Le Nord is within easy reach from England by train, ferry or Channel tunnel, the choice is yours !
By train
Eurostar operates up to 9 daily services from London St Pancras International to Lille with return fares from £65. Fastest London-Lille journey time, city centre to city centre is 1h20 minutes.
Tickets are available from www.eurostar.com or 08432 186 186.
By ferry
The Port of Dover, the world’s busiest ferry port, has departures every 20 minutes around the clock. Sail with P&O www.poferries.com to Calais or DFDS Seaways to Dunkerque. http://freight.dfdsseaways.com
By the Channel tunnel
For the time pressed travellers Eurotunnel takes you from Folkestone to Calais in just 35 minutes.
Driving from the ports
Whether you travel by car from the port via Dunkerque, Calais or Coquelles, attractions are within 10 minutes to 2 hours drive of your destination taking the fast and easy A 16, A 25 and A 26 motorways along the coast or inland. The motorways A 25 from Dunkerque to Lille and the A 16 from Calais to Dunkerque are toll free .
From Dunkerque
Lille : 50 minutes
Cassel: 30 minutes
Douai: 1h10 minutes
Valenciennes: 1h25 minutes
Cambrai: 1h30
From Calais
Dunkerque: 20 minutes
Cassel : 50 minutes
Lille: 1h15 minutes
Douai: 1h20 minutes
Cambrai: 1h35 minutes
Valenciennes: 1h40 minutes