Brussels to Lille by train with TGV or Eurostar

Head to Lille from Brussels at high speed and without changes, in only 35 minutes. Eurostar or TGV® Brussels-France will whisk you off to Lille’s city centre, a true paradise for shopaholics and culture lovers.

Travel straight from Brussels to Lille with TGV INOUI or Eurostar

In Brussels (Midi/Zuid), get aboard TGV Brussels-France or Eurostar and set off for Lille, the main city of northern France. The train will get you straight there from the Belgian capital in a little over 30 minutes.

After a relaxing trip on board the train, your journey will end at Lille’s international train station, Lille Europe. This station’s located in the Euralille shopping centre in the heart of the city. It’s served by numerous international trains, making it the ideal starting point for journeys to other French destinations, but also for travellers on their way to Great Britain.

Bruxelles-Midi/Brussel-Zuid train station

47B Avenue Fonsny
1060 Brussels
Belgium

PARKING PUBLIC TRANSPORT PRACTICAL INFO STATION PLAN

Lille Europe train station

1 Place François Mitterrand
59777 Euralille
France

PARKING PUBLIC TRANSPORT PRACTICAL INFO STATION PLAN

Travel update

19 May (from 10 pm) and 20 May: strike in Belgium

Update 19/5, 7h25 am

Due to a strike, the rail service on the Belgian rail network will be limited from Monday 19 May (10 pm) to Tuesday 20 May 2025 included.

An alternative train service will be drawn up based on available train staff. Take this alternative train service into account if you need to take a domestic connection in Belgium before or after your international train journey, or if you need to take our regional trains shortly across the border (Roosendaal, Maastricht, Aachen, Luxembourg, Lille or Maubeuge). More details on this alternative train service are available on www.belgiantrain.be.

All TGV INOUI, OUIGO and ICE trains operate normally. Likewise, most Eurostar trains will operate normally (except for 2 trains in both directions between Brussels and Paris).

However, several EuroCity and Eurocity Direct trains that connect Belgium and The Netherlands are cancelled on Tuesday 20/05.

EuroCity: 12 trains out of 16 will operate in each direction. Cancelled trains:

9227: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 09:44 - Rotterdam CS 11:50
9243: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 13:44 - Rotterdam CS 15:50
9255: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 16:44 - Rotterdam CS 18:50
9271: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 20:44 - Rotterdam CS 22:50
9220: Rotterdam CS 09:09 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 11:17
9248: Rotterdam CS 16:09 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 18:17
9256: Rotterdam CS 18:09 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 20:17
9268: Rotterdam CS 21:09 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 23:17

Eurocity Direct: half of the trains operating. Cancelled trains:

9523: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 06:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 08:56
9527: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 07:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 09:56
9531: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 08:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 10:56
9551: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 13:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 15:56
9555: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 14:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 16:56
9559: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 15:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 17:56
9563: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 16:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 18:56
9567: Brussels-Midi/Zuid 17:49 - Amsterdam Zuid 19:56
9528: Amsterdam Zuid 10:03 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 12:11
9532: Amsterdam Zuid 11:03 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 13:11
9536: Amsterdam Zuid 12:03 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 14:11
9540: Amsterdam Zuid 13:03 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 15:11
9544: Amsterdam Zuid 14:03 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 16:11
9564: Amsterdam Zuid 19:03 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 21:11
9568: Amsterdam Zuid 20:03 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 22:11
9572: Amsterdam Zuid 21:03 - Brussels-Midi/Zuid 23:11

We advise to check this page regularly for further updates.

Other connections from Brussels

Brussels - Amsterdam Direct train 1:50

Brussels - Paris Direct train 1:22

Brussels - Cologne Direct train 1:51

Brussels - London Direct train 2:01

Brussels - Disneyland® Paris Direct train 1:51

Brussels - Berlin With a change 6:39

Need a train in Belgium before or after TGV INOUI? Use our 'Connection' ticket!

Do you travel to or from another Belgian location than Brussels? Our 'Connection' ticket allows you to take any domestic SNCB train between Brussels-Midi (your departure or arrival station for TGV INOUI) and the Belgian station of your choice. This 'Connection' ticket is available from €8.60 each way in 2nd class or €13.10 each way in 1st class, regardless of your Belgian departure or arrival station.

More about our 'Connection' ticket >