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Getting Around The same company, Transports en Commun Lyonnais; TCL (tel: (04) 78 71 70 00; fax: (04) 72 33 84 62; e-mail: tcl@tcl.fr; web site: www.tcl.fr), owns the buses and the métro. The central bus station is based at Perrache railway station. The métro network in Lyons is excellent - clean and easy to use, with five different lines and 37 stations. The price of a single ticket is FFr8; which gives access to all bus and/or métro lines for one hour from when it is punched in the machine on the bus or at the métro station. Connections can be made for other lines or buses, but return journeys on the same line are prohibited. Books of ten tickets (carnet) can also be bought for FFr68. Tickets can be purchased from automatic ticket machines in the métro stations, from the bus drivers, and from TCL offices and many newsagents. Bus and métro services operate 0500-2400. The Liberté Ticket pass costs FFr24 and gives access to the whole TCL network for one day. Taxis Providers include: Taxis Lyonnais (tel: (04) 78 26 81 81); Taxis Radio (tel: (04) 72 10 86 86); Allo Taxi (tel: (04) 78 28 23 23); Télétaxi (tel: (04) 78 28 13 14). It is also possible to hail taxis in the street or catch them at taxi ranks. Drivers do not expect tips. Prices are not contractual and depend on the company. The average cost of a taxi ride from Part-Dieu to Bellecour is FFr50, from Perrache to La Cité Internationale is FFr80, and from Lyons city centre to the airport is about FFr200. Limousines Limousines can be hired from: Class Affaires Limousines, 48 rue Etienne Richerand (tel: (04) 72 34 86 60); Loc Limousines, 134 rue Sully (tel: (04) 78 17 20 20); or Affaires et Tourisme 119 rue Challemal-Lacour (tel: (04) 78 00 42 00; fax: (04) 78 74 70 00; e-mail: affaires.tourisme@wanadoo.fr; web site: www.affaires-tourisme.fr). Half-day hire costs, on average, FFr1520. Driving in the City The city centre of Lyons is best visited on foot. Having said that, driving in Lyons is not as bad as in other French towns, although the tunnels are best avoided during rush hour. Lyons has a large number of new parking facilities available to motorists, but these tend to fill up quite quickly. Some central parking meters are available, usually costing FFr15 per hour, with a limit of two hours. Parking in the Presqu'île area can be found at the Hôtel de Ville, place des Terreaux and place Tolozan. There are also parking facilities at both railway stations, as well as in Old Lyons at the St-Jean car park on quai Romain Roland. A telephone number is available for motorists to find out more about Lyons' car park facilities (tel: (04) 72 41 65 25). Car Hire Service providers include: ADA (tel: (04) 78 37 93 93); Air Europe service (tel: (04) 72 22 81 10); Avis (tel: (04) 72 22 75 25); Budget (tel: (04) 72 22 74 74); Citer (tel: (04) 72 22 74 87); Europcar (tel: (04) 72 22 75 27); Hertz (tel: (04) 72 22 74 50); Mattei Eurodollar (tel: (04) 72 22 74 92); and Thrifty (tel: (04) 72 35 12 37). Rates begin at about FFr500 per day. Bicycle & Scooter Hire All-terrain and mountain bikes (VTT) can be hired from Top Bike, 5 rue d'Inkermann (tel: (04) 78 24 85 82), Decathlon Location, 332 avenue du Général de Gaulle (tel: (04) 72 15 87 33) or Loisirs VTT, Le Bourg in Pollionnay (tel: (04) 78 48 15 45). Bikes and scooters are available at Holiday Bikes, 8 quai Lassagne (tel: (04) 72 07 06 77). The daily rate for a bike is about FFr80 and about FFr130 for a scooter. |
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