Practical information

📍 VENUE, DATES & TIME

Dates 
Forum LABO Lyon will open its doors on Tuesday, March 10 and Wednesday, March 11, 2026. 

Opening Hours 
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM 

 Venue
 Lyon Convention Centre

ACCESS

✈️ BY PLANE
  • Lyon city center is less than 30 minutes from Lyon-Saint Exupéry International Airport via the Rhônexpress.
  • Direct express tram link between the airport and Gare de la Part-Dieu.
  • Save time – prepare your arrival: Your itinerary
🚗 BY CAR
  • Address: 50 quai Charles de Gaulle - 69006 Lyon
  • Ring road: North exit Porte de Saint Clair
  • GPS coordinates: Latitude 45.7851676 | Longitude 4.8528885
  • Parking available:
    • P0 – 1,000 spaces (max height: 1.90 m)
    • P1 – 1,150 spaces (max height: 1.90 m) – save -30% with OPnGO
    • P2 – 1,200 spaces (max height: 2.70 m)
  • Prepare your arrival: View on Google Maps
🚕 BY TAXI
  • 1,400 taxis are available to take you to the Lyon Convention Centre.
  • Drop-off areas:
    • Zone 1: Main entrance, at the foot of the Bear statue
    • Zone 2: At the Amphitheater
  • Taxi contacts:
🚄 BY TRAIN
  • 10 minutes from the Part-Dieu TGV station
  • 15 minutes from Perrache station
  • Between Lyon and Paris, a TGV every 30 minutes during peak hours
  • Between Lyon and Paris, a TGV runs every hour, or even every half hour
  • Brussels – Lyon: 3h50
  • Geneva – Lyon: 1h50
  • Lille – Lyon: 3h00
  • London – Lyon: 4h40
  • Marseille – Lyon: 1h35
  • Montpellier – Lyon: 1h45
  • Nantes – Lyon: 4h20
  • Paris – Lyon: 1h55
  • Strasbourg – Lyon: 3h45
🚍 BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT
  • C1 from Part-Dieu station – Cité internationale | Centre de Congrès stop
  • C2 from Part-Dieu station – Cité internationale | Transbordeur stop
  • C4 from Jean Macé metro station – Cité internationale | Centre de Congrès stop
  • C5 from Cordeliers metro station – Cité internationale | Centre de Congrès stop
  • C26 from Grange Blanche metro station – Cité internationale | Transbordeur stop
  • Bus 70 from Part-Dieu station – Cité internationale | Transbordeur stop
  • Save time – prepare your arrival: Calculate your route: click here
  • Good to know: On the TCL network, you no longer need to buy a ticket, just use the contactless feature of your bank card on the terminals in buses and trams and at metro entrances.
  • Your bank account is debited the next day with the most advantageous offer automatically charged.
  • More info: Bank card | TCL
⛴️  RIVER SHUTTLE 
  • A landing stage for mooring all types of boats is located in front of the Lyon Convention Centre.
  • Boat transfers possible to the city center or La Sucrière (upon reservation).
  • Cité internationale → Quai Gailleton (Hotels - Place Bellecour): 15 minutes
  • Cité internationale → Pont Novotel Gerland (Hotels): 30 minutes
  • Cité internationale → La Sucrière: 45 minutes