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Lille · France

Trains to Lille

Stations on record, the cities within reach by rail, and estimated times from distance.

Wikidata lists 8 railway stations in Lille: La Madeleine, Mont-de-Terre, Lezennes, Gare de Lille-CHR, Gare de Lille-Porte-de-Douai, Gare of Lille-Saint-Sauveur, Gare de Lille-Sud, Gare de Lomme. Which one a service uses is set by the operator, so check the station name on the ticket, not just the city.

Rail routes from Lille

Trains from Lille: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Lille to BruggeBelgium65 km (40 mi)about 28 min
Lille to AnderlechtBelgium91 km (57 mi)about 39 min
Lille to BrusselsBelgium94 km (59 mi)about 41 min
Lille to SchaerbeekBelgium97 km (60 mi)about 42 min
Lille to AmiensFrance98 km (61 mi)about 35 min
Lille to AntwerpBelgium115 km (71 mi)about 49 min
Lille to ReimsFrance167 km (104 mi)about 1 h 1 min
Lille to DordrechtThe Netherlands173 km (107 mi)about 1 h 19 min
Lille to RotterdamThe Netherlands174 km (108 mi)about 1 h 20 min
Lille to The HagueThe Netherlands182 km (113 mi)about 1 h 24 min
Lille to MaastrichtThe Netherlands187 km (116 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Lille to ZoetermeerThe Netherlands187 km (116 mi)about 1 h 26 min
Lille to LondonUnited Kingdom243 km (151 mi)about 1 h 48 min
Lille to BerlinGermany745 km (463 mi)about 5 h 2 min
Lille to MadridSpain1,251 km (777 mi)about 7 h 47 min
Lille to RomeItaly1,212 km (753 mi)about 7 h 58 min
Lille to ParisFrance204 km (127 mi)about 1 h 14 min
Lille to HamburgGermany574 km (357 mi)about 3 h 53 min
Lille to BudapestHungary1,213 km (754 mi)about 10 h 20 min
Lille to WarsawPoland1,254 km (779 mi)about 10 h 41 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

Which railway stations does Lille have?

La Madeleine, Mont-de-Terre, Lezennes, Gare de Lille-CHR, Gare de Lille-Porte-de-Douai, Gare of Lille-Saint-Sauveur and others.

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.