Lille to Cologne bus: 4.8 a day, fastest 4h40

4.8 a dayfastest 4h40BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇫🇷 France → 🇩🇪 Germany

Direct buses · no change

LilleBrusselsMaastrichtAachenCologne· 276 km as the crow flies

01:45 → 06:25
BlaBlaCar Bus
Lille - Europe Train Station → Cologne - Airport Bus Station · via Brussels, Liège
4h402 stops
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:45 → 05:25)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
05:40 → 11:10
FlixBus N870
Lille → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Brussels, Maastricht
5h302 stops
Runs: Only Sat 7 Novthe open data has only these datesBook on FlixBus ↗
05:55 → 11:25
FlixBus N870
Lille → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Brussels, Maastricht
5h302 stops
Runs: Only Mon 9 Novthe open data has only these datesBook on FlixBus ↗
06:18 → 11:48
FlixBus N870
Lille → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Brussels, Maastricht
5h302 stops
Runs: Only Sun 8 Novthe open data has only these datesBook on FlixBus ↗
06:25 → 11:55
FlixBus N870
Lille → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Brussels, Maastricht
5h302 stops
Runs: Tue to Fri (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
07:25 → 12:55
FlixBus N870
Lille → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Brussels, Maastricht
5h302 stops
Runs: Only Sun 18 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on FlixBus ↗
07:45 → 13:15
FlixBus N870
Lille → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Brussels, Maastricht
5h302 stops
Runs: Mon, Sat (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
12:25 → 17:50
BlaBlaCar Bus
Lille - Europe Train Station → Cologne - Airport Bus Station · via Brussels, Liège
5h252 stops
Runs: DailyBook on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
13:35 → 19:45
FlixBus N1153
Lille → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Brussels, Aachen
6h103 stops
Runs: Wed, Fri, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 12:35 → 18:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
14:00 → 20:05
FlixBus 328
Lille → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Brussels, Maastricht, Aachen
6h053 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
16:40 → 22:40
FlixBus N280
Lille → Cologne Airport CGN (Terminal 2) · via Brussels, Düsseldorf
6h002 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗

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 direct5h48

To Lille - Europe Train Station14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
BlaBlaCar Bus4h40
From Cologne - Airport Bus Station39 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 Lille to Cologne in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Lille goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

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

Check flights on picktheflight ↗

Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Lille to Cologne?

Yes. 4.8 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 Lille to Cologne?

The fastest takes 4h40; the slowest 6h10, for 276 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 01:45 and the latest at 16:40, local time in Lille. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Lille to Cologne?

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

Lille ▸ Cologne

Direct buses · no change

Quick answers

More from Lille

More to Cologne