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How to get fromMadrid to Lilleby plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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There are 12 ways to get from Madrid to Lille by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, or train (Renfe, TGV)

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  1. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane MAD - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain train
    6h 6m
    €82–256

  2. Fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane plane MAD - CRL
    2. Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandrestrain train
    7h
    €75–290

  3. Train via Lyon

    1. Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain train Ave
    2. Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    3. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europetrain train Tgv
    12h 46m
    €242–532

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Madrid to Parisbus bus FlixBus 793
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    19h 27m
    €118–181

  5. Drive  1,462.4 km

    1. Drive from Madrid to Lillecar car 1,462.4 km
    14h 11m
    €239–345

  6. Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane MAD - CDG
    2. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europetrain train
    5h 33m
    €101–341

  7. Fly to Paris Orly Airport, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane plane MAD - ORY
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to Lille Flandrestrain train
    6h 20m
    €115–358

  8. Fly to Lille-Lesquin Airport

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)plane plane MAD - LIL
    5h 23m
    €95–251

  9. Fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)plane plane MAD - BVA
    2. Take the bus from Aéroport to Gare routierebus bus
    3. Take the train from Amiens to Lille Flandrestrain train
    8h 24m
    €88–312

  10. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane MAD - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain train
    7h 55m
    €156–401

  11. Train

    1. Take the train from Madrid Chamartín to Iruntrain train Alv / ...
    2. Take the train from Hendaye to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris Nord to Lille Flandrestrain train Tgv
    13h 46m
    €241–408

  12. Bus via Bilbao

    1. Take the bus from Madrid, Avenida de América to Bilbao Intermodalbus bus ALSA - S Mad-Bil / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    21h 40m
    €109–181

Madrid to Lille by train

Calendar18Weekly Trains
Duration12h 46mAverage Duration
Ticket€242Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,445.6 km
  • Duration: 6h 6m

What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Lille, France?

You can take a train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Lille Europe via Barcelona-Sants and Lyon Part Dieu in around 12h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Madrid to Lille - Europe Train Station via Paris and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 19h 27m.

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