7 City Tours in Lyon, Compared

1.Lyon City Hop-on Hop-off Sightseeing Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,614 reviews · 1 - 2 days · from $29Our pick

Use Lyon’s open-top hop-on hop-off bus to get your bearings, ride up to Fourvière Basilica, pass the Painted Wall and Vieux Lyon, and reach the Confluence Museum. The free multilingual REWIND app supplies audio commentary, so bring a charged phone and your own earphones.

“An excellent way of getting a quick tour of Lyon. It allows you to visit the highlight areas of such a beautiful city. I highly recommend!”

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2.City Highlights Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 847 reviews · 90 minutes - 2 hours · from $25Best value

Join Aidan or Ryan for a relaxed Lyon walking tour in English or French. Choose a 2-hour route with up to 10 people, Fourvière Basilica, Roman theatres, and 10 major sights, or a 90-minute route covering five essentials over 2 kilometers.

“Aiden was amazing. He had so much knowledge regarding Lyon and we had a great walk around the city”

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3.Lyon City Card Public Transportation & 40 attractions

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 209 reviews · 1 to 4 days (approx.) · from $38

Use one Lyon City Card for unlimited buses, metro, trams, and funiculars, plus one-time entry to major museums, a walking tour, and seasonal boat options. Collect it near Bellecour, choose 1 to 4 days, and plan carefully around museum hours and reservations.

“the card was very useful though a few of the activities were reduced not free”

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4.Lyon Big Traboules in Little City Stories from the Past Private Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 144 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $54Top rated

Walk from Place Bellecour through Lyon’s medieval Old Town, secret traboules, Fourvière Basilica, and Roman hill with private guide Konstantin Masajlo. Expect 2 to 3 hours of local stories, architecture, silk history, and flexible pacing, with no large group or headset.

“Very informative and interesting. I highly recommend especially for the first time visiting. Gave my an understanding of the area so I could go back and explore some more on my own.”

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5.City Segway Tour with a Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 102 reviews · 2 hours · from $56

Meet your English or French-speaking guide in Vieux-Lyon, learn the Segway in a 15-minute session, then ride from the Saône to Bellecour, along the Rhône, through Tête d’Or Park, and across the Presqu’île. Small groups are limited to 10, with helmets and rain coats provided.

“Fun ride and tour, they really took care of us.”

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6.City Cruise with Charcuterie, Cheese, and Wine

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 76 reviews · 1h 30m · from $44

Spend 90 minutes aboard Le Confluence or L’Officiel, gliding past Fourvière Basilica, Croix-Rousse, the music conservatory, and Confluence. Your hostess points out key sights while you enjoy a charcuterie and cheese board with wine or a soft drink. Extra wine costs €6 per glass.

“It was great but directions on how to get there are average.”

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7.City Highlights Segway Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 29 reviews · from $68

Ride a Segway through Vieux-Lyon, the Peninsula, along the Rhône and Saône, past Terreaux square, and toward Tête d’Or Park. A local guide leads this two-hour tour in French or English. Leah and Maeva are among the guides praised for making the route engaging.

“Leah was a very good guide. We would not have seen as much of Lyon had we not taken this tour.”

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