Why go
- Prefecture and commune in Hauts-de-France, France.
- Served by Lille Airport (LIL).
History
Lille is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the Nord department, and the main city of the European Metropolis of Lille.
Where to stay
3 Rue des Archives, 59800 Lille, France · auchatquidort.fr
45 Bd Carnot, 59800 Lille, France · hotelarbrevoyageur.com
Av. de la Sablière, 59370 Mons-en-Barœul, France · all.accor.com
11 Pl. de la Gare, 59800 Lille, France · rosa-hotel.com
37 Rue du Molinel, 59800 Lille, France · oceaniahotels.com
Parc de l'aérodrome, 59910 Bondues, France · lillenord.najeti.fr
13 Rue d'Amiens, 59800 Lille, France · okkohotels.com
7 Sq. Morisson, 59000 Lille, France · why-hotel.com
5 Rue Jean Roisin, 59800 Lille, France · grandhotelbellevue.com
3 Rue Pierre Mauroy, 59000 Lille, France · carltonlille.com
l'Hôtel, 48bis Rue de Valenciennes bis Entrée de, 59000 Lille, France · urbanhotel.fr
169 Rue Berthe Morisot, 59000 Lille, France · hotel-bb.com
10 Rue de Béthune, 59000 Lille, France · hotelkanai.com
19 Rue Berthe Morisot, 59000 Lille, France · appartcity.com
2 Rue des Buisses, 59800 Lille, France · appart-hotel-lille.com
GRAND HOTEL, 51 Rue Faidherbe, 59000 Lille, France · grandhotellille.com
5 Parv. Saint-Maurice, 59800 Lille, France · hotel-brueghel-lille.com
17 Quai du Wault, 59800 Lille, France · alliance-lille.com
Av. Le Corbusier, 59777 Lille, France · hotel-lille-europe.com
110 Av. de la République, 59110 La Madeleine, France · hotel-artdecolille.com
6 Rue Professeur Langevin, 59000 Lille, France · eklohotels.com
224 Rue Pierre Mauroy, 59000 Lille, France · marriott.com
Rue Jean Bart, 59000 Lille, France · marriott.com
335 Bd de Leeds, 59777 Lille, France · hilton.com
Restaurants & places to go
Indoor
Pizza, Restaurant · Depuis 2011, La Bonne Pâte, pizzeria artisanale, vous propose un large choix de pizzas cuites sur pierre, à déguster sur place ou à… · labonnepate.fr
Thai, Restaurant · Cuisine des Andes. Sur place ou à emporter. Opening hours: Mo 11:45-15:00; Tu-Th 12:00-15:00; Fr 12:00-15:00,19:00-21:30 Features: takeaway · pico.byclickeat.fr
Brunch, Cafe · Bar à espresso / Salon de thé / Petite restauration fraîche et de saison Opening hours: Su 09:00-15:00; We-Sa 10:00-18:00 Features: takeaway,… · tamperlille.com
Asian, Restaurant · Le restaurant asiatique Délice d'Asie vous propose un buffet à volonté avec de nombreux produits de la mer.Entre amis, en famille, pour un… · delices-dasie.com
Portuguese, Cafe · Fabrique de Pastéis de Nata Opening hours: Tu-Sa 13:30-18:30, Su 13:00-18:00 Features: takeaway · donabica.com
French, Restaurant · Restaurant de cuisine française traditionnelle et restaurant-école Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:30-15:00,18:00-23:00; Su off · lebouillonbaroque.com
Regional, Burger, French, Steak House, Restaurant · Brasserie pour individuel, groupe, cérémonie, entreprise, tour opérateur. Opening hours: Mo-Th 12:00-22:30… · ascotel.fr
Cafe · Café - Brasserie - Bar à vin Opening hours: Mo 08:30-16:00; Tu 06:00-16:00; Th 06:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 08:30-23:00; Su 06:00-18:00 Features: outdoor seating · lanouvelleaventure.fr
American, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:30-22:30; Fr-Sa 11:30-23:00; Su 11:30-22:30 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access, air… · restaurants.memphis-restaurant.com
French Tacos, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-23:15; Fr 16:30-23:30; Sa 11:00-23:30; Su 11:30-23:30 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, vegetarian… · o-tacos.fr
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th,Su 11:30-15:00,18:00-22:30; Fr-Sa 11:30-15:00,18:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access,… · volfoni.fr
Burger, Pizza, Seafood, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-We 11:30-22:30; Th-Sa 11:30-23:30 Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options, step-free access, air… · restaurants.3brasseurs.com
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-20:00 Features: takeaway, halal · 2 Rue du Faubourg des Postes, Lille, 59000 · lillenium-lille.com
Steak House, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:30-15:00,18:00-22:00; Fr 11:30-15:00,18:00-22:30; Sa 11:30-22:30; Su 11:30-22:00 Features: step-free access… · buffalo-grill.fr
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-20:00 Features: takeaway, vegetarian options · columbuscafe.com
Japanese, Peruvian, Sushi, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-14:30,17:30-21:00 Features: vegetarian options · cotesushi.com
Kebab, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 Features: takeaway · 1 Rue de l'Égalité · gurkebab.com
Flammekueche, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo 11:45-15:00,18:45-23:00; Tu-Fr 11:45-15:00,18:30-23:30; Sa 11:45-24:00; Su 11:45-23:00 Features: takeaway,… · flams.fr
Friture, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:30-15:00,18:30-22:30; Fr 11:30-15:00,18:30-23:00; Sa 11:30-23:00; Su 11:30-22:30 · restaurantleon.fr
Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-21:30; Su 09:00-21:30 Features: takeaway, step-free access · 2 Place Albert Tacquet · restaurants.subwayfrance.fr
Sushi, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 Features: takeaway · sushishop.fr
Falafel, Lebanese, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-14:00,18:00-22:00 Features: takeaway, vegetarian options · kousbi.fr
Tacos, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-We 11:00-00:00; Th-Su 11:00-01:00 Features: takeaway · chamas-tacos.com
Poke, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-21:30; Sa-Su 10:00-21:30 Features: takeaway · 1 Place de la Gare, Lille, 59800 · restaurants.pokawa.com
Moroccan, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 11:00-15:00,16:00-22:00 Features: takeaway, vegetarian options · 34 Rue Léon Gambetta, Haubourdin, 59320 · sites.google.com
Tea, Cake, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo,Th 13:00-18:00; Tu,Fr 09:30-18:00; We 09:30-17:00; Sa 09:30-16:00; Su off Features: step-free access · 287 Rue Sadi… · troispetitspoints.simplybook.it
Sicilian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo 12:00-15:30; Tu-Fr 12:00-15:30,18:30-20:30; Sa 12:00-15:30 · Rue Saint-André · arancinilovers.com
Vietnamese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Th 12:00-14:30,19:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-14:30,19:00-22:30 · codohue.fr
Crepe, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-14:00, 19:00-22:30 · creperie-saintgeorges.com
English, British, Cake, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 10:30-18:30; Sa 09:00-18:30; Su 11:00-17:30 Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options, step-free access · elizabeths.fr
Cake, Cafe · Opening hours: We-Sa 08:30-18:00; Su 10:00-15:00 Features: vegan options · emiliescookies.com
Caribbean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:30-01:00 Features: delivery · fost-restaurant.fr
Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery, vegetarian options, step-free access, air conditioning · 40 Rue… · it-trattoria.fr
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-14:00,18:45-22:00; Su 18:45-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegan options · jaipur-lille.fr
Greek, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 12:00-14:30, Tu-Sa 19:00-23:00 · liledecrete.com
Pastry, Crepe, Ice Cream, Cafe · Opening hours: Sa 15:30-19:00; Su 15:00-19:00 · 2501 Chemin de la Bauderie, Frelinghien, 59236 · lazaneattitude.com
Pork, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 12:00-15:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-15:00,19:30-23:00 · restaurant-le-passe-porc.fr
African, Restaurant · Opening hours: Sa 12:00-23:00; Su-Fr 12:00-15:00, 19:00-23:00 · lestontonsafro.fr
Italian Pizza, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Fr 12:00-14:00,19:00-21:30; Sa-Mo 19:00-21:30 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, vegetarian options · littleitaly-lille.com
Lebanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Fr 12:00-15:00,18:00-22:00; Sa 12:00-15:00,18:00-23:00; Su 11:00-16:00,18:00-22:00 · maison-l.eatbu.com
Naans, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:30-14:30,18:00-23:00; Su 18:00-23:00 · masala-solferino.fr
Fish, Seafood, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Tu 12:00-14:00; We off; Th-Sa 12:00-14:00,19:30-22:00; Su off · restaurant-octopus-lille.fr
Pakistani, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:45-14:30,18:30-23:30 Features: takeaway, vegetarian options · hajveri.fr
Plancha, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:30-14:00; Mo-Fr 19:00-22:00; Sa-Su 19:00-22:30; PH closed Features: outdoor seating, step-free access · adoboloco.fr
367 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Lille Airport (LIL) 8.2 km to the centre
Lesquin, HDF, FR — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 12 airlines (Airlinair, Harmony Airways, Transavia France, easyJet…) · direct flights to 30 destinations incl. Ajaccio, Algier, Barcelona, Bastia, Bordeaux… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Serves Brussels/Bruxelles (93 km) — the low-cost way in
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 12 airlines, 30 direct destinations
- Airlinair A5 (Embraer 170, ERJ-145, CRJ, CRJ-700, Embraer 190, CRK) · 9 routes: Bastia, Biarritz-bayonne, Bordeaux, Figari, Lyon, Montpellier, Nantes, Strasbourg, Toulouse
- Harmony Airways HQ (A320, A319) · 9 routes: Ajaccio, Dubrovnik, Faro, Fuerteventura, Heraklion, Kerkyra/corfu, Liege, Rhodos, Split
- Transavia France TO (737-800) · 5 routes: Agadir, Djerba, Marrakech, Oujda, Venice
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 4 routes: Bordeaux, Geneva, Nice, Toulouse
- Aigle Azur ZI (A320) · 2 routes: Algier, Oran
- Air Algerie AH (736, 737-800) · 2 routes: Algier, Oran
- Air France AF (A319, A320) · 2 routes: Marseille, Nice
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 2 routes: Marseille, Porto
- VOLOTEA Airways V7 (717) · 2 routes: Ajaccio, Bastia
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona
- Nouvel Air Tunisie BJ (A321) · 1 route: Djerba
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 1 route: Barcelona
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Flanders International Airport (KJK) 23 km to the centre
Wevelgem, VWV, BE — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day.
Merville-Calonne Airport (HZB) 30 km to the centre
Merville, Nord, HDF, FR — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day.
Marcq-en-Baroeul Airfield 5.6 km to the centre
Bondues, HDF, FR
Herlies ULM 17 km to the centre
Herlies, HDF, FR
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Lille Airport (LIL); 3 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: LIL has direct flights to 30 destinations on 12 airlines (incl. Ajaccio, Algier, Barcelona, Bastia, Bordeaux…).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Lille, France. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Public transit · Schedules & GTFS data
Trains & rail
Rail operator
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.
Charter, management, FBO, MRO · Managed fleet worldwide · General Dynamics company: charter, completions and FBOs in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US.
Tours & experiences
Adventure