Travel to Lille?

By train, of course.

Travel to Lille?

By train, of course.

Head to Lille by train

Discover Lille by train with SNCB International. With TGV INOUI you can travel quickly and comfortably to Lille from Belgium and France. The French city is also very easy to reach with Eurostar from Great Britain and with our cross-border regional trains via Kortrijk or Tournai. Are you younger than 26? Then enjoy the TGV Youth offer and travel from Brussels to Lille for € 12*!

Travel update

8 March (from 10 pm) to 11 March: alternative train service in Belgium8 March (from 10 pm) to 11 March: strike in Belgium

Update 06/03, 14h00

On Monday 9 March, 8 trains out of 16 circulent will operate from Belgium to the Netherlands and 9 trains out of 16 will operate from the Netherlands to Belgium.
However, please note that most of them will only operate between Brussels and Rotterdam.
The following trains are cancelled:

9523: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 06:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 08:56
9527: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 07:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 09:56
9531: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 08:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 10:56
9535: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 09:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 11:56
9555: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 14:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 16:56
9559: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 15:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 17:56
9563: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 16:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 18:56
9567: Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 17:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 19:56
9536: Amsterdam Zuid 12:03 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 14:11
9540: Amsterdam Zuid 13:03 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 15:11
9544: Amsterdam Zuid 14:03 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 16:11
9548: Amsterdam Zuid 15:03 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 17:11
9564: Amsterdam Zuid 19:03 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 21:11
9568: Amsterdam Zuid 20:03 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 22:11
9572: Amsterdam Zuid 21:03 - Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid 23:11

Besides, Eurocity Direct 9512 (departing from Amsterdam Zuid 06:03) will terminate in Antwerpen-Centraal instead of Brussels.

Validity of tickets for EuroCity & Eurocity Direct:

During the period of the strike, the validity of Saver tickets is not restricted to the train and time mentioned on the ticket.
Your ticket is valid from 1 day before up to 1 day after their validity date, allowing you to anticipate or postpone your journey if necessary.
Tickets for the EuroCity & Eurocity Direct are exceptionally valid on local trains via Roosendaal.
If you prefer not to travel, your ticket is fully refundable.

Nightjet

The Vienna-Brussels train departing on Sunday night 08/03 will terminate in Cologne. The Brussels-Vienna train departing on Monday night 09/03 will depart from Cologne. Between Brussels/Liège and Cologne, Nightjet passengers can use the ICE trains.

Please check this page regularly for further updates.

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Brussels - Lille Direct train 0:35

from € 15 *

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Paris - Lille Direct train 0:59

from € 15 *

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London - Lille Direct train 1:22

from € 44 *

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Amsterdam - Lille With a change 2:37

from € 44 *

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Tournai - Lille Direct train 0:28

from € 4.⁶⁰ *

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Kortrijk - Lille Direct train 0:37

from € 5.²⁰ *

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Fares Belgium ⇄ Lille

Tickets Belgium ⇄ Lille

Fares valid on board SNCB trains between Belgium and Lille Flandres station (+ onward regional connections). Holders of Train+ enjoy extra discounts.

A ticket for each type of traveller

For travel with regular trains between any Belgian station and the following stations in Northern France :

via Courtrai/Mouscron (border crossing at Tourcoing) or Tournai (border-crossing at Blandain)

Lille Flandres and the intermediate stops of Baisieux, Ascq, Annappes, Pont de Bois, Hellemmes, Lezennes, Tourcoing, Roubaix, Croix l'Allumette and Croix Wasquehal
and beyond to Abbeville, Amiens, Arras, Béthune, Boulogne Ville, Calais Ville, Douai, Dunkerque, Etaples Le Touquet, Lens and Valenciennes (connection at Lille-Flandres station with the TER Hauts-de-France regional trains).

via Charleroi (border crossing at Jeumont)

Maubeuge
and beyond to Abbeville, Amiens, Arras, Béthune, Boulogne Ville, Calais Ville, Chantilly Gouvieux, Compiègne, Douai, Dunkerque, Etaples Le Touquet, Le Cateau, Lens, Lille Flandres, Noyon, Paris Nord, Pont Ste Maxence, St Quentin (Aisne) and Valenciennes (connection at Aulnoye-Aymeries or Maubeuge with the TER Hauts-de-France regional trains).

Fares valid from 15 October 2025

Adult (26-64 years):
- for a single or return journey
- 30% discount on the Belgian part of the journey on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays
- 100% refundable up to 1 day before departure date
- if you have Train+, you get a 40% discount during off-peak hours* on weekdays and 40% additional discount on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays (on top of the basic 30% weekend discount) and you’ll never pay more than a capped price of €14 per journey in 2nd class or €22,40 in 1st class on the Belgian part of the journey.
Youth (-26), seniors (65+) and beneficiaries of preferential reimbursement:
- 40% discount at any time on the Belgian part of the journey
- for a single or return journey
- 100% refundable up to 1 day before departure date
- if you have Train+, you get an additional 40% discount during off-peak hours* and on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays (on top of your basic 40% discount and you’ll never pay more than a capped price of €5,50 per journey in 2nd class or €8,80 in 1st class on the Belgian part of the journey.
Accompanied Children (-12 years):
- for children under 12 years who accompany another traveller with a valid ticket, the price is €1 each way (free on the Belgian part + flat-rate price of €1 for the French part of the journey - with a maximum of 4 children per paying passenger)
- unaccompanied children travel under the youth conditions (-26).

Good to know: Other fares apply for travelling to Lille with TGV INOUI.

*off-peak hours: departure from Belgium (or, coming from our neighbouring countries, departure from the first Belgian station after the border) from Monday to Friday before 6:01, from 9:00 to 16:00 and after 18:00.

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