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Lyon to Lille by train
How to take a thrilling high speed rail journey from Lyon to Lille
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Option 1: to Lille-Europe station
Journey Summary
3hr - (approx)
Daily
Travel Information
You can avoid having to cross Paris from the Gare De Lyon to the Gare Du Nord by taking these direct trains from Lyon to Lille.
Final Destination: Bruxelles or Lille
All trains also call at: Marne La Vallée - Chessy for Disneyland Paris and Aeroport-CDG
Mon to Sat: 6 x trains per day
Sunday: 5 x trains
Tickets
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings usually open: up to 6 months ahead of the travel date - but bookings can open sooner when SNCF is running a promotion
The train service between Lyon and Lille is split between these TGV-InOui services and Ouigo services.
Both services can be compared and booked SNCF Connect
Booking these TGV InOui services:
Seat reservations are complimentary on these TGV InOui services; you can choose a type of seat, and in what part of the train you want to travel by; including opting for the lower or upper decks.
Booking the alternative Ouigo services:
What is particularly worth being aware of when booking tickets for journeys by Ouigo train services, is that:
- Premiere/1st class tickets are not available.
- Reservations are included when booking, as they are on the TGV InOui trains, but you can opt to pay additional fess, or book a more expensive type of ticket to select a specific seat (more info is available on the Ouigo 'Train Guide').
- The more expensive type of tickets also include an additional luggage allowance, click the Ouigo 'Train Guide' to access more info on the luggage allowances on Ouigo trains; they're more restrictive than on a TGV InOui train.
- You cannot book or collect tickets for Ouigo trains at stations.
- The two key T&Cs of booking either of the two types of ticket available for journeys by Ouigo trains are:
- The tickets are not refundable.
- Exchanges to alternative departures are possible until 1 hour before the beginning of the boarding procedure, but they incur a fee of €10 per passenger, with any price difference between the old and new ticket(s) also added to this fee.
Though these factors, and more, are why you can make big savings by opting to travel by these Ouigo trains and not on the standard TGV InOui trains.
Eurail and InterRail Pass users:
In theory, if you will be travelling with a valid Eurail or InterRail pass, you can book reservations for these direct TGV-InOui trains on Oui-SNCF - as explained here.
However, whenever we have tried to book rail pass reservations for these InOui services to Lille, we have instead been given the option to travel via Paris; though if that occurs, you will only have to pay one fee.
Rail passes cannot be used on the Ouigo trains, but if you will be travelling with a 2nd class pass, our guide to using rail passes in France, explains why taking a Ouigo train can be worth considering.
Where to book
| Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Download the SNCF Connect App | from €30 | |
| SNCF Connect | from €30 | |
| Save A Train | from €30 | |
| Happy rail | from €30 | |
| Trainline | from €30 | |
| Rail Europe | from €30 |
On this journey
Journey Features
From Lyon Part-Dieu to Lille Flandres
Journey Summary
3hr - 3hr 45min (approx)
Daily
Travel Information
Final Destination: Lille Flandres
All trains also call at: Marne La Vallée; Aeroport-CDG
TGV InOui services:
Monday: 2 x trains
Tues to Thurs: 1 x train per day
Monday: 2 x trains
Saturday: 0 trains
Sunday: 1 x train
Ouigo services:
Daily
Tickets
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings open: up to 9 months ahead of the travel date
Where to book
| Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Trainline | * | |
| SNCF Connect | * |
On this journey
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Journey Features
Good to Know
The alternative Ouigo service:
When taking a train from Lyon to Lille-Flandres station, you can now choose between taking these TGV InOui services, or the more basic and low-cost Ouigo services.
There is a daily Ouigo morning service, which is usually scheduled to depart from Lyon Perrache station at 09:04.
Three other Ouigo services per day depart from St Exupery station at Lyon Airport station, but in order to travel to that station from Part-Dieu, you'll need to take the Rhone-Express tram.
if possible avoid this train that departs at 16:00 - when travelling from Lyon to Lille by train.
It is much slower than the other TGVs because it diverts off the high speed line between Paris and Lille, to call at other cities including Arras and Douai.
But this is the only train from Lyon that arrives at Lille Flandres - and not Lille Europe station.
But as it only takes 5 - 10mins to walk between the two stations, this much slower train journey time negates virtually any advantage of arriving at a station that is marginally closer to Lille city centre.
Final Destination: Lille Flandres
All trains also call at: Marne La Vallée; Aeroport-CDG, Arras, Douai.
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