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Lyon in April
Good month: April is at the start of the recommended season (April – June, September – October; early December for the Fête des Lumières).
The season runs to the end of June, 2 months away.
2 days in Lyon in April · from ₹29,696 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 2 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹29,696 for two
- Room a night₹9,050
- Food a day, each₹3,744
- Main sight entry, each₹1,280
Mid-range
₹60,383 for two
- Room a night₹15,980
- Food a day, each₹8,640
- Main sight entry, each₹1,280
Luxury
₹1,36,394 for two
- Room a night₹37,280
- Food a day, each₹20,160
- Main sight entry, each₹1,280
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for France yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Nice (NCE), 298 km away
Then: Flight · 3h 30m (Air France nonstop)
Flights from India: from 3 cities, one way from ₹36,000
Fly into Paris (CDG), 391 km away
Then: Train · 2h 6m (TGV inOui / Ouigo / Trenitalia from Gare de Lyon)
Flights from India: from 9 cities, one way from ₹32,000
Routes compared
Entry rules
Visa needed before you fly for up to 90 days, about ₹9,590
- Apply for a Schengen short-stay (type C) visa on france-visas.gouv.fr, up to six months and at least 15 days before you fly; 4-8 weeks ahead is safest in summer and December.
- Book an appointment at a VFS Global France centre in India and go in person to give fingerprints and a photo (not needed again for 59 months). Pay the €90 visa fee (€45 for children aged 6-11, free under 6) plus VFS's service charge.
- Allow about 15 days for a decision, up to 45 in peak season. Track it online; VFS returns the passport.
- If you have used two Schengen visas lawfully in the last three years, ask for a multiple-entry visa: under the EU's cascade for Indian nationals you can get two years, then five.
- Did you study in France for at least a semester, with a master's degree or higher? Ask for France's five-year alumni short-stay visa.
- At the first Schengen border, register your fingerprints and photo in the Entry/Exit System (EES). Stay no more than 90 days in any 180 across all Schengen countries.
Carry: Passport valid at least three months beyond the day you leave the Schengen area, issued within the last ten years, with two blank pages; France-Visas application form (printed) and two recent passport photos; Return flight booking and hotel bookings (or an invitation) for the whole stay; Travel medical insurance covering at least €30,000, valid in all Schengen countries; Bank statements for the last three to six months, and recent income-tax returns; Employer's leave letter or proof of business; for students, a letter from the school; A short covering letter with your day-by-day itinerary; For children: birth certificate and both parents' consent if not travelling with both.
One Schengen visa covers France and 28 other countries, but a multi-country trip should apply through the country where you spend the most nights. Book the VFS appointment early: slots for June-August and December go weeks ahead. The ETIAS travel authorisation does not apply to visa holders.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in France in April
Also in season this month.
- Amboise (Loire Valley) · good month
- Arles · good month
- Avignon · good month
- Bayeux (D-Day Beaches) · good month
- Carcassonne · good month
- Chamonix (Mont Blanc) · good month
- Disneyland Paris · good month
- Honfleur & Étretat · good month
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