Transportation
By plane
- Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL): Located about 15 minutes from the city center, it offers flights from several European cities. A shuttle connects the airport to Lille in about 20 minutes.
Prefer Charles de Gaulle airport (CDG) as a direct TGV train connection takes approximately 50 minutes to reach Lille.
Brussels Airport (Belgium) is close to Lille accessible by train or by car
🚆 By train
- Eurostar: From London, Lille is accessible in 1h20 via Eurostar.
- Thalys: From Brussels, the journey takes about 35 minutes.
- TGV: High-speed trains connect Lille-Europe or Lille-Flandres stations to several major European cities (Paris, Amsterdam, Cologne, etc.).
🚗 By car
- Lille is well connected by motorways: A1 from Paris, A22 from Belgium, A27 from Brussels.
🚌 By bus
Companies like FlixBus and BlaBlaCar Bus offer routes to Lille from various European cities.