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Compare train and coach for Basel to Lille
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Basel to Lille among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £30. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 18m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.4kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £30, and a train costs an average of £61.
Distance: 474 km
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Most popular Train | Coach |
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£124 Average Price | £50 Average Price Cheapest |
4h 48m Average total duration Fastest 4h 18m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 9h 48m Average total duration 9h 18m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.5 - 1.2kg CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Basel to Lille
How to get to Lille from Basel by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Basel to Lille is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
23:5010h35Basel10:25Lille£331One-way0 changes
Cheapest
23:5010h35Basel10:25Lille£331One-way0 changes
Fastest
0:059h50Basel9:55Lille£391One-way0 changes
Other options
21:0013h35Basel10:35Lille£481One-way0 changes
20:0013h55Basel9:55Lille£521One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Basel to Lille:
A coach is £30 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Basel to Lille costing on average £61.
Other travel options to Lille take longer:
Coach takes on average 9h 50m.
- Around 13 trains per day.
- Around 5 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Basel and Lille as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Basel SBB and arrive in Lille Flandres.
- Coaches mostly depart from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) and arrive in Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe).
- Travel with SNCF | TGV Lyria, TGV, SNCF | TGV INOUI, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) to go to Lille by train.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, BlaBlaCar to go to Lille by coach.
- 0 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar.
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