There are 12 ways to get from Liverpool to Lens by train (Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, plane, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London EustonLiverpool Lime Street - London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
6h 5m€108–556Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Marble ArchUkn21 / ...
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
10h 37m€56–388Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Liverpool to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Lens
6h 28mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)MAN - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandres
8h 18m€74–228Bus, train via Calais
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals550 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Calais700 / ...
- Take the train from Calais Ville to HazebrouckTer
- Take the train from Hazebrouck to LensTer
15h 49m€65–106Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Liverpool to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Lens
7h 29m€131–185Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)MAN - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
7h 48m€110–279Fly Liverpool to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)LPL - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arras
6h 42m€83–343Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)MAN - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arras
7h 27m€71–272Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)MAN - BVA
- Take the bus from Aéroport to Gare routière
- Take the train from Amiens to Arras
9h 6m€66–203Fly Liverpool to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)LPL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
8h 30m€111–380Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)MAN - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
9h 16m€109–349
Liverpool to Lens by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Lens is to bus and train via Calais which costs €65 - €110 and takes 15h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Lens is to train which takes 6h 5m and costs €100 - €600.
The distance between Liverpool and Lens is 615 km.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Lens without a car is to train which takes 6h 5m and costs €100 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Liverpool to Lens, including transfers.
Lens is 1h ahead of Liverpool. It is currently 6:54 AM in Liverpool and 7:54 AM in Lens.
There are 1076+ hotels available in Lens.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Lens, Hauts-de-France, France?
You can take a train from Liverpool Lime Street to Lens via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lille Europe, Gare Rue De Tournai, and Lille Flandres in around 6h 5m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Liverpool to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Liverpool to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–19
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Charleroi-Central to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- 1st Class
- €18–26
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Calais Ville to Hazebrouck
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- Rail 1st Class
- €15–22
Train from Hazebrouck to Lens
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–19
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €8–13
- Rail 1st Class
- €13–19
Train from Amiens to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Amiens to Arras
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 09 70 15 01 50
- contact@oise-mobilite.fr
- Website
- oise-mobilite.fr
Bus from Aéroport to Gare routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €1
- Website
- https://www.oise-mobilite.fr/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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