One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
LYS7.3+0.3
GNB7.0
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
LYS7.5+1.9
GNB5.6
Food & retail
Best for
LYS
Rail+air connections via the Calatrava TGV stationSchengen business hops with a paid Confluence loungeAlps ski transfers and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes leisure
Watch out for
LYS
Terminal 2 closed — all airlines and queues funnel through T1Priority Pass is Alpage €23 restaurant credit, not lounge entryClassic EU 100 ml liquids still apply (no published waiver)
Amenities and tips
LYS
Salon Confluence & Mont BlancRhônexpress + TGV stationPlace des Lumières F&BFree unlimited Wi-Fi
LYS · Strong regional hub with a rare on-airport TGV station and a fast Rhônexpress to Part-Dieu, tempered by Terminal 2 closure crowding everything into T1, classic 100 ml security, and Priority Pass that only credits a restaurant.
GNB · Isère’s seasonal Alpine ski gateway with clear winter commercial banks from **easyJet**, **Jet2**, **Ryanair**, **British Airways**, **Wizz Air** and others — compact Saint-Geoirs terminal **without Priority Pass lounge** on research day; coach transfers toward Grenoble / resorts.
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
LYS7.3+2.3
GNB5.0
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
LYS8.7+2.7
GNB6.0
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
Salon Mont Blanc opens 08:30 — early non-Schengen flights miss it
TCL airport rides need a toutes-zones €3.70 ticket, not the €2.10 city fare
GNB
No Priority Pass lounge on research dayTraffic is heavily winter-seasonal — summer schedule is thin~40 km from Grenoble centre — pad transfer timeNo published MCT
ZenLine / Coupe-File security
Drinking fountains
Buy Rhônexpress online — TCL is cheaper if you have time
Rhônexpress ~29 min / €16.30 online; TCL T3 + bus 248 needs a toutes-zones ticket at €3.70.
Book free ZenLine — still pack 100 ml
Free ZenLine slots help; assume classic liquid rules on the day.
Match Confluence vs Mont Blanc to your destination
Paid airport lounges by Schengen/non-Schengen; PP is Alpage only.
GNB
Single Saint-Geoirs terminalCoach transfers + parkingNo Priority Pass lounge
No Priority Pass lounge
No GNB lounge on the Priority Pass network on research day.
Winter ski banks dominate
easyJet, Jet2, Ryanair, BA and Wizz concentrate on the winter leisure season.
Single Saint-Geoirs terminal
One compact passenger hall ~40 km from Grenoble centre.
