Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ate your ticket whenever boarding a tram (€1.70/1 hour, €2.80/2 hours, €5/1 day, €14.50/
10 rides, all tickets cover funicular). The
one-day ticket
is a great deal (even if you only
use the funicular and visit one of the outlying museums—Resistance Center or Lumière
Museum) and a great time-saver, as you only have to buy a ticket once. Also remember
that the Lyon City Card (described earlier, under “Tourist Information”) covers transit.
To use the ticket machines, change the display language to English. Then use the
black roller to
selectionner
your ticket, firmly push the top button twice to
confirmer
your
request, and then insert coins (no bills, US credit cards won't work). In the Métro, insert
your ticket in the turnstile, then reclaim it. If the stop has no turnstile, you must valid-
ate your ticket by punching it in a nearby machine (tramway users always validate on the
trams). Study the wall maps to be sure of your direction
;
ask a local if you're not certain.
Yellow signs lead to transfers, and green signs lead to exits
(Sortie).
This central bridge, just a block from Place Bellecour, is made to order for a day-or-night
spin-tour.
• Stand on the bridge and face the golden statue of the Virgin Mary marking the Notre-
Dame Basilica on Fourvière Hill. (It's actually capping the smaller chapel, which pred-
ates the church by 500 years.) The basilica is named for the Roman Forum
(fourvière)
upon which it sits. Now begin to look clockwise.
