Where to stay near Groupama Stadium: the 3 areas to know in 2026
The Groupama Stadium is not in Lyon: it rises in Décines-Charpieu, a town of 24,674 people, in the middle of a district that did not exist before it. One of our members sums up what you find there: shops, activities, dining spots, "almost like a small city". Its 59,186 seats make it the third largest ground in France, and the esplanade is enough to fill the evening.
Hence a question city-centre stadiums never ask: should you sleep in this new district, one minute's walk from the gates, or in the historic city, 12.5 kilometres from Part-Dieu station and 20.5 from place Bellecour by road? The tram settles part of the debate: our members find the route from the stop new, well built and clearly signposted.
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The two ways to stay near Groupama Stadium
The ground has its own district: the question is no longer how to reach it, but whether to choose that district or the city.
| What changes | At the stadium, in Décines or Meyzieu | In Lyon |
|---|---|---|
| On match night | One minute's walk for one of the addresses | Tram, and 12.5 to 20.5 kilometres |
| Dinner | The esplanade and its restaurants | The whole of Lyon's cooking |
| The price of the night | That of a suburb | That of a big city centre |
| Arriving by train | 12.5 kilometres from Part-Dieu | The station is in the Part-Dieu area |
| Arriving by plane | 14.1 kilometres from Saint-Exupéry | Same airport, more travel afterwards |
| The next day | The club museum and the esplanade | Bellecour, Old Lyon, the Tête d'Or park |
| The scores in our records | From 8.1 to 8.4, on thousands of reviews | From 7.9 to 8.6 depending on the district |
| Who for | Anyone here for the ground and its district | Anyone here for Lyon, match included |
How long to the entrance, area by area?
The kilometres below are those of the road, stadium gates included. The tram, for its part, ignores the traffic: it is through it that the three areas communicate.
| From | Time | How |
|---|---|---|
| The esplanade and the neighbouring towns | on foot | walking One address announces a minute's walk, the other two are in Meyzieu. |
| La Part-Dieu, where the tram begins | 12.5 km | tram T3 The high-speed train station, and the start of the line towards the east. |
| The peninsula, between Saône and Rhône | 20.5 km | metro then tram Two changes, and no need for a car. |
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The esplanade and the neighbouring towns At the foot of the gates, tram T7 or T3
Anyone wanting everything without leaving the stadium district
The district was built with the ground: an esplanade, shops, restaurants, a concert hall next door, and three hotels within immediate reach, one of them a minute's walk from the gates. The other two are in Meyzieu, a town of 28,929 people, 2.4 kilometres from its town hall. You sleep here to have no journey at all on match night and to enjoy the esplanade beforehand, knowing that the historic city will ask for the tram and for time.
the shops, activities, and dining spots. It is almost like a small city
Where to stay in this area
KOPSTER Hotel Lyon Groupama Stadium Mid-range
A minute's walk to the gates, a gym, and more than two thousand seven hundred reviewed stays. The welcome is its highest score, ahead of the location.
Kyriad Lyon Est Stadium Eurexpo Meyzieu Budget
In Meyzieu, the neighbouring town, with more than two thousand three hundred reviewed stays and the same overall score as the stadium address, for a suburban rate.
ibis Lyon Est Meyzieu Budget
The other sign in Meyzieu, a little below the previous two, but over more than one thousand eight hundred reviewed stays. A room without a story, a few minutes from the ground.
Pros
- No journey at all on match night
- An esplanade with shops and restaurants
- Two suburban rates next door
Cons
- A district that rose out of the ground with the stadium
- The historic city 20.5 kilometres away by road
La Part-Dieu, where the tram begins 12.5 kilometres away, at the foot of the high-speed trains
Anyone stepping off the train and leaving the next day
This is where the high-speed trains arrive, and it is from this district that the tram leaves towards the east. The three addresses below are two minutes' walk from the platforms, well rated, and the plainest one alone counts more than four thousand three hundred reviewed stays. You settle here when the match is only part of the trip: the station settles the arrival, the tram settles the ground, and the rest of Lyon is reached by metro.
The path from the tram is new and well done, with clear signs
Where to stay in this area
Mercure Lyon Centre - Gare Part Dieu Mid-range
The best score of this guide, within walking distance of the platforms, and travellers speak of a district surprisingly quiet for a station.
Ibis Styles Lyon Centre - Gare Part Dieu Mid-range
Two minutes separate the door from the platforms, and the rooms are soundproofed, which is no detail here. Location rated 9.2.
Ibis Budget Lyon Centre - Gare Part Dieu Budget
More than four thousand three hundred reviewed stays for the cheapest address of the sector, at the same distance from the platforms. You pay for the train here, not for the room.
Stay in the city
Where to stay in Lyon
Lyon has its own guide: neighbourhoods, prices, our recommended hotels.
Pros
- The high-speed trains and the tram in one place
- Three addresses two minutes from the platforms
- The metro for the rest of the city
Cons
- 12.5 kilometres to the ground, twice over
- A district of offices and a shopping centre
The peninsula, between Saône and Rhône 20.5 kilometres by road, metro then tram
Anyone here for Lyon who adds a match
Between the two rivers, the peninsula gathers the reasons for coming to Lyon: place Bellecour, the slopes, and Old Lyon on the opposite bank of the Saône. The ground is 20.5 kilometres away by road, but the metro and then the tram make the trip without a car. The two addresses of this area have location scores rarely reached in the city, and more modest overall scores: here you pay for the position, and our records say so plainly.
Where to stay in this area
Sofitel Lyon Bellecour Luxury
Facing the Rhône, on foot from place Bellecour as from Old Lyon, and more than one thousand four hundred travellers have reviewed it. Its location is rated well above the whole.
MiHotel Bellecour Mid-range
A small house of the peninsula, and its location score tops this guide. The rest is plainer, and travellers say so.
Pros
- Bellecour and Old Lyon on foot
- Location scores nobody beats here
- Metro and tram, with no car
Cons
- The longest distance to the ground
- More modest overall scores than elsewhere
Our tips for booking the right place
- The ticket that combines the museum and the ground: On our pages, a member who took the tour outside a match says it frankly: seeing the museum alone is a little flat once you have known the atmosphere, and it is better to take the ticket that combines the museum and the ground. What she kept from it: the changing rooms, the president's seat, the edge of the pitch, and screens of 88 square metres. The museum opens at weekends and all week during school holidays, which makes it a possible outing on a day without a match.
- From outside, a shopping centre; inside, a stadium: Our members are divided on the architecture, and both views deserve reading. One was blown away by how ultra-modern it is, by the organisation and by the visibility from any seat; another finds that from outside the ground looks big but a little like a shopping centre, before adding that inside the stands form an ellipse closely framing the pitch and that the roof plays its part as a sounding box. If you come for the shell, you may be disappointed; if you come for the sound, you will not be.
- The tram is the right answer, and the bike exists: The ground is reached by tram T7 at the Décines OL Vallée stop or by the T3 at Décines Grand Large, and shuttles run on event days. One of our members points out that the route from the stop is new, well built and clearly signposted: impossible to get lost. Cars have reserved spaces, but bikes have better: free parking under the stadium ramps. For an arrival from Part-Dieu, the tram covers 12.5 kilometres without worrying about traffic.
- Booking on the esplanade while hoping to visit Lyon on foot: place Bellecour is 20.5 kilometres away by road.
- Coming by car on an event night: parking is reserved, and the tram serves the gates.
- Choosing the peninsula while counting on the overall scores: it is the locations that are excellent there, not the whole.
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