Choose transportin common
The Ilevia transport network allows you to take the metro, tramway or bus to get around easily. The Lille metro was the first 100% automatic metro in the world, created in 1983, linking 60 stations over 45km.
M1: Lille CHU-Eurasanté <> Villeneuve d’Ascq 4 Cantons Stade Pierre Mauroy
M2: Lomme Saint-Philibert <> Tourcoing CH. Dron
Streetcar R: Roubaix Eurotéléport <> Gare Lille Flandres
Streetcar T: Tourcoing center <> Gare Lille Flandres
Public transport runs every day of the year, except May 1st.
To find out the best route for your location, download the Ilevia application. Open it and identify your departure and arrival locations to find out the best way to reach your destination.
Metro
Parking Relais IleviaIlévia provides you with Park & Ride facilities throughout the Lille metropolitan area. These car parks are ideally located near metro stations, bus interchanges and TER stations, and are easily accessible from major motorways. A practical solution for getting to Lille city centre and all the city’s destinations.
Access to these car parks is reserved for holders of an Ilévia transport ticket.
The nearest park-and-ride facilities include:
- Porte des Postes: 90 spaces
- CHU – Eurasanté: 250 spaces
- Porte d’Arras: 100 spaces
- 4 Cantons: 2040 spaces
- Les Prés: 500 spaces
- St-Philibert: 370 places
Rent your own bikewith V'lille
This 24/7 service lets you rent a bike for 24 hours or 7 days. No need to return your bike to your accommodation, just leave it at one of the 260 stations in the Lille area.
V’lille costs €1.80 for a 24-hour subscription.
Electrically-assisted bikes and scooters are deployed in and around Lille. Download the Lime application (bike + scooter) or Tier Mobility (bike only) to find the soft mobility nearest you.
Prefer to keep your bike with you, all the time and everywhere? Rent a bike from a rental agency. Le Grand Huit offers you a wide choice of solutions for getting around.
V'lille station
DowntownPlaces open duringpublic holidays
If you’re traveling to Lille, you’ll be able to take advantage of the city’s department stores and shopping centers, as well as a number of cafés, restaurants and nightlife venues that are open on certain public holidays. Please check with your favorite stores to make sure they’re open.
City map anddocumentation
Need to find your way around the city? Check it out by clicking on this link, or visit the Lille Tourist Office on Place Rihour. You’ll find all the tourist information you need.
City map Parking andparking lots
Lille offers a wide range of parking lots. Consult the map of secure parking spaces to find out where you can park your vehicle with peace of mind.
Low Emission Mobility Zone andCrit'air sticker
To improve air quality, the European Metropolis of Lille (MEL) is introducing a low-emission zone.
From 1 January 2025 in Lille and the 95 communes of the MEL :
- Unclassified vehicles registered before 1 January 1997 will no longer be allowed on the roads: private cars, light commercial vehicles, heavy goods vehicles, buses and coaches. Motorised two- and three-wheelers are exempt.
- For all vehicles, the Crit’Air sticker is compulsory all year round in the city.
The regulations appliy to all vehicles travelling within the zone, including cross-border vehicles. To drive in or through the zone, you must affix a Crit’Air sticker to your windscreen. This sticker can be obtained online at the following address: https://www.certificat-air.gouv.fr/
Critair stickerCity map - European emergency call (SAMU, fire department and police)
Dial 112. It puts you in touch with the following emergency services: police, fire department, SAMU. Handy if you don’t know whether your emergency requires the help of the fire department or SAMU.
- Medical emergencies
- SAMU – 15
- Lille University Hospital – 03 20 44 59 62
- Fire department – 18
- Pharmacies on call – 32 37
- Homeless shelter – 115
- Children at risk – 119
- Poison control center – 0800595959
- Security
- Police – 17
- Police nationale – 03 59 22 88 20
- National police station – 03 62 59 8000
- Emergency accommodation – 115
- Child abuse – 119
- Domestic violence – 3919
- Bomb alert: if you have information that could help investigators – 197
- Kidnapping alert – 197
- France victimes: if you are a victim or witness of violence that harms you – 116006
- Scam info – 0805808517
- Troubleshooting and emergencies
- Water emergency – 09 69 32 22 12
- Emergency electricity – 09 72 67 50 59
- Gas emergency – 0 800 47 33 33
- Train emergency – 31 17
- Aeronautical emergency – 191
- Lille Metropole
- Switchboard – 03 20 21 22 23
- Security – 03 20 21 22 22
- Lost & Found – 03 20 18 12 91
- Deaf and hearing-impaired people
Dial 114 by fax or SMS
