There are 5 ways to get from Douai to Brussels by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, car, or train (TGV)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Douai to Lille Flandrestrain Ter
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
1h 37m€28–82Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Douai to Lille Flandrestrain Ter
- Take the bus from Lille to Brussels-North train stationbus FlixBus N781 / ...
3h 8m€18–28Bus, train
- Take the bus from DOUAI - Place Carnot - Quai C to LILLE - Porte de Douaibus 856
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
2h 32m€24–74Drive 122.5 km
- Drive from Douai to Brusselscar 122.5 km
1h 54m€23–33Train via Tournai
- Take the train from Douai to Lille Flandrestrain Ter
- Take the train from Tournai to Bruxelles-Centraltrain Ic / ...
2h 56m€26–42
Douai to Brussels by train and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Douai to Brussels is to train and bus which costs €18 - €28 and takes 3h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Douai to Brussels is to train which takes 1h 37m and costs €28 - €85.
No, there is no direct train from Douai to Brussels. However, there are services departing from Douai and arriving at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi via Gare Lille Flandres and Lille Europe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 37m.
The distance between Douai and Brussels is 139 km. The road distance is 122.5 km.
The best way to get from Douai to Brussels without a car is to train which takes 1h 37m and costs €28 - €85.
It takes approximately 1h 37m to get from Douai to Brussels, including transfers.
Douai to Brussels train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Douai station.
Douai to Brussels train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Lille Flandres station.
Yes, the driving distance between Douai to Brussels is 123 km. It takes approximately 1h 54m to drive from Douai to Brussels.
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What companies run services between Douai, Hauts-de-France, France and Brussels, Belgium?
You can take a train from Douai to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi via Lille Flandres, Gare Lille Flandres, Gare Lille Europe, and Lille Europe in around 1h 37m.
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Douai to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Douai to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Douai to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Douai to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Douai to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Douai to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Tournai to Bruxelles-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +33 3 20 89 30 30
- Website
- Hauts-de-France mobilités
Bus from DOUAI - Place Carnot - Quai C to LILLE - Porte de Douai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- Hauts-de-France mobilités
- Titre Unitaire
- €2
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
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