Cologne to Lille bus: 4.9 a day, fastest 4h55

4.9 a dayfastest 4h55BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇫🇷 France

Direct buses · no change

CologneAachenMaastrichtBrusselsLille· 276 km as the crow flies

06:00 → 12:05
FlixBus N280
Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Lille · via Düsseldorf, Brussels
6h052 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 05:00 → 11:05)Book on FlixBus ↗
06:20 → 12:30
FlixBus N1153
Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Lille · via Aachen, Brussels
6h103 stops
Runs: Tue, Thu, SatBook on FlixBus ↗
11:55 → 17:25
BlaBlaCar Bus
Cologne - Airport Bus Station → Lille - Europe Train Station · via Liège, Brussels
5h302 stops
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
12:20 → 18:20
FlixBus 328
Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Lille · via Aachen, Maastricht, Brussels
6h003 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
19:35 → 01:05⁺¹
FlixBus N870
Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Lille · via Maastricht, Brussels
5h302 stops
Runs: Only Sun 8 Nov, Mon 9 Nov, Tue 10 Nov, Wed 11 Nov, Thu 12 NovBook on FlixBus ↗
20:20 → 01:50⁺¹
FlixBus N870
Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Lille · via Maastricht, Brussels
5h302 stops
Runs: Only Sat 24 Oct, Sat 31 Oct, Sat 7 Nov, Sat 14 NovBook on FlixBus ↗
20:50 → 02:20⁺¹
FlixBus N870
Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) → Lille · via Maastricht, Brussels
5h302 stops
Runs: Daily except Sat (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:00 → 03:55⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus
Cologne - Airport Bus Station → Lille - Europe Train Station · via Liège, Brussels
4h552 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:00 → 02:55+1)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026), FlixBus UK (file of 11 Oct 2026) and BlaBlaCar Bus (file of 18 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

No direct train and no nonstop flight: the bus is the only no-change way

Bus · fastest direct6h03

To Cologne - Airport Bus Station39 min
At the stop before departure15 min
BlaBlaCar Bus4h55
From Lille - Europe Train Station14 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Train instead?

No direct train from Cologne to Lille in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Cologne goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

Nothing flies Cologne to Lille nonstop in picktheflight's airline data.

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Cologne to Lille?

Yes. 4.9 a day on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus and FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Cologne to Lille?

The fastest takes 4h55; the slowest 6h10, for 276 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 06:00 and the latest at 23:00, local time in Cologne. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Cologne to Lille?

Not an overnight one: every bus here travels by day or evening.

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