Lyon is one of France's major rail hubs, positioned where north-south high-speed routes meet regional lines toward the Alps, Burgundy, and the Rhone Valley. The city has several passenger stations, with Lyon Part-Dieu acting as the primary train station for long-distance services. SNCF Voyageurs operates the main national, regional, and high-speed trains to Lyon.
Services from Lyon include TGV INOUI and OUIGO high-speed trains, TER Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes regional trains, and selected international rail links toward Switzerland. Lyon Part-Dieu handles most long-distance trains from Lyon, while Lyon Perrache serves central regional and intercity departures. Lyon Saint-Exupery TGV is the airport-area station on the high-speed network.
Rail routes from Lyon run north toward Paris and Burgundy, south toward Marseille and the Mediterranean, east toward Grenoble, Annecy, and Geneva, and west toward the Loire and central France. Key destination cities include Paris, Marseille, Geneva, Grenoble, Avignon, Dijon, and Valence. Book trains from and to Lyon online at Rail Monsters.