In Lyon, there are quite a few modes of public transport. You can either travel by bus, taxi, tram or metro and personally I thought, out of my 4 days in Lyon, the most trustworthy mode of transportation is metro.

I understand from my local friends that tram routes or bus routes may change depending on road conditions. For example, if there are road works, the tram or bus service may choose to stop service at a particular bus stop. The charges for tram, bus and metro is the same. Its a standard flat fee of 1.60 Euros regardless of the distance if you purchase from the ticketing machine. However, if you purchase your bus ticket when you board the bus, then it will cost 2.00 Euros.

For taxis, similar to Singapore, there is a meter in the taxi itself to calculate the fare based on the distance traveled. However, you might want to note that in most cases, we realised that they tend to round up the charges to a full figure. For example, if its 4.30 Euros, they will round up the charges to 5 Euros. I’m not too sure if this is a common practice though.