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Compare train and coach for La Rochelle to Lille
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from La Rochelle to Lille among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £25. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 3m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £25, and a train costs an average of £71.
Distance: 586 km
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£106 Average Price | £47 Average Price Cheapest |
4h 33m Average total duration Fastest 4h 3m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 10h 34m Average total duration 10h 4m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom La Rochelle to Lille
How to get to Lille from La Rochelle by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from La Rochelle to Lille is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus9:5513h20La Rochelle, Jean Moulin23:15Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)£731One-way1 change
Cheapest
FlixBus · FlixBus9:5513h20La Rochelle, Jean Moulin23:15Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)£731One-way1 change
Fastest
8362 · 70358:485h01La Rochelle station13:49Lille Flandres£1371One-way1 change
Other options
8380 · 708115:455h33La Rochelle station21:18Lille Flandres£1361One-way1 change
8374 · 704510:495h29La Rochelle station16:18Lille Flandres£1421One-way1 change
8378 · 706913:476h01La Rochelle station19:48Lille Flandres£1421One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus5:0014h10La Rochelle, Jean Moulin19:10Fretin, Aéroport de Lille-Lesquin (Service Parking)£961One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus5:5013h10La Rochelle, Jean Moulin19:00Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)£961One-way2 changes
FlixBus · FlixBus5:0013h15La Rochelle, Jean Moulin18:15Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)£991One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from La Rochelle to Lille:
A coach is £59 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from La Rochelle to Lille costing on average £106.
Other travel options to Lille take longer:
Coach takes on average 10h 4m.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 6 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between La Rochelle and Lille as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from La Rochelle station and arrive in Lille Flandres.
- Coaches mostly depart from La Rochelle, Jean Moulin and arrive in Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe).
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, BlaBlaCar to go to Lille by coach.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI to go to Lille by train.
- 0 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar.
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