Brussels
Bruxelles, International airport
Take a train to the Brussels Midi / Zuid train station (25 min, ~9€).
The train station is on the level -1 of the airport. The service “Brussels Airport Express” proposes several departures per hour to Brussels Midi.
There are also connections to Lille which instead of Brussels Midi pass through Gent (Gand), Kortrijk (Courtrai) or Tournai (Doornik).
Brussels, Charleroi airport
Take the shuttle bus between the airport and the Lille train stations (1h30, 5€~35€).
It is better to buy your ticket in advance on flibco.com. Expect to pay between 5€ and 17€ (half the price of that purchased from the driver).
It is also possible but takes longer to take the bus TEC between the airport and the Charleroi-South railway station (20min, ~5€) and from there a train to Lille via Tournai (1h40, ~20€). Some of the Tournai–Lille trains stop at Ascq. It is possible to reach the campus in 20-25 minutes by walking through the town.
Brussels, Midi / Zuid railway station
Take a TGV, Thalys or Eurostar to the Lille Europe station (35min, ~30€).
It is also possible, but takes longer, to take a train to Lille via Tournai (1h40, ~23€). Some of the Tournai-Lille trains stop at Ascq. It is possible to reach the campus in 20-25 minutes through the town on foot.
London
London, St Pancras station
Take the Eurostar to the Lille Europe station (1h30, 80€~240€).
It is recommended on the Eurostar website to be at the station 40 minutes before departure.
Paris
Paris, Charles de Gaulle airport
Take the TGV to Lille (1h, 50€~70€).
It is also possible to go to the Paris-Nord railway station by metro RER-B and then to reach Lille by TGV. This takes longer but connections
are more frequent.
Paris, Orly airport
Take the metro Orlyval, get off at “Antony” station. Take the metro RER-B to the “Gare du Nord” station. (1h, 12€)
Alternative solution: take a bus Orlybus to Paris, get off at Paris at the “Denfert-Rochereau” station and then take the metro RER-B to the “Gare du Nord” station.
Paris, gare du Nord
Take the TGV to Lille (1h, 30€~70€).
On an average a train leaves every hour. The majority of the trains arrive at the Lille Flandres station but some arrive at the Lille Europe station.
Lille
Lille, Lesquin airport
Take the bus 68 which ends at the metro station “4 Cantons” located on campus (15 min, 2 €).
The same trip by cab, to the M1 building of the University of Lille, costs around 25 € and around 13 € with Uber (15 min).
You can also take the shuttle which arrives directly at the train stations (20 min, 8 €).
Lille, Flandres and Europe railway stations
Walk (5 minutes) to the metro station “Gare Lille Flandres” on line 1.
To join line 1 from the station “Lille Europe” by foot you must follow the signs “Gare Lille Flandres” and not the signs “Metro” which lead to the line 2 station. It is also possible to take line 2 towards “Lomme Saint-Philibert” for just one station (in case of rain, for example).
Then take Line 1 (yellow) towards “4 Cantons Stade Pierre Mauroy” (1,60€/ride + 0,20€ rechargeable card).
Get off (after 12 minutes) at the “Cité Scientifique Pr Gabillard” station (it’s the second to last station). This station is inside the campus.
University of Lille, « Cité Scientifique » metro station
Walk along the metro (skytrain here) towards (south) the next station (“4 Cantons”) until the large cylindrical building (the University Library) appears on your left. At this point you should see the M1 building on your right recognisable by the large radio transmission antenna on its roof.
Université de Lille, « 4 Cantons » metro terminal
Go along the metro (which is aerial at this place) in north direction (towards the “Cité Scientifique” station) until you see on your left the M1 building, recognizable by the big radio antenna on its roof. The M2 and M3 buildings are “behind” the M1 building, with respect to the metro.
Paul Painlevé lab and the Math department
Paul Painlevé lab and the Math department occupy two buildings, M2 and M3, which are located just behind the building M1.
- laboratory office : building M2, 1st floor
- salle de réunion : building M2, 1st floor
- salle Kampé de Fériet : building M2, 1st floor
- salle Duhem : building M3, 1st floor
- salle de visioconférence : building M3, 2nd floor
- salle des séminaires : building M3, 3rd floor