The Lyon City Card comes in four consecutive day-based durations: 24h, 48h, 72h, and 96h. There's no attraction-based option here—instead, you pick a time window that fits your itinerary and visit as many included experiences as you can within that period. Short on time? The 24h card is perfect for a power day. Spending a long weekend? The 48h or 72h options let you set a more relaxed pace across Lyon's iconic districts without feeling rushed.

A single Lyon City Card unlocks free entry to 20+ museums: including the Musée des Confluences (with priority access), the Fine Arts Museum, the Lumière Museum, and the Gallo-Roman Museum, plus guided walking tours of Vieux Lyon and the Traboules, a seasonal river cruise on the Saône, the funicular ride up Fourvière Hill, and the unusual rooftop tour of the Basilica. Public transport across the entire TCL network is included too, so getting between all of it is effortless.

A single day of sightseeing in Lyon without a card, say, one museum visit, a river cruise, funicular rides, and a guided tour, can quickly reach €50–60. The 24h Lyon City Card costs just €32, meaning you're saving nearly half the cost from day one. The more you visit, the greater the value: a 48h card at €44 can comfortably cover €70–80 worth of activities, making it roughly half price for two full days of exploration.

After purchasing online or via your operator, collect your physical Lyon City Card from the Tourist Office on Place Bellecour (open daily, 9am–6pm) or at Part-Dieu Shopping Centre. Your card activates the moment you first use it—on public transport or at your first attraction. The companion Lyon City Card app (iOS and Android) acts as your digital guide, showing partner details, visit history, and remaining validity, all offline after the first download. Junior cards for ages 4–15 and student/reduced-rate cards are also available.

If you want to pack Lyon’s biggest paid attractions into one focused day, book the official ONLYLYON Lyon City Card 1-Day Pass. In €32, it covers 40+ attractions plus unlimited TCL metro, tram, bus, and funicular travel. That makes it excellent value if your plan includes the Musée des Confluences, the Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon, and the funicular up to the Fourvière Basilica rooftop. Buy it ahead and start early: the faster you begin, the more value you squeeze out of the pass.

If your schedule is a packed weekend, choose the Lyon City Card 3-Day Pass. At about €56, it gives you 72 hours to cover far more ground without turning Lyon into a sprint. This is the smart pick if you want to combine headline museums like the Musée des Confluences and Musée Gadagne with an OnlyLyon guided walk, a Saône cruise, and family-friendly stops like Mini World Lyon. It also removes fare friction: jump on TCL transport all weekend and stop thinking about individual tickets.

If your trip starts at the airport, book the Lyon City Card + Rhônexpress. It bundles your round-trip Rhônexpress airport transfer with unlimited TCL travel and city sightseeing in one purchase. The airport tram reaches Part-Dieu in about 30 minutes, and the bundle usually adds only €20–€25 over the standard card. Additionally, choose the Lyon City Tour hop-on hop-off bus for a fixed sightseeing loop and easy views of central districts, although it may lose out on transport network benefits.