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Compare train and bus for Birmingham to Lille
Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Birmingham to Lille among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $42. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 23m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $42, and a train costs an average of $300.
Distance: 248 miles (400 km)
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Most popular Bus | Train | Driving |
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$100 Average price Cheapest | $300 Average price | $86 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
11h 3m Average total duration 10h 33m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 53m Average total duration Fastest 3h 23m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 46m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
 Most popular bus company |  Most popular train company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
This is compared to other travel options from Birmingham to Lille:
A bus is $200 (€164) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Birmingham to Lille costing on average $300 (€246).
Other travel options to Lille take longer:
Bus takes on average 10h 33m.
Travel optionsfrom Birmingham to Lille
How to get from Birmingham to Lille by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Birmingham to Lille is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus3:00 AM12h30Birmingham, Great Charles Street Queensway4:30 PMLille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)$1371One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus3:00 AM12h30Birmingham, Great Charles Street Queensway4:30 PMLille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)$1371One-way1 transfer
Fastest
W33474+
Tube from London Euston to London St Pancras International+
91481:21 PM5h05Birmingham New Street (BHM)7:26 PMLille-Europe$3431One-way2 transfers
Other options
L38119+9158+Tube from London Marylebone to London St Pancras International1:43 PM7h13Birmingham Moor Street (BMO)9:56 PMLille-Europe$2931One-way2 transfers- L38419+9158+Tube from London Marylebone to London St Pancras International10:43 AM10h13Birmingham Moor Street (BMO)9:56 PMLille-Europe$2951One-way2 transfers
- Y80882 · C17950+9158+Tube from London Euston to London St Pancras International3:36 PM5h20Birmingham New Street (BHM)9:56 PMLille-Europe$2961One-way3 transfers
- FlixBus · FlixBus4:55 PM10h20Birmingham4:15 AMLille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)$1611One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus4:20 PM10h55Birmingham, Great Charles Street Queensway4:15 AMLille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)$1621One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus7:00 PM11h30Birmingham7:30 AMLille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe)$1841One-way1 transfer
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125627:45 AM5h53Birmingham International Airport2:38 PMLille-Europe$3471One-way1 transfer- U26605+98627:45 AM5h53Birmingham International Airport2:38 PMLille-Europe$3471One-way1 transfer
- U26605+52807:45 AM7h04Birmingham International Airport3:49 PMLille-Europe$3471One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Birmingham to Lille:
A bus is $200 (€164) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Birmingham to Lille costing on average $300 (€246).
Other travel options to Lille take longer:
Bus takes on average 10h 33m.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 1 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Birmingham and Lille as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Buses mostly depart from Birmingham, Great Charles Street Queensway and arrive in Lille, Boulevard de Turin (Gare Lille Europe).
- Travel with FlixBus, Infobus to go to Lille by bus.
- Travel with West Midlands Trains, Eurostar, Chiltern Railways, Avanti West Coast to go to Lille by train.
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