Eurostar – By far the most efficient way of travelling to Lille from the UK. This is the closest destination served by trains from Ashford and London Waterloo, and the fact that it is a junction for services to Paris and Brussels means that arrivals are frequent throughout the day (up to 12 each way). Travel time = 55 minutes from Ashford or 1 hour 40 minutes from London

Ferry or Eurotunnel & Road – Only 67 miles from Calais, or 53 miles from Zeebrugge, Lille is reachable after about an hour’s drive.