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Compare train and bus for Nantes to Lille
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Nantes to Lille among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from €20. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 5h 27m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €20, and a train costs an average of €49.
Distance: 508 km
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€91 Average price | €35 Average price Cheapest |
5h 57m Average total duration Fastest 5h 27m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 32m Average total duration 7h 2m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get from Nantes to Lille by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Nantes to Lille is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus08:30AM10h30Nantes07:00PMLille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)€251One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
FlixBus08:30AM10h30Nantes07:00PMLille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)€251One-way0 transfers
Fastest
8814 · 705702:04PM4h15Nantes station06:19PMLille Flandres€851One-way1 transfer
Other options
8874 · 705301:04PM4h44Nantes station05:48PMLille Flandres€891One-way1 transfer
528803:20PM4h18Nantes station07:38PMLille-Europe€941One-way0 transfers
8904 · 704712:09PM4h39Nantes station04:48PMLille Flandres€1031One-way1 transfer
50810 · 167110:00AM9h15Nantes, Route de Paris07:15PMLille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)€281One-way1 transfer
88082 · 5057910:15AM11h10Nantes, Route de Paris09:25PMLille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)€261One-way1 transfer
FlixBus09:25PM8h30Nantes05:55AMLille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)€251One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Nantes to Lille:
A bus is €29 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Nantes to Lille costing on average €49.
Other travel options to Lille take longer:
Bus takes on average 8h 25m.
- Around 11 buses per day.
- Around 9 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Nantes and Lille as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Nantes station and arrive in Lille Flandres.
- Buses mostly depart from Nantes, Route de Paris and arrive in Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe).
- Travel with Volotea to go to Lille by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, Infobus, BlaBlaCar to go to Lille by bus.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, TGV, SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187 to go to Lille by train.
- 2 direct buses per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, BlaBlaCar.
- 1 direct trains per day with SNCF | TGV INOUI, TGV.
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