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 Public Transportation
 

Thanks to Transpole, Lille has a comprehensive public transportation network:

  • 2 automatic metro lines (the VAL: automatic light vehicule) the world's first automatic subway (1983), 60 stops covering 45 km.
    Line 1: Villeneuve d’Ascq 4 Cantons  <>  Lille CHR B Calmette (Regional Hospital)
    Line 2 : Lomme Saint-Philibert (Hospital) <> Tourcoing CH Dron (Hospital)
  • 2 tram lines with more than 35 stops connecting Lille to Roubaix and Tourcoing.
    Tramway R : Roubaix Eurotéléport <> Gare Lille Flandres
    Tramway T : Tourcoing centre <> Gare Lille Flandres
  • About 60 bus routes

The buses, tram and metro run every day (except May 1st), from 5:30 AM to around midnight.
Standard fare for the entire network: 1.25€ for a full-price ticket.
Set of 10 tickets : 10.30€.
ZAP ticket (3 tram or subway stations without transfer) : 0.60€.
Day Pass : 3.50€.
Evening Pass (after 7 PM) : 1.50€.
The buses, tram and metro are free with City Pass !

 
 Taxis
 

More than 150 taxis are available at the airport and at the Lille Flandres and Lille Europe train stations.

Booking:
Lille train station taxis: +33 (0)3 20 06 64 00
Rihour taxis: +33 (0)3 20 55 20 56
Union taxis: +33 (0)3 20 06 06 06

 
 Other modes of transportation

Try an alternative, fun, and ecological mode of transportation to get around Lille!

Rent a bike
Ch'ti vélo: 10 avenue Willy Brandt (between Lille Flandres train station and Euralille shopping center) (Monday to Friday, from 7:30 AM to 7:30 PM, Saturday and Sunday, from 9 AM to 7:30 PM). Tel: +33 (0)3 28 53 07 49. (Between February 18th, open from Monday to Friday from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM and from 4:00 PM to 8:00PM).
Holiday Bikes : 2 rue Gustave Delory (Monday to Saturday, from 9 AM to 12 AM and from 2 PM to 6 PM). Tel: +33 (0)3 20 57 02 25
Etablissement Léger Cycles : 64 rue Léon Gambetta (Tuesday to Saturday, from 9 AM to 12:30 AM and from 2  PM to 7 PM). Tel : +33 (0)3 20 54 83 39

Rent an e-bike (electric bike)
Transpole: Oxygène station at the Champ de Mars (Monday to Saturday, from 7 AM to 7 PM and Sunday, from 10 AM to 7 PM) and at Place des Buisses (next to the Lille Flandres train station, Monday to Friday, from 7:30 AM to 6:30 PM, except in July and August).

Rent a Segway
Lean forwards, and you move forwards; lean back, and you move backwards. Thanks to revolutionary technology, it follows your every move and makes you feel as if you're hovering above the ground.

Transpole: Oxygène station at the Champ de Mars (Monday to Saturday, from 7 AM to 7 PM and Sunday from 10 AM to 7 PM), and at Place des Buisses (next to the Lille Flandres train station, Monday to Friday, from 7:30 AM to 6:30 PM, except for July and August).

Bike Taxi
Covered bike taxi service in the city centre.
1€ initial charge + 1€ per km and per person (2 people max).
CycloVille: +33 (0)6 24 16 08 18

 
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