There are 9 ways to get from Lille to Frankfurt am Main by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, train, or plane
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 Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
4h 21m€88–373Bus via Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)
cheapest- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Cologne - Airport Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Frankfurt central train stationbus FlixBus 007 / ...
7h 8m€41–78Drive 495.6 km
- Drive from Lille to Frankfurt am Maincar 495.6 km
4h 50m€76–110Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BRU - FRA
4h 29m€98–275Train via Liège
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Namurtrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Namur to Liège-Guilleminstrain L / ...
- Take the train from Liège, Guillemins Bf to Frankfurttrain 79
7h 6m€85–311Bus
- Take the bus from Lille to Frankfurt central train stationbus N280 / ...
8h 50m€45–85Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CDG - FRA
4h 38m€102–283Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DUS - FRA
5h 59m€160–398Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane AMS - FRA
6h 10m€196–439
Lille to Frankfurt am Main by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lille to Frankfurt am Main is to bus via Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) which costs €40 - €80 and takes 7h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Lille to Frankfurt am Main is to train which takes 4h 21m and costs €85 - €380.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lille and arriving at Frankfurt central train station station. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Lille to Frankfurt am Main. However, there are services departing from Lille Europe and arriving at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 21m.
The distance between Lille and Frankfurt am Main is 505 km. The road distance is 495.6 km.
The best way to get from Lille to Frankfurt am Main without a car is to train which takes 4h 21m and costs €85 - €380.
It takes approximately 4h 21m to get from Lille to Frankfurt am Main, including transfers.
Lille to Frankfurt am Main bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lille - Europe Train Station.
Lille to Frankfurt am Main train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lille Europe station.
The best way to get from Lille to Frankfurt am Main is to train which takes 4h 21m and costs €85 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus via Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), which costs €40 - €80 and takes 7h 8m.
What companies run services between Lille, France and Frankfurt am Main, Germany?
You can take a train from Lille Europe to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi in around 4h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Frankfurt central train station via Cologne - Airport Bus Station and Cologne Airport CGN in around 7h 8m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Flandres to Namur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Namur to Liège-Guillemins
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Liège, Guillemins Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Cologne - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lille to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Cologne - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +421 55 72 896 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbus.sk
Bus from Cologne Airport CGN to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- interbus.sk
- Book at
- interbus.sk
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More Questions & Answers
Lille to Frankfurt am Main bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Cologne - Airport Bus Station.
Lille to Frankfurt am Main train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lille to Frankfurt am Main is 496 km. It takes approximately 4h 50m to drive from Lille to Frankfurt am Main.
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