There are 4 ways to get from Lens to England by bus, train, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Lens to Lillebus 781
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
3h 21m£40–237Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Lens to Calais Villetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoriabus 700 / ...
7h 41m£31–62Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Lens to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Londoncar
3h 11mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Lens to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Londoncar
4h 13m£56–91
Lens to England by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lens to England is to train and bus which costs £30 - £65 and takes 7h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Lens to England is to bus and train which takes 3h 21m and costs £40 - £240.
The distance between Lens and England is 190 miles.
The best way to get from Lens to England without a car is to bus and train which takes 3h 21m and costs £40 - £240.
It takes approximately 3h 21m to get from Lens to England, including transfers.
England is 1h behind Lens. It is currently 6:24 AM in Lens and 5:24 AM in England.
There are 20702+ hotels available in England.
What companies run services between Lens, Hauts-de-France, France and England?
There is no direct connection from Lens to England. However, you can take the bus to Lille, walk to Lille Europe, take the train to London St Pancras Intl, walk to St Pancras International Station, then take the line 91 bus to Trafalgar Square/Charing Cross. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lens to Trafalgar Square via Calais Ville, Gare Sncf, Terminal Ferry, Calais, London Victoria, and Victoria Station in around 7h 41m.
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–120
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lens to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- £16–24
- Rail 1st Class
- £25–40
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lens to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £4
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lens to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–160
- On Foot
- £30–40
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