Getting to Lille
The best and easiest is Roissy Charles De Gaulle Airport, north of Paris, you can get a frequent TGV (High Speed Train) at the airport station which will take you directly to the centre of Lille. 
Please check www.sncf.fr for times etc. If you fly with Air France you can ask for a TGV Air ticket with the flight which is cheaper. Roissy works with low-cost companies also such as Easy Jet.
From Brussels Zaventem Airport, you can get a regional express train which will take you to Brussels-Midi train station (or take a taxi). From there, a “Eurostar” train or a TGV will take you directly to Lille. Again check with www.sncf.com
From Lille Lesquin Airport, does have a few international flights there are shuttle services which will take you to the Lille Flandres station in 20 minutes.
Europeans can also reach Lille by train via Antwerp, Brussels, London or Paris.
Located just 400 metres from one another, Lille’s two train stations are located in the city centre and are served by both the subway and the tram.
Lille Flandres Station: TER regional trains and direct TGV service to Paris.
Lille Europe Station: Eurostar service to London and Brussels, direct TGV service to Roissy Airport, Paris and all major French cities.
- Brussels: 38 mn, 14 TGV and Eurostar trains per day
- Paris: 1h, 26 direct TGVs per day
- London: 80 mn
- Genève: 4h15
- Lyon: 3h, 11 direct TGVs per day
- Rennes: 3h50, 4 direct TGVs per day
- Marseille: 4h30, 6 direct TGVs per day
- Bordeaux: 5h, 6 direct TGVs per day
- Montpellier: 5h, 5 direct TGVs per day
- Strasbourg: 3h20
