Rotterdam to Lille bus: 8.4 a day, fastest 3h05

8.4 a dayfastest 3h05BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇳🇱 Netherlands → 🇫🇷 France

Direct buses · no change

RotterdamAntwerpGhentLille· 174 km as the crow flies

00:25 → 04:20
FlixBus N803
Rotterdam Central Station → Lille · via Brussels
3h552 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 00:25 → 03:20)Book on FlixBus ↗
07:50 → 11:50
FlixBus 803
Rotterdam Central Station → Lille · via Ghent
4h001 stop
Runs: Fri, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
10:15 → 14:55
FlixBus 803
Rotterdam Central Station → Lille · via Antwerp, Ghent
4h402 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
11:25 → 14:40
BlaBlaCar Bus
Rotterdam → Lille - Europe Train Station
3h15nonstop
Runs: DailyBook on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
14:00 → 18:55
BlaBlaCar Bus
Rotterdam → Lille - Europe Train Station · via Antwerp, Brussels
4h552 stops
Runs: Daily except TueBook on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
16:40 → 20:35
FlixBus N1325
Rotterdam Central Station → Lille · via Antwerp, Ghent
3h552 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 15:40 → 19:35)Book on FlixBus ↗
16:50 → 20:50
FlixBus 803
Rotterdam Central Station → Lille · via Ghent
4h001 stop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
19:25 → 22:30
FlixBus 800
Rotterdam Central Station → Lille · via Ghent
3h051 stop
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:25 → 02:55⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus
Rotterdam → Lille - Europe Train Station
3h30nonstop
Runs: Daily until Sat 14 Nov, not Tue 3 Nov, Wed 4 Nov, Wed 11 NovBook on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
23:30 → 03:25⁺¹
FlixBus N803
Rotterdam Central Station → Lille · via Brussels
3h552 stops
Runs: Wed to SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:30 → 02:25+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (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

Fastest door to door: the train (2h12). The bus takes 1h33 longer.

Bus · fastest direct3h45

To Rotterdam Central Station11 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 8003h05
From Lille14 min

Train · fastest direct2h12

To Rotterdam Centraal3 min
Before departure10 min
Eurostar 91151h58
From Lille-Europe1 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: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

3.6 a daydirect trains, fastest 1h58

Eurostar. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Rotterdam to Lille?

Yes. 8.4 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 Rotterdam to Lille?

The fastest takes 3h05; the slowest 4h55, for 174 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 00:25 and the latest at 23:30, local time in Rotterdam. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Rotterdam to Lille?

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

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