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I've been looking at train times from Lille to Paris, and was rather surprised to discover that the last train back is very early. On Monday-Saturday it leaves Lille at 21:51, and gets into Paris at 23:11. (There's a slightly later train on a Sunday, 22:13 to 23:17). After that, there's nothing until about 6am.

Are there any other public transport options to get from Lille to Paris later at night? I'm ideally after something around midnight, but general options for late night would be helpful. Are there any other options to take once the trains stop?

Gagravarr
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Things have changed since this question was asked >12 years ago...

While the last train is now even earlier on weekdays (21.03), Flixbus has several buses leaving Lille in the evening, night and early morning.

Google Maps also shows options for Blablacar during the night, but I can't seem to find those on their site.

Berend
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There are three realistic options to go from Lille to Paris: train, bus and car. If the trains aren't running at a time you want to travel, I don't think you'll find a bus either. Both Eurolines and Idbus have even more restricted schedules than the train. The non-profit APTA won't help you with their two buses a day. It's just barely possible that there is some international bus between Benelux and Southern France that goes through Lille and Paris, but they'd typically be avoiding the cities and not taking passengers.

That leaves renting a car or hitch-hiking. There are several sites where you can find a driver looking for someone to ride with him and share the costs, such as Allostop and Covoiturage.com (note: this is not a recommendation, I've never used either service).

Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'
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