Find buses from Lille to London

Travelling by bus to London from Lille presents an opportunity to cross the English Channel via the Channel Tunnel. Adding to that, you’ll enjoy beautiful views of the Atlantic at the port city, Calais, which is engulfed by canals. After crossing the English Channel, buses from Lille to London pass by the clifftop town of Dover. The scenery in this medieval town is mainly white-washed cliffs and a medieval castle. Another landscape you will want to gaze at is the cathedral city of Canterbury, lined with timber houses and cobbled streets. Next is Maidstone, where River Medway runs across the town center before connecting to Rochester and Thames Estuary. Sights like the Tower of London, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kew Gardens, and the British Museum will grace your arrival in London.

Buy your bus ticket from Lille to London in advance for the best price. Through momondo, you can access tickets on sale a few months, weeks, or days before your planned departure. You will receive an m-ticket or e-ticket via SMS or email. Present this to the driver before boarding a bus from Lille to London without printing anything. You’ll enjoy a visa-free journey as long as you are an EEA/EU or Swiss national. But it’s always good to carry a government-issued ID card if you must give proof of identity.

The number of buses taking this route differ with each day of the week. Generally, there are at least 12 buses to London from Lille. You will be travelling with FlixBus, BlaBlaBus, Busbud, Union Ivkoni, Eurostar, or SNCF bus company. Some bus services provide direct trips while others offer roughly one layover. Your choice depends on your travel style and budget. Use our search engine to filter your options. Pay attention to the trip details before booking a ticket. Depending on the provider, the bus may take a long route. Whether you prefer daytime or overnight travel, there will be a bus at any moment in Lille to take you to London.

A trip by Lille to London bus starts from Lille bus stop, Lille Bus Station Europe, or Gare Lille-Flandres. Buses from these stations can drop you at Paddington, Armoury Way, Vauxhall, Hammersmith Bridge Road, Stockwell, Buckingham Palace Road, Mile End, Earl's Court, or Liverpool Street Station in London. Gare Lille-Flandres, the most popular departure point, is meters away from downtown Lille. The rest are a few minutes’ drive from the city center. A bus dropping you at Hammersmith Bridge Road, the most common arrival station, puts you about 9.1 miles away from Central London. Take an underground train or hop on a London bus to get around the city center. If you happen to be dropped off at Buckingham Palace Road, a black cab or minicab can take you to the London Eye in about 15 minutes.

Buses taking passengers to London from Lille offer both daytime and night bus trips. FlixBus is popular for express services with departures starting as early as 12:55 am, arriving in London at 7:55 am. The last departure by this company is scheduled at around 9:15 pm, while the arrival is the following day at around 5:15 am. As for BlaBlaBus, the earliest departure is at 9:15 am with a corresponding arrival at around 9:20 pm. This involves a single layover in Paris. The latest BlaBlaBus departure is at around 1:55 pm, arriving in London at around 3:20 am. We regularly update the schedules so you can check possible providers for both direct and connecting bus trips. Generally, the quicker the trip, the higher the ticket price, and vice versa.

For this week, you can purchase tickets from Lille Lesquin to London starting at $41 one-way. At $47 on average, one-way bus tickets from Lille Lesquin to London are best booked early to save more on your trip.

The quickest bus available from Lille Lesquin will take 7h 15m to arrive in London. Depending on the bus you select, the travel time may vary by up to 0h 10m. FlixBus is one of the fastest options available.

Currently, the price you pay to get from Lille Lesquin to London by bus this week is around $47 one-way. We don’t expect to see any changes in price within the next 3 months.

Union Ivkoni, FlixBus, and BlaBlaBus are viable options. Check times and availability for Union Ivkoni, as it was recently the cheapest bus available traveling from Lille Lesquin to London from $51 round-trip.

A bus from Lille Lesquin to London will travel much more than the 150.5 mi distance between them. The actual distance depends on the route taken, which can change based on traffic, tolls and closures. In terms of time, 7h 15m by bus is reasonable for normal traffic levels.