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Compare train and bus for Calais to Lille
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Calais to Lille among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from €10. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 48m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.0 - 0.1kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €10, and a train costs an average of €7.
Distance: 92 km
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€18 Average price | €10 Average price Cheapest |
1h 18m Average total duration Fastest 48m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 46m Average total duration 1h 16m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions |
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Travel optionsfrom Calais to Lille
How to get from Calais to Lille by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Calais to Lille is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
K71 (844828)5:29 PM1h18Calais Ville6:47 PMLille Flandres€111One-way0 transfers
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K71 (844828)5:29 PM1h18Calais Ville6:47 PMLille Flandres€111One-way0 transfers
Fastest
8444086:07 PM0h28Calais - Fréthun6:35 PMLille-Europe€131One-way0 transfers
Other options
K71 (844832)7:29 PM1h18Calais Ville8:47 PMLille Flandres€111One-way0 transfers
K71 (844830)6:29 PM1h18Calais Ville7:47 PMLille Flandres€111One-way0 transfers
8444107:18 PM0h28Calais - Fréthun7:46 PMLille-Europe€131One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Calais to Lille:
A bus is €8 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Calais to Lille costing on average €18.
Other travel options to Lille take longer:
Bus takes on average 1h 16m.
- Around 13 trains per day.
- Around 5 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Calais and Lille as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Calais Ville and arrive in Lille Flandres.
- Buses mostly depart from Calais, Port - P&O Ferry and arrive in Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe).
- Ferries mostly depart from Port of Dover and arrive in Port of Dunkirk.
- Travel with SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, TER, SNCF | TGV INOUI, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) to go to Lille by train.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, BlaBlaCar Bus, SNCF | Autocar, FlixBus to go to Lille by bus.
- 10 direct trains per day with SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, TER, SNCF | TGV INOUI, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF).
- 5 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar, BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus.
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