By air: a small airport, Lille-Lesquin, is located about 15 minutes from the city centre. Equipped with modern technology and good facilities for passengers, the airport connects Lille with Munich, Warsaw, Venice and other European countries. Domestic flights fly to and from Paris, Algiers, Bordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice and Strasbourg.

By train: travelling by train seems to be the best option to get to Lille as the city lies on the Brussels-Paris-London connection. You can use the services from either TGV or Eurostar. The journey takes about 40 minutes from Brussels and one hour from Paris.