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How to get fromNantes to Lilleby train (TGV), bus, car, plane, train, or rideshare

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There are 9 ways to get from Nantes to Lille by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, train, or rideshare

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Nantes to Lille Europetrain train Tgv
    4h 22m
    €110–200

  2. Rideshare

    cheapest
    1. Take the rideshare from Nantes to Lillerideshare rideshare 596.9 km
    7h 10m
    €39

  3. Bus via Paris

    1. Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    9h 20m
    €45–78

  4. Drive  596.5 km

    1. Drive from Nantes to Lillecar car 596.5 km
    5h 44m
    €96–139

  5. Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane NTE - CDG
    2. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europetrain train
    3h 59m
    €136–362

  6. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2train train 411C / ...
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to Lille Flandrestrain train Tgv
    4h 40m
    €111–187

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    10h 10m
    €45–85

  8. Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lille-Lesquin Airport

    1. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)plane plane NTE - LIL
    6h 5m
    €160–352

  9. Bus to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Rennes - Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane RNS - CDG
    3. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europetrain train
    5h 37m
    €207–510

Nantes to Lille by train

Calendar30Weekly Trains
Duration4h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket€110Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 652 km
  • Duration: 4h 22m

What companies run services between Nantes, France and Lille, France?

TGV inOui operates a train from Nantes to Lille Europe twice daily. Tickets cost €130–200 and the journey takes 4h 22m. Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) also services this route twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Lille - Europe Train Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 9h 20m.

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