
Day Trips From Lyon: Best Train and Car Routes for 2026
Plan the best day trips from Lyon by train and car. Compare Annecy, Vienne, Pérouges, and the Beaujolais vineyards with 2026 travel times and costs.
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Plan the best day trips from Lyon by train and car. Compare Annecy, Vienne, Pérouges, and the Beaujolais vineyards with 2026 travel times and costs.

See Lyon's Fourvière viewpoint, Roman ruins, traboules, murals, and parks for free. This 2026 budget guide shows exactly where to go and what's worth paying for.

13 hidden gems in Lyon for 2026, from a rooftop garden above Perrache to secret traboules and the Abode of Chaos, with exact directions to find each one.

Plan Lyon with kids: a stroller-friendly route, a 3-day itinerary, ticket prices, and where to eat and stay as a family. Updated August 2026.

Our complete set of Lyon travel guides — a one-day itinerary, hidden gems, free things to do, nights out, family tips and day trips for planning a 2026 visit.

This one day in Lyon itinerary times the Fourvière funicular, Vieux Lyon's traboules, and a bouchon lunch into one walkable 24-hour route.

Things to do in Lyon at night: Fourvière Basilica lit up, riverside péniche bars, bouchon dinners, and Grand Hôtel-Dieu cocktails, plus 2026 transport and safety tips.