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We caught the Eurostar train from London Waterloo to Lille.
It is so quick - only 1 hour and 40 minutes - and you are in the heart of Lille and ready for action!!
It is a relaxing way to travel. You only have to check in 30 mins before departure, so now hanging around in airports etc.
You can also catch the Eurostar from Paris to Lille, or from Brussels to Lille.
There are sometimes really cheap tickets available, so keep and eye out. Leave a Comment
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When you are taking the train to Lille, this station will be one of the two stations that you will be arriving at. The station is only a five to ten minute walk to the historical centre.
At Lille Flandres trains arrive from within France, including the TGV (high speed train) and from neighbouring countries. We arrived directly from Antwerp with the intercity (IC) in only 1.40 hours.
This station is quite close to the other station "Lille Europe" where the high speed train 'Eurostar' (between London and Brussels) has a stop.
Brussels-Lille: 40 minutes
London-Lille: 1.40 minutes
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Lille has a good transport network with metro stations dotted around the city.
If you don't have much time but would like to see most of the sights and learn some of the history of the city, take one of the tourist office tours. They leave hourly and are in English, French, German or Dutch. The tours take 50 minutes and you listen on a microphone with video as well. It costs 8 Euros (no stopping to get off, only slowing down for photos) and is a great way to see as much as possible. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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From Paris it is around 1 hour way to Lille and the price is around EUR 30 for the 2nd class. Lille has 2 railway station, Flanders Railway station and Lille Europa. The modern Lille europa was built in 1994 and has very impressive style (look at the picture). Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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The easiest way to go to Lille is by TGV from Paris - one hour, convenient & cheap..
used to spend every two weekends in Paris or happened to me just to go for one evening in Paris and go back in the morning in my office in Lille:) Leave a Comment
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The first time we visited Lille, we stayed in nearby Roubaix and took the Metro to the center of Lille, the second time we drove to Roubaix, parked and took the Metro. It's very quick, service is frequent and a round trip ticket was 2.50E. Get off at the Gare de Lille Flanders stop and you will be right in the heart of the market.
To locate the Metro station, look for the M sign in the attached photo Leave a Comment
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Only the metro is worth a visit to Lille. This new generation of metro systems, a kind of small profile light railway, is so spectacular because it operates automatically (the so-called VAL system which stands short for Véhicule automatique léger).
The metro vehicles are very funy because they are so small: only 2 m wide and 26 m long (two linked cars). They run on rubber tyres, like the metro in Paris. The entrance to the platforms is usually pretty oldfashoned and narrow and the platforms are only 52 m long, long enough for two units.
The Lille Métro operates from 5:00 until midnight, with trains every 1.5 - 4 minutes, every 6 - 8 minutes early morning and evenings. On Sundays there is a train every 4-6 minutes. Prices in Euro: Single E 1.15; 10 rides E 10.00; Day Pass E3.35; Week Pass E 11.00. All tickets are valid on buses, trams and métro. Special season tickets are available including TER regional trains and regional buses.
Something about the history: After trials were carried out by MATRA during the early 1970's, the CUDL decided in 1974 to build 4 VAL lines in the metropolitan area. Construction started in 1978 and the first line was inaugurated on 25 April 1983 between 4 Cantons and République. One year later, on 2 May 1984 the entire Line 1 opened (13.5 km long, 8.5 km underground). It links C.H.R. B Calmette in Lille to 4 Cantons in Villeneuve d'Ascq via Gare Lille Flandres (Central Station). All stations have doors between platform and train. Line 2 opened on 3 April 1989, initially called Ligne 1bis, between St. Philibert and Gares, later renamed Gare Lille Flandres (15.5 km, 7 km underground). In 1994, there was a one-station extension to the new TGV station Gare Lille Europe, and in 1995 the line reached Fort de Mons. On 18 Aug. 1999, Line 2 was extended to Tourcoing-Centre (12.5 km - 16 stations) and it reached C.H. Dron near the Belgian border on 27 Oct. 2000 (3.6 km). The entire Line 2 is now 32 km long with 43 stations (currently the longest automatic metro line in the world). Leave a Comment Theme: Subway/Metro
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Travel within Lille is also made easy, as there are a number of ways of getting around. The most popular method is the Metro. There are two metro lines in Lille linking many of the quartiers. The metro is also reasonably priced with a single journey costing 1,15 euros and a day ticket 3,35 euros.
The metro runs from 5.30 in the morning (6.30 on Sunday) until 12.30 at night.
Other travel options around Lille are by tram and bus and the tickets for these are the same as the Metro. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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The best way to travel into Lille is by train. Since Lille is very central between Brussels, London, and Paris, it only takes a few hours from all these locations by TGV. From Paris, one need take a train from the Gare du Nord. From London and Brussels you need to take the TGV main trains.
The best way to get around Lille is by riding the metro. The metro is cheap, easy, and fast. It is a much smaller and less complex system than that of Paris, London, or New York for example. There are only two lines. To ride the metro you must buy and compost a ticket before you board. I would suggest buying day passes for the metro if you'll be hopping on and off frequently. These cost much less than if you had to buy a seperate ticket each time. You can buy these on any of the automated machines in the metro stations.
The bus system is also well used and organized in Lille, but I found it more confusing than the Metro. And of course there is always a lot of walking involved, my favorite form of transportation. :)
The photo shows a few of the main attractions in Lille and the map of the centre ville. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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I arrived to the airport of Lille (http://www.lille.aeroport.fr/) but as I said before, if you're in UK, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg...) you can arrive by one of the modern high-speed trains. Remember that Lille is in the center of a very dense population area, with a very useful net of transports. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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Get cheap flights to Lille. Airports in the area include Lille Lesquin International Airport (LIL). When you fly to Lille you can take in Place du General de Gaulle / Grand Place, Vielle Bourse, Palais des Beaux Arts, Architecture, Chamber of Commerce & Belfry, Vieux Lille, Churches, Tips not relating to Lille, Porte de Paris and Notre Dame De La Treille. Check flights to Lille when you want to visit these nearby places: Wattignies, Bouvines, Roubaix, Estaimpuis, Thumeries, Menen, Mesen, Kemmel, Dranouter and Knokke.
- Sofitel Lille Metropole
157, avenue de la Marne (formerly Sofitel Lille Metropole), Lille - Stars Lille
Angle blvd de Valmy, Rue Entre-deux-villes, Lille - Best Western Bellevue
5 Rue Jean Roisin, Lille - Carlton Hotel Lille
3 rue de Paris, Lille - HOTEL CARLTON - CHATEAUX & HOTELS DE FRANCE
3 rue de Paris, Lille - Ibis Lille Gares
29, avenue Charles Saint-Venant Le Forum, Lille - Hotel des Voyageurs
10, Place de la Gare, Lille - Hotel Flandre Angleterre
13, Place de la Gare, Lille - Suite Hotel Lille Aeroport
Impasse Jean Jaures, Lille - Novotel Lille Centre Grand Place
116 rue de l'Hopital Militaire, Lille - Novotel - Lille (Centre)
116 rue de l'Hopital Militaire, Lille - Ibis Fourmies
Les Etangs Des Moines, Lille - Crown Plaza
335 Blvd de Leeds, Lille - COMFORT HOTEL OPERA LILLE CENTRE (28, rue Anatole France.)
28, rue Anatole France, Lille - Carlton`S Hotel
3 rue de Paris, Lille
Destinations near Lille- Wattignies Travel Guide, 5.68 km / 3.53 miles
- Bouvines Travel Guide, 9.93 km / 6.17 miles
- Roubaix Travel Guide, 10.22 km / 6.35 miles
- Estaimpuis Travel Guide, 14.89 km / 9.26 miles
- Thumeries Travel Guide, 16.71 km / 10.38 miles
- Menen Travel Guide, 18.85 km / 11.72 miles
- Mesen Travel Guide, 18.89 km / 11.74 miles
- Kemmel Travel Guide, 24.23 km / 15.06 miles
- Dranouter Travel Guide, 24.84 km / 15.44 miles
- Knokke Travel Guide, 27.22 km / 16.91 miles
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