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AVERAGE BUDGET FOR 4-WEEK STAY IN LYONS

FOOD

Price of a meal in university restaurant: 2,75 €.
N.B. Prices for accomodation and food are liable to change.


ADMINISTRATIVE FORMALITIES

Whatever your nationality or the duration of your stay in France, please get in touch with the closest French Consulate before your departure.
If you decide to stay less than 3 months: you are considered as a tourist by the French authorities. You will need a valid passport with or without a visa or only an identity card (depending on the country).
If you plan to stay more than 3 months: a long term visa is necessary before you leave (except for the european union).
As soon as you arrive in Lyons, you will have to go to the 'Préfecture du Rhône' with the following documents:
• Lodging certificate of your accomodation in Lyons.
• Documents showing your financial situation.
In this case, two solutions are possible: either you open a bank account in Lyons on which you have the amount of money required or will receive an certain fixed amount monthly or a family member or friend will decide to support you financially as long as you will stay in France. He or she needs to show copies of the last three months payslips and the income tax form of the year before.
• The copy of your formal registration at Institut Lyonnais.
• Two colored, recent identification photos.


REGULARIZATION OF YOUR MEDICALE INSURANCE

It is about protecting you in accident of illness cases during your stay.
Before you leave: get information about your student situation in France from your insurance company. Make sure that an agreement exists betwen both countries which will assure the continuation of your insurance. If there is no such agreement, you will need to get temporary insurance in Lyon:
• From the 'Sécurité Sociale' (public insurance).
• From a private company for foreign students (see with us).
N.B. We do will help you with your administrative tasks in Lyons especially by giving you your lodging certificate and insurance.

Our partner for the insurance:

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION

PLANE

The international Airport of Lyons Saint-Exupéry is 30 minutes away from the center of Lyon by bus, every 20 minutes from 5am to 11pm (name of the bus is Satobus). The airport has flights towards and from more than 40 cities: Brussels, Tokyo, Montreal, Berlin, Athens, Dakar, Mexico, Moscow, Peking, Rome, Rio de Janeiro, Amsterdam, Oslo, Los Angeles, etc. 1 to 2 hours from all europeans cities.
National flights: more than 40 French cities: Paris, Strasbourg, Bordeaux, Marseilles, Nice, Nantes, Lille, etc.


TRAIN

There are three train stations in Lyons: Part Dieu and Perrache in the city center, and Lyons Saint-Exupéry (the airport) with 75,000 travellers per day, 46 daily TGV trains from town to town. For more information, please check the TGV web site.


HIGHWAY

Lyons is a cross-section in the middle of Europe: every motorway leads to Lyons!


TRANSPORTATION IN LYONS

Buses-Subway-Funicular Railway-Tramways of TCL work in the whole city and suburbs from 5am to 12pm.


BANKS

Most of the banks are opened from 8:30am to 5pm, and some are also opened Saturday mornings.


PHONING

When calling abroad, dial 00 + your country code + your phone number.
When calling Lyons, dial 33 (the code for France)+ 4 (Lyons) + the phone number.