From the airport, a special Flibco bus line runs directly to the city centre without stops and without transfers for 7,99 eur. For a cheaper price 1,80 eur you can take bus line 68 to the city centre with a transfer to the metro at station 4 Cantons Stade.
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Flibco bus
Direct and fast connections to the centre of Lille are provided by Flibco long-distance buses. In Lille, they only stop in the centre between Lille Flandres and Lille Europe stations.
A ticket purchased online at flibco.com costs 7,99 eur, but you can also buy a ticket by card from the driver for 8 eur.
Return fares are discounted and cost 13,99 eur.
- Journey time - 25 minutes
- Frequency - 60 minutes
- First bus to the airport - 5:00
- Last bus from the airport - 9:30pm, but on some days after 10:00pm depending on the current flight schedule
Bus 68 + metro
For cheaper transport, especially if you plan to travel around Lille more by public transport, bus line 68 goes to the nearest metro station 4 Cantons Stade, where you change to yellow line 1 towards the centre.
Tickets are best purchased via the mobile app of the transport company Ilévia (available at Google Play / App Store) or online at ilevia.fr/boutique. Tickets are sold at the RELAY newsagents at the airport, but they are not always available. You cannot buy tickets from the bus driver.
- 1,80 eur - 1 hour transfer ticket (buses, metro, trams)
- 5,30 eur - 24-hour day pass (buses, metro, trams)
Bus 68 runs once per hour, but in the morning and early evening 2-3 times per hour. The metro runs at intervals of about 10 minutes.
The total journey from the airport including transfers to the centre of Lille (Gare Flandres) takes approximately 32-42 minutes.
The last bus from the airport leaves at around 20:45 and the first at 6:30.
For connection searches and timetables, please visit: ilevia.fr.
Taxi
The price of a taxi to Flandres or Europe stations works out at around 35 eur. A cheaper way is offered by the mobile app Uber (from 25 eur), which also operates in Lille.
Car rental
There are several car rental companies at Lille airport, such as Europcar, Sixt or Flizzr. Weekly rental prices range throughout the year from 130 eur.