Lille to London bus: 2.6 a day, fastest 7h30

2.6 a dayfastest 7h30☾ 6 overnight busesFlixBus🇫🇷 France → 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Direct buses · no change

LilleCalaisDoverLondon· 243 km as the crow flies

00:10 → 07:00
FlixBus N380 / N380A ☾ Overnight
Lille → London Victoria Coach Station · via Calais, Dover
7h503 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
01:20 → 08:00
FlixBus N870 ☾ Overnight
Lille → London Victoria Coach Station · via Calais, Dover
7h403 stops
Runs: Only Mon 9 Nov, Tue 10 Nov, Wed 11 Nov, Thu 12 Nov, Fri 13 NovBook on FlixBus ↗
02:05 → 08:45
FlixBus N870 ☾ Overnight
Lille → London Victoria Coach Station · via Calais, Dover
7h403 stops
Runs: Only Sun 18 Oct, Sun 25 Oct, Sun 1 Nov, Sun 8 NovThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:05 → 07:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
02:35 → 09:15
FlixBus N870 ☾ Overnight
Lille → London Victoria Coach Station · via Calais, Dover
7h403 stops
Runs: Mon to Sat (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
12:15 → 19:15
FlixBus N280
Lille → London Victoria Coach Station · via Calais, Dover
8h003 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 11:15 → 18:15)Book on FlixBus ↗
21:50 → 04:55⁺¹
FlixBus N380 ☾ Overnight
Lille → London Victoria Coach Station · via Calais, Dover
8h053 stops
Runs: Only Sat 31 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on FlixBus ↗
23:30 → 05:00⁺¹
FlixBus N380 ☾ Overnight
Lille → London Victoria Coach Station · via Calais, Folkestone
7h303 stops
Runs: Only Sat 24 Octthe open data has only these datesBook on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026) and FlixBus UK (file of 11 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. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

☾ Overnight: leave 23:30, arrive 05:00

The train is 5h51 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct8h14

To Lille14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N3807h30
From London Victoria Coach Station15 min

Train · fastest direct2h23

To Lille-Europe1 min
Before departure1h00
Eurostar 91131h22

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?

9.2 a daydirect trains, fastest 1h22

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

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Lille to London?

Yes. 2.6 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Lille to London?

The fastest takes 7h30; the slowest 8h05, for 243 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 00:10 and the latest at 23:30, local time in Lille. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Lille to London?

Yes: 6 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 00:10 arriving 07:00.

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