Lyon Gerland Student Residence

Student accommodation located to the south of Lyon, the residence hall is quite easily accessible by car, at the intersection of two strategic road routes.

  To the north: via Avenue Tony Garnier, the A6 French motorway goes to Paris;

  To the east: Boulevard des Etats-Unis connects up with the ring road Boulevard Laurent Bonnevay and then the A43 French motorway (E711 European motorway), in the direction of the French Alps;

  To the south: via Avenue Tony Garnier, the A7 French motorway, known as the "Autoroute du soleil" or Motorway of the Sun, passes via the Alpes de Haute Provence to the Côte d’Azur and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region;

  To the west: via Avenue Tony Garnier, then a small section of the A7 French motorway, the A89 motorway cuts across central France and ends in Bordeaux, near the Arcachon Bay area.

From Lyon-Saint-Exupéry airport, 25 km to the east of Lyon, there are a number of options available for travelling to your residence hall (journey time of less than 1 hour):

  The Tram Express service runs directly from the airport (station) to Lyon-Part-Dieu station in the city center. From the TGV high-speed train station at Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport, get off at Rhônexpress Lyon Part-Dieu and walk across the station to connect with Metro Line B until you reach your final destination: Debourg.

  The taxi ranks, located in front of Terminals 1 and 2 and the TGV station, offer services to Lyon Part-Dieu station. You will be able to call a taxi from the taxi stands.