Tours, tickets and day trips in Lille
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille | 253,817 | 2017 |
| Tri Postal | 251,000 | 2004 |
| Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Lille | 122,297 | 2019 |
| Musée de l'Hospice Comtesse | 51,394 | 2016 |
| Departmental archives of Nord | 1,249 | 2022 |
The busiest is Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille at 253,817 visitors in 2017. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Day trips from Lille
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lille to Brugge | Belgium | 65 km (40 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| Lille to Gent | Belgium | 66 km (41 mi) | about 1 h 4 min |
| Lille to Anderlecht | Belgium | 91 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 29 min |
| Lille to Brussels | Belgium | 94 km (59 mi) | about 1 h 32 min |
| Lille to Schaerbeek | Belgium | 97 km (60 mi) | about 1 h 34 min |
| Lille to Amiens | France | 98 km (61 mi) | about 1 h 35 min |
| Lille to Charleroi | Belgium | 101 km (63 mi) | about 1 h 39 min |
| Lille to Antwerp | Belgium | 115 km (71 mi) | about 1 h 52 min |
| Lille to London | United Kingdom | 243 km (151 mi) | about 3 h 57 min |
| Lille to Paris | France | 204 km (127 mi) | about 3 h 19 min |
| Lille to Köln | Germany | 276 km (171 mi) | about 4 h 29 min |
| Lille to Rotterdam | The Netherlands | 174 km (108 mi) | about 2 h 50 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
What is the most visited attraction in Lille?
Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, with 253,817 visitors in 2017 (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.