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Lille to Paris by train
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From Lille Flandres to Paris Gare Du Nord/Paris Nord
Journey Summary
1hr 2min
Daily
Tickets
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings usually open: 4 months ahead of the travel date - but bookings can open sooner when SNCF is running a promotion.
Don't use a specific station in Lille when looking up this journey, select Lille as a generic (toutes gares or all stations) starting point in the from box.
Unless you specifically want to depart from Lille Europe or Lille Flandres stations - these trains to Paris depart from both.
Though the fastest trains now depart from Lille Flandres station.
When looking for tickets on Oui.SNCF tick the 'direct trains' box, on Trainline tick the 'fastest journeys' box.
Our step by step guide to booking tickets on the PC version on Oui.SNCF (French national railways) website is available HERE.
If you're new to booking tickets for train journeys in France, we recommend taking a look at our guide to French train tickets - it should help you save time and money and confusion.
There's also a guide to booking with an independent ticket agent.
Where to book
| Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Trainline | from €15 | |
| Oui.SNCF | from €15 | |
| Download the Oui.SNCF app | from €15 | |
| Happyrail | from €15 | |
| SaveATrain | from €15 | |
| Trainline | from €15 | |
| Happyrail | from €15 | |
| SaveATrain | from €15 |
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Good to Know
Final Destination: Paris Gare Du Nord
The train service from Lille to Paris has been has been fundamentally changed on the new timetable.
All of these non-stop trains from Lille to Paris now depart from Lille Flandres station,
This was always the station in Lille with the most frequent service of trains to the French capital, but now it also has the quickest trains.
What's changed is that the trains to Paris from some of the locations to the north of Lille, such as Boulogne and Dunkerque, which depart from Lille Europe station - the city's other main station, now take a slower route.
They divert off of the direct high speed route to call at Arras - because that city isn't on the high speed line.
This route, which is also followed on Monday to Fridays by the first departure of the day from Lille Flandres station, has a typical journey time of 1hr 17mins - so those trains are now 15mins slower than these trains.
The journey time won't impact on the ticket price, the but the cheaper tickets are likely to sell out faster on the more popular departures, meaning that taking those trains from Lille Europe can be cheaper.
So if Lille Europe is a convenient departure station and you don't mind an additional 15 mins of train travel, those trains can be worth considering.
Particularly on Sundays those trains from Lille Europe can plug gaps between departures of these trains which leave from Lille Flandres station.
Two of the four trains which depart for Paris on Sundays before 13:00 leave from Lille Europe.
If you are new to travelling by train in France, our French Train Travel Guide is packed with info and useful links to help ensure you’ll have a stress-free trip.
Final Destination: Paris Gare Du Nord
The train service from Lille to Paris has been has been fundamentally changed on the new timetable.
All of these non-stop trains from Lille to Paris now depart from Lille Flandres station,
This was always the station in Lille with the most frequent service of trains to the French capital, but now it also has the quickest trains.
What's changed is that the trains to Paris from some of the locations to the north of Lille, such as Boulogne and Dunkerque, which depart from Lille Europe station - the city's other main station, now take a slower route.
They divert off of the direct high speed route to call at Arras - because that city isn't on the high speed line.
This route, which is also followed on Monday to Fridays by the first departure of the day from Lille Flandres station, has a typical journey time of 1hr 17mins - so those trains are now 15mins slower than these trains.
The journey time won't impact on the ticket price, the but the cheaper tickets are likely to sell out faster on the more popular departures, meaning that taking those trains from Lille Europe can be cheaper.
So if Lille Europe is a convenient departure station and you don't mind an additional 15 mins of train travel, those trains can be worth considering.
Particularly on Sundays those trains from Lille Europe can plug gaps between departures of these trains which leave from Lille Flandres station.
Two of the four trains which depart for Paris on Sundays before 13:00 leave from Lille Europe.
If you are new to travelling by train in France, our French Train Travel Guide is packed with info and useful links to help ensure you’ll have a stress-free trip.
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