The 7 Best Walking Tours in Lyon

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

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

Walk from Saint-Jean to Hôtel Dieu with guide Paul, tracing Lyon from medieval cathedral to WW2 Resistance history. You’ll see traboules, the Tour Rose, silk-making traditions, the Klaus Barbie courthouse, Théâtre des Célestins, and the restored hospital complex. The tour is in English, costs $6.05, and welcomes up to 18 people.

“Fantastic walking tour, we learned so much about the old town and the hidden passageways. Definitely book this tour!”

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

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

Walk through Vieux Lyon with local guide Yannick, or Yan, for 150 minutes of stories, architecture, silk trade history, and French Resistance tales. You’ll enter some of the city’s lesser-known traboules, narrow passageways often easy to miss, in a group limited to 10 people. Expect stairs, quiet voices, and comfortable shoes.

“This tour is an incredible resource for Lyon. You learn a lot — and Yannick is an incredible guide.”

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3.City Highlights Walking Tour

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

Join Aidan or his father Ryan for a 90-minute or 2-hour walking tour of Lyon. Choose a short route through Vieux Lyon, Bellecour, the Saône, and Hôtel Dieu, or a longer small-group route with Fourvière Basilica, Roman theatres, Terreaux, and the traboules. Tours run in English and French.

“Great tour to start any trip to Lyon! Aidan was wonderful!”

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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 or another M&T Lyon Tours guide for a three-hour English walking tour of Lyon. Visit Place des Terreaux, Vieux Lyon, and Fourvière Hill, ride the funicular, enter a traboule, and hear lively stories about the city’s past and present. The group is limited to 10 people.

“Toni was a great guide: he was full of interesting stories and helped us understand the Lyonnaise history and what we were seeing. I learned so much and really enjoyed the tour.”

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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 the Museum of Fine Arts and walk through Place des Terreaux, Croix-Rousse, Lyon’s secret traboules, and Vieux Lyon. The two-hour English tour mixes silk history, Roman sites, courtyards, food tips, and local stories. Guide Paul is praised for his clear delivery, humor, and practical advice. Expect stairs and a brisk walking pace.

“Our tour guide was amazing brought the city and his history engaging , entertaining, encyclopedic knowledge”

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6.Vieux Lyon Food Tasting Walking Tour

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

Walk Vieux Lyon with a French or English-speaking guide such as Nathalie, Shirine, Nico, or Manu. Over four hours, visit five local food stops and sample about 14 servings of cheese, meats, pastries, ice cream, wine, beer, and other Lyon specialties. The route also includes the Cathedral of St. Jean and historic traboules.

“Nathalie was amazing! We were only 4 in our group so it was essentially a private tour. By the end of the tour, we regret not doing this at the start of our Lyon trip as it would have been so helpful to know the history and how to choose a very authentic bouchon. Would highly 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 from central Lyon along the Saône and Rhône, through Tête d’Or Park, past Place Bellecour and Croix-Rousse, then stop for regional cheese, cold cuts, and a drink. Finish with a guided walk through Vieux Lyon, its traboules, Renaissance streets, and cathedral views. The route is in English and limited to 10 people.

“I always like to get oriented in a new city with a guided tour. E-bikes obviously give you a wider range and this was a great choice for starting our visit to Lyon. There are two and four hour options. If you do the two you cut off the snack stop and the climb to the Notre Dame Basilica. I am glad we did the four hours but know that most of the real value is in the first two hours. The food tasting is only on the four hours and it is not a food tour: just a stop for sausages, pickles, bread and a drink. For some reason…”

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