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How to get fromBordeaux to Lensby train (TGV), bus, car, plane, subway, or train

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There are 9 ways to get from Bordeaux to Lens by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, subway, or train

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Lille Flandrestrain train Tgv
    5h 45m
    €146–289

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Bordeaux to Lillebus bus FlixBus N743
    11h 35m
    €65–109

  3. Drive 756.9 km

    1. Drive from Bordeaux to Lenscar car 756.9 km
    7h 30m
    €118–170

  4. Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Lille-Lesquin Airport, subway, train

    1. Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)plane plane BOD - LIL
    2. Take the subway from 4 Cantons Stade P. Mauroy to Gare Lille Flandressubway subway
    3. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Lenstrain train
    4h 58m
    €88–275

  5. Train via Paris

    1. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to Arrastrain train Tgv
    5h 51m
    €128–257

  6. Bus via Lens

    1. Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    12h 38m
    €77–137

  7. Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane BOD - CDG
    2. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arrastrain train
    5h 37m
    €125–294

  8. Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane BOD - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain train
    3. Take the train from Lille Flandres to Lenstrain train
    7h 10m
    €109–263

  9. Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly to Lille-Lesquin Airport

    1. Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Toulouse Matabiautrain train
    2. Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)plane plane TLS - LIL
    7h 44m
    €143–348

Bordeaux to Lens by train

Calendar16Weekly Trains
Duration5h 45mAverage Duration
Ticket€146Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 853.5 km
  • Duration: 5h 45m

What companies run services between Bordeaux, France and Lens, Hauts-de-France, France?

TGV inOui operates a train from Bordeaux St Jean to Lille Flandres once daily. Tickets cost €170–280 and the journey takes 4h 46m. Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) also services this route once daily. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Bordeaux to Lille twice daily. Tickets cost €60–110 and the journey takes 9h 55m.

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