How to get to Lille

How to get to Lille

 

To get to Lille, you can either choose to come through Paris-Roissy Charles de Gaulle, Brussels, or London.

From these airports, it is very easy to come to Lille as we are very well-served by trains, and these 3 airports have train stations on the spot:

 

At Paris-Charles de Gaulle,

You will have to take a TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse = high speed train) to get to Lille-Europe station. The TGV station is inside the airport. You have to follow the sign for “gare TGV” or “gare SNCF” (TGV means High Speed Train and SNCF is the name of the national railway company). Depending on which terminal you will get to, you may have to take a free shuttle to get to the station. In this case, you still have to follow the sign for “gare TGV” and they will guide you to the shuttle and then to the station.

 

The service from Roissy Charles de Gaulle to Lille is every hour during the day and the journey takes about an hour.

When you buy your train ticket, you can ask for a 25 % discount if you are under 26. Please, be sure to have identification with you that indicates your student status and your age. The ticket costs around 30 euros.

If you take a flight through Sky Team, you can include your train ticket in the price of the flight. In this case you won't have to worry at Paris Roissy about your luggage, which will follow you to Lille.

Useful websites:
-    the website of Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport is very well done. For instance, you can find maps of the terminals if you want to know where you land and where the station is. So please don’t hesitate to consult it: www.adp.fr. There is an English version.
-    the national railway company (SNCF) has got a website on which you can go if you want to consult train hours and prices: www.sncf.fr (English version also available).

 

 

At Brussels,

Take a regional train (City-Airport-Express) to get to Brussels-Midi station (or you can take a taxi). From there a « Eurostar » train or a TGV will take you directly to Lille-Europe station in 38 minutes.

All details can be found on this page:

http://www.brusselsairport.be/en/

 

At London,

Take the eurostar to get to Lille Europe Station.

http://www.eurostar.com/

 

 

If you live in Europe, you can consider getting to Lille by car, since Lille Catholic University is in the town center, 10 minutes by car from the highway.

  

 

Arrival in Lille

Arrival Day:
More information will be available in May

By metro:

From Lille Flandres or Lille Europe station, take the metro line 2, direction Saint-Philibert. Stop at Cormontaigne and walk for ten minutes towards the Boulevard Vauban. 

 

By bus:

From Lille-Flandres station, ligne 12A, stop at "Facultés Catholiques" (rue Nationale)

From Lille-Flandres or Lille Europe station, line Citadine 2, stop at "Université Catholique" (boulevard Vauban)

By taxi:
Taxis are available at Lille flandres Station, the ride to the campus takes around 15min and the cost is between 10€ and 15€.

 
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