The 14 Best Walking Tours in Lyon

1.Vieux Lyon Cultural & Historical Walking Guided Tour (English)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 942 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $6Our pick

Meet guide Paul at Place Saint-Jean for a two-hour English walk through Vieux Lyon. See the cathedral clock, secret traboules, silk-making history, the Klaus Barbie courthouse, Théâtre des Célestins, and Hôtel Dieu. Expect a small listed group, useful food tips, and a nominal fee plus tip.

“Paul was a very good guide and engaging speaker. It was a great introduction to the city and its history. Lots of restaurant suggestions and further sightseeing suggestions.”

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2.Private Walking Tour of “Traboules” in the Old Town

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 866 reviews · 2h 30m · from $43

Meet Yannick, or Yan, at the fountain by Lyon Cathedral for a 150-minute walk through Vieux Lyon. You’ll enter lesser-known traboules, hear stories of silk workers and Resistance meetings, and see passages that are easy to miss without a local guide.

“My wife and I enjoy these sorts of tours and Yannik provided one of the best experiences we have ever had. He was extremely informative and very witty. His description of the Swiss soldiers who sacked Lyon in the 16th century as "nasty chocolate soldiers" will probably be stuck in my head for the rest of my life. We highly recommend him as a tour guide.”

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3.City Highlights Walking Tour

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

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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4.Lyon Highlights & Secrets Walking Guided Tour (small group) including Funicular

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 831 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $39

Join Toni and a maximum of 10 people for a three-hour English walking tour through Place des Terreaux, Vieux Lyon, and Fourvière Hill. Ride the funicular, enter a traboule, hear Lyon’s story, and finish with practical food and sightseeing tips.

“we had a small group walking tour of Lyon and were very happy to have Toni as our tour guide. Toni is very knowledgeable, friendly, energetic, and having a great sense of humor. We strongly recommend this tour to appreciate Lyon much more.”

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5.Highlights and Hidden Gems of Lyon Guided Walking Tour (English)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 750 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $6

Start at Lyon’s Museum of Fine Arts and walk through Croix-Rousse, secret traboules, Passage Thiaffait, and Vieux Lyon. Guide Paul brings the city’s silk trade, food, architecture, and past to life in clear English. Expect a brisk route with plenty of stairs and useful tips for the rest of your stay.

“To see the most interesting places in two hours with a knowledgable guide living in Lyon was a good start to our two dags in Lyon. We would not have found some of these places on our own.”

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6.Vieux Lyon Food Tasting Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 453 reviews · 4 hours · from $104

Spend four hours walking Vieux Lyon with a French- or English-speaking guide such as Nathalie, Shirine, Nico, or Vincent. Visit five local food stops, taste about 14 savory and sweet specialties, explore traboules, and learn how Lyon’s food traditions grew from its streets, trades, and people.

“Awesome foodie experience in Vieux Lyon with Shirine. She was very knowledgeable and I enjoyed all of the food stops. Would definitely recommend.”

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7.4h Complete Lyon Experience: E-Bike, Food Tasting & Old Town Walk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 228 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $96

Ride an electric bike through Lyon’s historic center, along the Rhône, through Tête d’Or Park, and up to Fourvière. Your guide, possibly Shirine, Clara, Bruno, or Jean, leads the way in English, with a regional tasting, drink, and Old Town walk included.

“To be clear I'm rating a 2-hour ride without food that the tour operator swapped for the 4 hour ride I booked. Apparently I was the only one so they moved me to another excursion and refunded 1/2 of the cost. Bicycling around Lyon was super - the guide, Pierre, was entertaining and led a nice tour of the city. The bike lane infrastructure is great.. I recommend this tour as a nice introduction to the city.”

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8.Food Walking Tour with a Local Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 198 reviews · 3 hours · from $88

Spend three hours in Vieux Lyon with guides such as Nathalie, Manou, Eric, or Yannick, combining four food stops with local stories, silk history, and visits to traboules. Expect about 10 tastings, moderate walking, wine and beer pairings, and a generous introduction to Lyon’s food culture.

“Eric was very knowledgeable, captivating and made us feel welcome. A great combination of history and gastronomy.”

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9.Lyon Private Walking Tour with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 114 reviews · 2 to 6 hours (approx.) · from $58

Meet a Lokafyer in Lyon for a private walk lasting two to six hours. Your host can focus on old Lyon, architecture, food, Fourvière, the Halles Paul Bocuse, or local life. Guides such as Joseph, Noemie, Jessica, and Paola have helped visitors shape flexible first-day introductions.

“Very customizable. Very easy to hear our guide with it being a private tour. Lots of “fun facts” and hidden views about the places we saw.”

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10.Old District Private Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 99 reviews · 2 hours · from $217

Join a private multilingual guide for a two-hour walk through Vieux Lyon. See Saint-Jean Cathedral, Juiverie Street, Hotel Gadagne, and hidden traboules, with the pace and focus shaped around your interests. Guides have included Sley, Didac, Agatha, Laura, and Virginie.

“We booked a 4 hour tour of Lyon for our party of six. Our guide was excellent! Although she is originally from Russia, she spoke excellent English and was very knowledgeable about all the places we visited in Lyon. She spend a lot of time with us in the Fourviere cathedral, the Roman ruins, traboules, and took us to a silk makers shop where we received a demonstration from a master silk weaver.”

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11.Lyon’s History and Must-Sees with a Local! (English Walking Tour)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 86 reviews · from $4Best value

Join Quentin Dubourg for a 1-hour-45-minute English walking tour from Saint-Jean Cathedral to Place Bellecour. You’ll explore Vieux Lyon, pass through traboules, learn about bouchon cuisine, hear WW2 stories, and see the Saint-Exupéry statue. The group is capped at 20 people.

“Great tour guide. Very knowledgeable. Learned a lot about the city of Lyon and had fun along the way. Highly recommend this tour.”

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12.Lyon Walking Tour: Explore Top Sights & Hidden Gems

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 73 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $36

Start at Place Bellecour with an English-speaking guide such as Anne, then walk through Grand Hôtel-Dieu, Place des Jacobins, Vieux Lyon, and its secret passageways. Finish near Saint-Jean Cathedral after two well-paced hours of history, architecture, local stories, and useful Lyon tips.

“IIt was a fantastic walking tour with Anne She was knowledgeable and engaging. The pace was perfect, and we learned so much about Lyon. We would highly recommend the tour, it was 2 hours well spent”

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13.4h Complete Lyon Experience – E-Bike, Tasting & Walk

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 62 reviews · 4 hours · from $94

Ride a Bosch e-bike along Lyon’s rivers, parks, squares, and hills, then pause for local charcuterie and wine before walking through UNESCO-listed Vieux Lyon. Your English or French-speaking local guide, including guides such as Shirine, Bruno, or Nate, keeps the four-hour outing relaxed and personal.

“Bruno was engaging and very knowledgeable. We covered a lot of ground but the bikes and pace made this a very comfortable 4 hours. Food stop was a small drink some meat and gherkins. Certainly saw more than if we hsc tried to do this ourselves.”

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14.Lyon UNESCO: Private walking tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 61 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $162

Meet your private English-speaking guide at Saint-Jean and trace Lyon from its Gothic cathedral to Fourvière Basilica, Guignol puppetry, silk-era passageways, and Rue Mercière. Guides such as Didac, Fantine, Marc, Diego, and Jean tailor the route to your interests.

“Didac is a great tour guide. He is friendly and attentive. His English is very good as well, which is important when taking a tour in a foreign country. My family and I thoroughly enjoyed our tour of Lyon despite the less than optimal weather, and this was all thanks to Didac. The beauty of the Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière certainly rivals that of other churches in France and even those in Italy! The tour does not consist of all churches though. We stopped at the whimsical museum of Guignol, the famous marionette. Just as Guignol embarks on his many adventures, you will enjoy your adventure through Lyon with Didac!”

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