The different options and itineraries to come to Grenoble or Valence from Paris, Lyon or Geneva.
From Paris
The two airports in Paris are Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG), in the north-east of the city, and Paris-Orly, in the south.
Visit the Paris airport website
From Paris airports to "Paris – Gare de Lyon" railway station
To take a TGV (high-speed train) to Grenoble or Valence, you will have to make your way to this station first.
To do this, there are several options: by bus, by RER (Paris’s suburban railway), by metro or by taxi.
By bus
From Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport, the Roissybus line takes you to the center of Paris («Paris-Opera» station). You then need to take RER line A to get to the «Paris-Gare de Lyon» train station.
More information on the Roissybus service from the Paris airport website
By RER (Paris’s suburban railway) or metro
From Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport: RER line B to the «Châtelet-Les Halles» station, then RER line A to the «Paris-Gare de Lyon» train station.
From Paris Orly airport: Metro line Orlyval, then RER line B to the «Châtelet-Les Halles» station, and then RER line A to the «Paris-Gare de Lyon» train station; or metro line 14 directly to the «Paris-Gare de Lyon» train station.
More information on the Paris Public Transport Agency (RATP) website
By taxi
In France, taxi fares are regulated but quite expensive.
Official taxis have an illuminated sign on the roof.
Fares to "Paris – Gare de Lyon" railway station: about €56 from Paris CDG and €45 from Paris-Orly.
From "Paris - Gare de Lyon" railway station to Grenoble or Valence
The journey times from "Paris - Gare de Lyon" station by TGV (high-speed train) are 3 hours to Grenoble and 2.5 hours to Valence.
It is best to book tickets in advance, to benefit from lower fares.
More information from
the French Railways (SNCF) website, or from
the Trainline ticketing platform.
From Lyon
Lyon’s airport is called Lyon-St Exupéry.
Visit the Lyon airport website
From Lyon-St Exupéry to Grenoble or Valence
To get to Grenoble or Valence from Lyon-St Exupéry airport, you have two options: bus or train.
By bus
The buses of the companies Flixbus and BlaBlaCarBus go to Grenoble and Valence.
Visit
the BlaBlaCar website or
the Flixbus website
By train
You can travel by train to Grenoble or Valence from any of these 3 stations:
- Lyon-St Exupéry (at the airport),
- Lyon-Part-Dieu (Lyon city center),
- Lyon-Perrache (Lyon city center).
More information from
the SNCF website and
the Trainline ticketing platform.
From Geneva
From Geneva, you can get to Grenoble or Valence by bus or by train.
Visit the Geneva airport website
By bus
The buses of the companies Flixbus and BlaBlaCarBus go to Grenoble or Valence.
Visit
the BlaBlaCar website or
the Flixbus website
By train
From the Geneva airport, you will first need to go to the Geneva-Cornavin train station, to then go to Grenoble or Valence by train.
More information on
the Geneva airport website, section Access & Transport.
More information from
the SNCF website and
the Trainline ticketing platform.
Good to know
Flights are also operated from other European cities to two other local airports - Grenoble Alpes Isère and Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc - but only at certain times of the year.
> Find out more on the websites of
Grenoble Alpes Isère Airport and
Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc
