How to get to Lille from Essen

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Travel Information between Essen and Lille

Distance180 miles
Available travel modesTrain or coach
Ticket price range£17 - £80
Cheapest modeCoach • £17 • 6 h 55 min
Fastest modeTrain • £80 • 6 h 9 min
Popular travel companiesBlaBlaCar Bus or Eurostar

Travel 180 miles by train or coach to Lille from Essen. The most popular travel providers which serve this journey are BlaBlaCar Bus or Eurostar among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train from Essen to Lille.

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from Essen to Lille

How to get to Lille from Essen by train, bus, flight or ferry.

Our recommendation

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The best way to travel from Essen to Lille is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

FlixBus
17:009h20
Essen
02:20Lille
£171One-way
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Cheapest

FlixBus
17:009h20
Essen
02:20Lille
£171One-way
0 changes

Fastest

FlixBus
10:556h40
Essen
17:35Lille
£211One-way
0 changes

Other options

FlixBus
02:407h50
Essen
10:30Lille
£221One-way
0 changes

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FAQs: Essen to Lille

Travel to Lille easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Essen to Lille.

FAQs

There are 2 travel options from Essen to Lille: train or coach.

The cheapest way to travel to Lille from Essen is a coach with an average price of £17.

This is compared to other travel options from Essen to Lille:

A coach is £63 less than a train for this trip with tickets for a train from Essen to Lille costing on average £80.

The fastest way to get to Lille from Essen is by train with an average travel time of 6 h 9 min.

Other travel options to Lille take longer:

Taking a coach requires on average 6 h 55 min of travel time.

The distance between Essen and Lille is around 180 miles.

The average frequency per day from Essen to Lille is:

  • 10 coaches a day.
  • 2 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route to Lille from Essen as scheduled services by train or coach can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Essen to Lille:

  • Most travellers board their coach from Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof) and arrive in Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe).

Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Essen to Lille:

  • You can go to Lille from Essen by coach with BlaBlaCar Bus or FlixBus. You'll see cheap coach tickets for £17 with BlaBlaCar Bus from Essen to Lille on Omio.
  • You can take a train from Essen to Lille with Eurostar, National Express or Deutsche Bahn. Cheap tickets can be found for £80 with Deutsche Bahn from Essen to Lille.

Yes, there are direct routes from Essen to Lille with the following travel companies:

  • You can find 3 direct coaches per day to take to Lille with FlixBus or BlaBlaCar Bus.

Direct services to Lille tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your journey.

Your journey from Essen to Lille doesn't have to end in Lille. Many of our customers like to extend their holidays to explore other popular destinations like Paris, Brussels, London, Amsterdam or Marseille. If you’d like to add Paris, Brussels, London, Amsterdam or Marseille to your Essen to Lille trip, check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel to any of these top destinations from Lille today!

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