Originally Posted by
stimpy
nrr is correct about the website. I see it for €36 on a random day in April. But nrr is wrong to say that Part-Dieu is not in the center. Both Part-Dieu and Perrache are in the center of Lyon. But neither are in the true heart of the old city or Bellecour. They are both a short walk or taxi ride away. And the airport train only goes to Part-Dieu so you would have to transfer to another train to get to Perrache anyways. Plus they have been closing the tracks to Perrache recently for renovation of the line.
Where exactly are you going in Lyon?
I'm actually headed for a hotel close to Part Dieu.
So, I bought a 1st class ticket last night from the french Voyages-SNCF site for what I thought was a good sale price of 85 euros (compared to the Rail Europe site) for the 2pm train, and today, the price for a 2nd class ticket for the 6 pm travel time is only 42 euros (travel April 2).