There are 10 ways to get from Gap to Lens by train (TGV), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV, Renfe)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Gap to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Ter
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Arrastrain Tgv
8h 3m€153–275Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Lille-Lesquin Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Gap to Aix En Provencetrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)plane MRS - LIL
7h 47m€113–365Bus
- Take the bus from Gap to Paris Austerlitzbus 64002 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Lensbus 781
13h 3m€129–178Drive 843.6 km
- Drive from Gap to Lenscar 843.6 km
9h 4m€135–195Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Gap to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Ter
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Arrastrain Tgv
8h 13m€145–275Bus, train
- Take the bus from Gap to Grenoble Europolebus P24
- Take the train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Lille Europetrain
9h 49mTrain, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Take the train from Gap to Valence Villetrain
- Take the train from Valence Ville to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane LYS - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arrastrain
8h 35m€173–440Train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Lille-Lesquin Airport
- Take the train from Gap to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Lille-Lesquin Airport (LIL)plane NCE - LIL
11h 2m€151–431Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Take the train from Gap to Aix En Provencetrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane MRS - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandrestrain
10h 43m€123–324Train, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Gap to Valence Villetrain
- Take the train from Valence Ville to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane LYS - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
10h 5m€151–396
Gap to Lens by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Gap to Lens is to bus which costs €120 - €180 and takes 13h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Gap to Lens is to train and fly which takes 7h 47m and costs €110 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Gap to Lens. However, there are services departing from Gap and arriving at Lens via Gare d'Austerlitz, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Gap to Lens. However, there are services departing from Gap and arriving at Lens via Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud and Arras. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 3m.
The distance between Gap and Lens is 889 km. The road distance is 843.6 km.
The best way to get from Gap to Lens without a car is to train which takes 8h 3m and costs €150 - €280.
It takes approximately 8h 3m to get from Gap to Lens, including transfers.
Gap to Lens bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, depart from Gap station.
Gap to Lens train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Gap station.
The best way to get from Gap to Lens is to train which takes 8h 3m and costs €150 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €180 and takes 13h 3m.
What companies run services between Gap, France and Lens, Hauts-de-France, France?
You can take a train from Gap to Lens via Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud and Arras in around 8h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gap to Lens via Paris Austerlitz, Gare d'Austerlitz, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in around 13h 3m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Lille-Lesquin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Lille-Lesquin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Lille-Lesquin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Gap to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Gap to Aix En Provence
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Gap to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Gap to Valence Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Gap to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Gap to Aix En Provence
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Gap to Valence Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Gap to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Gap to Aix En Provence
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Gap to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Grenoble to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Gap to Valence Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Gap to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Gap to Aix En Provence
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Gap to Valence Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Valence Ville to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Valence Ville to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €270–450
- Website
- Eurostar
Bus from Gap to Paris Austerlitz
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- SNCF Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Lens
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Bus from Gap to Grenoble Europole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
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Booking & Getting There
Gap to Lens bus services, operated by SNCF Bus, arrive at Paris Austerlitz station.
Gap to Lens train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gap to Lens is 844 km. It takes approximately 9h 4m to drive from Gap to Lens.
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