional last walk near your hotel Lyon Perrache

    Skip this if you need the time to get to your departure point.

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  1. Day 1

    Lyon

    Europe/Paris Open map for Lyon
    1. to · Lodging Check in or drop off your bags ibis Lyon Centre Perrache
    2. to · Activity Find the station entrance and walk toward Place Carnot Lyon Perrache

      Keep the walk optional if you arrive late.

    3. to · Meal Dinner near the end of your walk Lyon Perrache
    ibis Lyon Centre PerracheLyon
  2. Day 2

    Lyon

    Europe/Paris Open map for Lyon
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Lyon Perrache
    2. to · Activity Browse the stalls at Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse Les Halles de Lyon Paul Bocuse

      Check individual stall hours. Make this a browsing stop if you plan a full lunch later.

      Official information
    3. to · Activity Walk toward the Rhône and cross into the Presqu’île Pont de la Guillotière, Lyon
    4. to · Meal Have lunch at a Lyon bouchon Presqu’île, Lyon

      Check the lunch service and reserve if your chosen dining room requires it.

    5. to · Activity Walk the squares around Bellecour and the Saône Place Bellecour, Lyon

      A shorter square-to-square loop works after a long lunch.

    6. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Lyon Perrache
    ibis Lyon Centre PerracheLyon
  3. Day 3

    Lyon

    Europe/Paris Open map for Lyon
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Lyon Perrache
    2. to · Ground transport Travel uphill toward Fourvière Fourvière, Lyon

      Check funicular service if you want to avoid the climb.

    3. to · Activity Visit the Roman theaters and Lugdunum museum if open Lugdunum, Lyon

      Check museum hours and allow time for the hilltop route.

      Official information
    4. to · Meal Lunch in Vieux Lyon Vieux Lyon, Lyon
    5. to · Activity Walk Vieux Lyon around Saint-Jean and the public lanes Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lyon

      Keep passageways optional and use only those open to the public.

    6. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Lyon Perrache
    ibis Lyon Centre PerracheLyon
  4. Day 4

    Vienne

    Europe/Paris Open map for Vienne
    1. to · Rail Travel by train from Lyon to Vienne Vienne railway station

      Use an actual service and allow time to reach the station.

      Official information
    2. to · Activity See Vienne’s Roman theater and historic streets Théâtre Antique de Vienne

      Check access and event closures before setting this day.

      Official information
    3. to · Meal Lunch in the historic center Vienne, France
    4. to · Activity Walk to the Temple of Augustus and Livia and the Rhône Temple d’Auguste et de Livie, Vienne
    5. to · Rail Return by train to Lyon Lyon Perrache

      Leave time for the walk back to the station.

    6. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Lyon Perrache
    ibis Lyon Centre PerracheLyon
  5. Day 5

    Lyon

    Europe/Paris Open map for Lyon
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Lyon Perrache
    2. to · Ground transport Travel uphill to the Croix-Rousse plateau Croix-Rousse, Lyon
    3. to · Activity Explore silk-weaving history at Maison des Canuts if open Maison des Canuts, Lyon

      Check current admission and demonstration times. Use a street walk if the schedule does not fit.

      Official information
    4. to · Meal Lunch around Boulevard de la Croix-Rousse Boulevard de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon
    5. to · Activity Follow a public route down the Croix-Rousse slopes Montée de la Grande-Côte, Lyon

      Use transit if you want to avoid long stair sections.

    6. to · Meal Dinner near your hotel Lyon Perrache
    ibis Lyon Centre PerracheLyon
  6. Day 6

    Lyon

    Europe/Paris Open map for Lyon
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near your hotel Lyon Perrache
    2. to · Lodging Check out and collect your bags ibis Lyon Centre Perrache
    3. to · Activity Optional last walk near your hotel Lyon Perrache

      Skip this if you need the time to get to your departure point.