Lille to Rotterdam bus: 8.8 a day, fastest 3h05

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

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LilleGhentAntwerpRotterdam· 174 km as the crow flies

01:20 → 05:30
FlixBus N803
Lille → Rotterdam Central Station · via Brussels
4h102 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:20 → 04:30)Book on FlixBus ↗
01:55 → 06:00
FlixBus N803
Lille → Rotterdam Central Station · via Brussels
4h052 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:55 → 05:00)Book on FlixBus ↗
02:20 → 07:00
BlaBlaCar Bus
Lille - Europe Train Station → Rotterdam · via Brussels
4h401 stop
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:20 → 06:00)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
02:49 → 06:10
BlaBlaCar Bus
Lille - Europe Train Station → Rotterdam
3h21nonstop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:49 → 05:10)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
07:00 → 10:05
FlixBus 800
Lille → Rotterdam Central Station · via Ghent
3h051 stop
Runs: Thu to Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
09:35 → 13:30
FlixBus N1325
Lille → Rotterdam Central Station · via Ghent, Antwerp
3h552 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
10:20 → 14:15
FlixBus 803
Lille → Rotterdam Central Station · via Ghent
3h551 stop
Runs: Mon, Sat (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
13:20 → 18:05
FlixBus 803
Lille → Rotterdam Central Station · via Ghent, Antwerp
4h452 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
15:50 → 18:55
BlaBlaCar Bus
Lille - Europe Train Station → Rotterdam
3h05nonstop
Runs: Daily until Sat 14 Nov, not Wed 4 Nov, Thu 5 Nov, Thu 12 NovBook on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
18:20 → 22:20
BlaBlaCar Bus
Lille - Europe Train Station → Rotterdam · via Brussels, Antwerp
4h002 stops
Runs: Daily except TueBook on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
19:10 → 22:55
FlixBus 803
Lille → Rotterdam Central Station · via Ghent
3h451 stop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)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 (2h15). The bus takes 1h30 longer.

Bus · fastest direct3h45

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

Train · fastest direct2h15

To Lille-Europe1 min
Before departure10 min
Eurostar 91522h01
From Rotterdam Centraal3 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 a daydirect trains, fastest 2h01

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

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Lille to Rotterdam?

Yes. 8.8 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 Lille to Rotterdam?

The fastest takes 3h05; the slowest 4h45, for 174 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 01:20 and the latest at 19:10, local time in Lille. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Lille to Rotterdam?

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

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