Travel Information

By train

Situated just 400 meters from one another, Lille’s two train stations are located in the city centre and are served by both the metro and the tram.
Lille Flandres Station: Regional trains and direct TGV service to Paris Lille Europe Station: Eurostar service to London and Brussels, direct TGV service to Roissy Airport, Paris and all major French cities.

  • Brussels: 38 minutes, 14 TGV and Eurostar trains a day
  • Paris: 1 hour, 26 direct TGVs a day
  • London: 1 hour 15 minutes direct by EUROSTAR

For more information:

SNCF trains and TGVs, please visit http://www.sncf.fr/indexe.htm
SNCB (Belgian trains), please visit http://www.b-rail.be/main/E/index.php
EUROSTAR , please visit http://www.eurostar.com/

By air

The Lille-Lesquin International Airport is located 10 km from Lille city centre. It serves more than 60 national and international destinations.
Scheduled domestic flights to and from Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Strasbourg and Toulouse.

Direct international flights to and from Algiers, Casablanca, Marrakech, Milan, Venice and Warsaw.
Flights to and from Ajaccio, Barcelona, Berlin, Biarritz, Bologna, Brest, Calvi, Dakar, Edinburgh, Figari, Frankfort, Glasgow, Limoges, Lisbon, Madrid, Montpellier, Pau, Porto, Prague, Rome, Toulon, Zürich, etc.

Airport Shuttle service from the airport (at door A) to the city centre (stop in front of Euralille shopping center) is available. Length of ride: 20 minutes.

From Lille to the airport: departures every hour Monday to Friday from 5 AM to 10 PM, Saturday from 5 AM to 6 PM, and Sunday from 10 AM to 10 PM.

From the airport to Lille: departures every hour Monday to Friday from 5:30 AM to 10:30 PM, Saturday from 5:30 AM to 6:30 PM, and Sunday from 10:30 AM to 10:30 PM.
For further information on the airport shuttle service, please visit http://www.lille.aeroport.fr/gb/acces/navette.asp

Lille is also less than 90 minutes away by train from three international airports:

  • Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG): 50 minutes. Linked to Lille Stations by TGV train. http://www.aeroportsdeparis.fr. On your arrival at the Paris CDG airport, go straight to Gate 2D and book a ticket for the next TGV to Lille (50 minutes). The TGV personnel is always helpful and friendly!
  • Brussels South (Charleroi) airport: A shuttle coach is available from Brussels South Charleroi Airport: 1h30 minutes.  http://www.charleroi-airport.com .Tickets are on sale inside the Charleroi airport terminal (counter no. 1) and on the Internet: http://www.voyages-lelan.be. From Lille, tickets may be purchased on board the coach.

By car
Six motorways lead to Lille:

  • A1 from Paris (220 km)
  • A22 / E17 from Gand (75 km), Antwerp (125 km) and Amsterdam (290 km)
  • A23 from Valenciennes (53 km)
  • A25 from Dunkerque (80 km) and the A26 from Calais (110 km)
  • A27 / E42 from Brussels (110 km)

If you come from Paris (Motorway A1), from Gand (A22) or from Bruxelles (A 27) take the ring motorway, direction Dunkerque. Take exit 4;
If you come from Dunkerque / Calais (Channel Ports), you’ll be on the A25, take the exit number 5.

Parking in Lille:

Lille has street level car parks offering about 20.000 parking spaces as well as several underground car parks in the city centre, in addition to on-street pay-and-display ticket parking. The rate generally varies between 1,30€ to 1,60€ an hour, depending on the location. Some Hotels provide (limited) parking space, often at an additional rate.

Routefinder, directions, journey planner
In English: http://www.mappy.co.uk/direct/mappy/accueil?country=GBR
In French: http://www.mappy.fr/

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