Lyon Airport

Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport - LYS- uis the main airport in Lyon. the airport is named after the renowned Lyonnais aviation pioneer, Antoine de Saint Exupéry. Previously, it was called Lyon Satolas Airport, but was renamed in 2000. The airport is situated 20 km (13 miles) from Lyon city centre. The airport has been operating since 1975 and is well integrated with other public transport options. There is a train station underneath the airport, where you can catch the TGV and local trains to reach major towns in the French Rhone Alps region.

Lyon airport has been a major hub for Air France flights since 1997. Other major airlines operate scheduled flights, such as Brit Air, CCM Airlines, Air Malta, Air Transat, Atlas Blue, Austrian Airlines, Belle Air, BMI, British Airways, Easy Jet, Lufthansa, Riyal Air Maroc, Scandinavian Airlines, Swiss International Airlines, Tunisair, and many more.

Grenoble airport is close to many ski ski resorts in the Rhone Alps. Some popular transfer options (and transfer times): Les Crosets, the nearest ski resort, can be reached within 83 minutes, Chamrousse (91 mins), Vaujany (109 mins), Le Grand-Bornand (109 mins), St Martin de Belleville (117 mins), Les Gets (127 mins), Les Menuires (130 mins), La Plagne (137 mins), Abondance (145 mins), San Sicario (150 mins), Valle di Susa (154 mins), Villars (165 mins), La Thuile (170 mins), Château-d'Oex (176 mins) and others.

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