Our Lyon Airport transfers are a low-cost and convenient way to travel from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to the most popular ski resorts in the French Alps. Ben’s Bus has been providing affordable ski transfers from Lyon Airport since 2014. Our regular and reliable buses offers excellent value for money, with Return fares starting from just over £67pp.
View a full list of all our Lyon Airport ski transfer destinations below. Click on your ski resort to read more about those shuttle buses. You’ll be able to see our prices, operating dates, location of bus stops, the transfer times and much more. We can also help if you are travelling to Peisey, Montchavin or Les Coches (book to Aime).
By sharing your journey with other passengers, you can keep the cost down while travelling directly to your ski resort. Shared transfers are more environmentally friendly than private taxis and hire cars, and we offset our carbon emissions.
Friendly, English speaking reps will greet you at Lyon Airport and take you to your bus. Our team will ensure your holiday starts with a safe, comfortable and timely transfer up the mountain.
BEN’S BUS SERVICE FROM LYON AIRPORT
This is our 12th year operating our highly-rated, frequent ski transfers from Lyon Airport to the best French ski resorts. Our vehicles are parked right in front of the Terminal 1, so you don’t have to walk far. This, combined with the great location of Lyon Airport and proximity to the motorways, means we’ll get you to your ski resort as quickly as possible.
Emergency phone numbers on our e-tickets will connect you directly to our team if you have a problem. All vehicles used by Ben’s Bus are fully insured, registered and licensed to operate in France.
LYON ST EXUPERY AIRPORT
Lyon St Exupéry International Airport is situated 25 km south-east of Lyon. It is connected to the A43 motorway which connects Paris to Chambery, the gateway to the ski resorts of Isere and Savoie. It was re-built and re-opened in 1975 and is the major airport for the Rhones-Alpes area.
It is serviced by many international and Low-Cost Airlines. Flights arrive from various destinations in Europe, the Middle East and North America. It benefits from being quite a large airport and has all the amenities and transport links you would expect. It even has its own TGV train station! The iconic structure was designed by renowned Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.
Lyon Airport is undergoing a large expansion project and the new Terminal 1 is now open, offering modern facilities and shorter walking times to the boarding gates.
FAQs
Read our most commonly asked questions about Lyon Airport itself. The information in the sections below includes information about the Ben’s Bus services, and more general, useful information about nearby hotels, other transport options, amenities etc that may help your travel experience.
The following resorts are all accessible by Ben's Bus but we do not run direct transfers to them. We can drop you off at the nearest town and from there you can either take a taxi or public bus onto your resort. Visit our Lyon Airport Transfers page and then select your resort to find more information about what we do and how to get from our stop to your final destination.
Our Lyon Airport transfers run on Saturdays during the winter ski season. To see if we operate on your dates, enter your details into our booking form and our dates of operation will appear in a drop-down list. If your dates are not listed, then we are sorry but we cannot help you.
SUNDAYS : If you're flying on a Sunday, try our friends at Altibus or consult our Alternative Transport page. We do have Sunday services to and from Geneva Airport to many resorts.
We do have some weekday services between Grenoble Airport and Alpe d'Huez, Les Deux Alpes, Bourg d'Oisans and Rochetaillee (for Vaujany and Oz). It might be worth changing your flight to Grenoble so you can take our bus.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON / EVENING : If you arrive on a Friday afternoon / evening, you could stay in a hotel overnight and take our Saturday morning service. Just select "Hotel" when you book with us.
Remember, you could fly into one airport and out of another. You will need to make two separate, Single bookings. Or you could book a Single with us and another Single with another company.
To see our bus times from Lyon Airport, you need to enter your travel details into our booking form. Once you have selected your dates and flights, our bus times will appear.
If your flight time is not listed, then we are sorry but we cannot help you and you would need to consider alternative options.
Select your resort from this page of our website for more information about the services we offer.
If you arrive on a FRIDAY afternoon / evening, you could stay in a hotel at Lyon Airport and then take our Saturday morning bus. Just select "Hotel" when you book with us.
Where Do I Meet The Ben's Bus Rep At Lyon Airport?
The Ben's Bus Lyon Airport Team will greet you at the Lyon Airport Bus Station, which is just a few minutes walk on flat ground from the main Terminal building.
Delays happen. We get it. It's why we have processes, systems and contingencies in place to ensure your holiday gets off to the right start. Take a look at our Flight Delay Policy to see what we do to manage this.
To see how much luggage is included in your Ben's Bus ticket, and what to do if you want to bring more, please visit our Luggage Allowance & Policy page.
Yes, children can travel on Ben's Bus but our policy on carrying children depends on the route you are travelling on. For more exact details, please visit our childrens page.
We cannot guarantee there will be toilets on our vehicles - or if there are, that they will be working. Please make use of the facilities in resort or at the airport before boarding the bus.
If there is no toilet or it is not working, ask the driver to stop along the way as we do pass motorway service areas. To be extra sure, you could ask your rep to have a word with the driver before you leave to ensure he understands that you may need to stop en-route.
If you have a medical condition that may require you to use the toilet urgently, we would suggest looking at alternative transport options, since we cannot guarantee working toilets.
REASONS FOR TOILETS BEING OUT OF OPERATION
There are genuine reasons for toilets not being in operation. A lot of our buses park in the mountains overnight and the chemicals can freeze. Buses need special facilities to empty their toilets. If they over-fill, it's not pleasant! Our buses are sometimes used all day and so may not have the opportunity to visit these facilities.
Lyon Airport is extremely well served by all the major international airlines as well as the low cost budget European carriers (except Ryanair). You can pretty much fly from any major airport within Europe.You can choose from British Airways, Air France, Aer Lingus,KLM,easyJet and Jet 2, to name but a few. UK airports that have flights to Lyon include London (Gatwick, Luton, Southend, Stansted and Heathrow), Bristol, Edinburgh, Manchester and many more.Skyscanner is a useful website which compares flight prices and times from a variety of Airports around the world
There is a major train station sitting just adjacent to the airport building. It is a very short walk and from here you can access the TGV high speed trains to Grenoble, Paris & Marseille with SNCF. The Rhones Express train service connects you with Lyon city centre (Lyon Part Dieu train station) in less than 30 minutes. They run a regular service, every day of the year. It costs about 20€ for a Single and 35€ Return. If you need to get to Grenoble city centre, there is a good service and you can see details here. From Grenoble, you can use the Transaltitude website to book buses to many cities, towns and ski resorts in France.
TAXIS: There are nearly always taxis outside the Arrivals of Terminal 1
HIRE CARS: You could hire a car as many of the major players do have a base in Lyon Airport. Remember to factor in the cost of tolls, petrol, parking in resort, hiring snow chains and the hidden insurance charges that hire cars normally always levy at the airport.
Lyon Airport is situated about 30 minutes (25km) South East of Lyon and about 1 hour (90km) North East of Chambery. It’s very conveniently located just between the A42 and A432 motorways, offering great access to the Alps.
Address: Lyon Saint Exupéry Aéroports, B.P. 113 – 69125 Lyon-Saint Exupéry Aéroport, FRANCE. See it in googlemaps.
Website: Most information concerning the airport can be found on its website
Phone: If you need to call them, the number is +33 ( 0) 826 800 826 (0.15€/min)
BEN’S BUS SERVICE FROM LYON AIRPORT
