I've been looking at train times from Lille to Paris, and was rather surprised to discover that the last train back is very early. On Monday-Saturday it leaves
Before boarding the Eurostar, you have to go through security (xray of bags and metal detector for people), and juxtaposed boarder controls (show your passport
Normally when I'm looking for a public transport trip planner, I try google maps first. If Google have coverage for the city, it's often a good start, and I can
Lille has two main train stations, Lille Europe and Lille Flanders. (Gare de Marchandises Saint-Saveur is no longer a station, and instead hosts art exhibitions
Looking on a city centre map of Lille, I spotted a very interesting looking 5 point Citadelle at the edge of the old town, as handily shown by OSM: I wandere
In a few weeks time, I'm hopefully going to be spending a few days in and around Lille, some working, some holiday. For the working part, I'd need somewhere to
When I look on the main Eurostar website about tickets, it only mentions specific-train tickets (of varying levels of flexibility), as a single or a return. I c
I'm currently giving serious considering to spending a couple of months living in Lille in northern France, mostly to try to improve my French. I'm planning to
If booked in far enough in advance (where "enough" varies depending on the popularity of the train), it's possible to get a return between London and Lille on t
I'm trying to work out what the best ticketing option will be for occasional uses of public transport in Lille. Say, 3-4 trips a week for several weeks, mostly
Lille has recently switched to only allowing smart cards for tickets, the old paper tickets have been phased out. (No-one's updated their English language pages
A few people have mentioned to me that the Belgian town of Kortrijk / Courtray is nice to visit as a day trip from Lille, and with a good eye can apparently (al
As per the answers to Travelling by train in mainland Europe, will I save money by booking my tickets early?, you should normally book your Eurostar tickets in
Due to mis-reading the bus timetable, I failed to pick up any Euro notes, leaving me with just a handful of coins. Were I to be arriving into Lille Europe, an
Following the advice in this question on travelling from Lille to Kortrijk / Courtray and onwards, on Saturday I headed over to Belgium. Coming back, I discover
The Eurostar Trains from Brussels to London stop at Lille and sometimes Calais, both located in France. You can buy a ticket from Brussels to Lille or Calais bu
I need to get from Brussels to Lille airport. I can easily and cheaply get to Tournai by train. From Tournai I will need to get to the airport, but I would lik
I am checking the Belgian rail website for traveling to Lille. I get two options in Lille: Lille Europe and Lille Flandres. What is the diffe
I found recently through TSE the existence of the trampoline ticket. A ticket that allows you to get to Lille, from some selected stations in Belgium, with unl
I want to go to the Lille airport, but since I have enough time I would prefer taking a regular bus rather than the shuttle. Google does not have public transp