Lille Grand Palais
Lille Grand Palais, a hybrid and iconic place, has been a major player in the event industry for over 25 years. This boldly designed building is the work of architect Rem Koolhaas. This 3-in-1 building is hyper accessible, hyper central and hyper modular.
It contains : a Convention Centre, an Exhibition Centre and the Zenith Arena.
Less than 120 minutes by TGV from Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam !
At the heart of Europe’s largest exchange area, the city of Lille lends international dimension to events.
Lille Grand Palais
Lille Grand Palais, a hybrid and iconic place, has been a major player in the event industry for over 25 years. This boldly designed building is the work of architect Rem Koolhaas. This 3-in-1 building is hyper accessible, hyper central and hyper modular. It contains : a Convention Centre, an Exhibition Centre and the Zenith Arena.
Less than 120 minutes by TGV from Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam ! At the heart of Europe’s largest exchange area, the city of Lille lends international dimension to events.
How to get there by plane
Lille airport is located 15/20 minutes from the city center of Lille/Grand Palais by shuttle.
- Airport Shuttle (price: 8€), tickets available from the driver only.
Brussels Zaventem airport is located 1h30 from Lille city center by bus shuttle.
Amsterdam Schiphol airport is located 2h40 from Lille city center by train.
How to get there by train
Lille is located at:
- 1 hour from Paris: 26 direct TGVs a day;
- 35 minutes from Brussels: 14 TGVs and Eurostar trains a day;
- 80 minutes from London: by Eurostar trains;
- 2h40 from Amsterdam: by Thalys and TGVs;
- 3 hours from Lyon: 11 direct TGVs a day;
- 4h30 from Marseille: 6 direct TGVs a day.
Two stations serve Lille:
- The Lille-Europe station serves the Eurostar to or from Brussels or London, it is located one hour from Paris.
- The Lille-Flandres train station is located a few meters from the city center.
Both stations are a 9 minute walk from the Grand Palais in Lille.
How to get there by car
The Grand Palais of Lille is located at the gateway of A1 and A22 freeways. Six motorways lead to Lille:
- A1 from Paris (220 km),
- A22 / E17 from Ghent (75 km), Antwerp (125 km) and Amsterdam (290 km),
- A23 from Valenciennes (53 km),
- A25 from Dunkerque (80 km),
- A26 from Calais (110 km),
- A27 / E42 from Brussels (110 km).
Parking:
PARKING LILLE EURALILLE GRAND PALAIS – INDIGO
1 boulevard des Cités Unies, 59777 Lille
PARKING LILLE ZÉNITH ARENA – PRÉSIDENT HOOVER
12 avenue du President Hoover, 59800 Lille
PARKING LILLE GRAND PALAIS – MADELEINE REBÉRIOUX
107 rue Madeleine Rebérioux, 59000 Lille
How to get there by public transportation
Getting around Lille Thanks to ilevia, Lille has a comprehensive public transport network: 2 automatic metro lines and about 60 bus routes.
- By subway: Lille Grand Palais (5 minutes by foot), Mairie de Lille (7 minutes by foot) and Gare Lille Flandres and Lille Europe (9 minutes by foot)
- By bus:
- Citadine de Lille : stop « Lille – Zénith »
- Line 90 and line 18 : stop « Lille Grand Palais »
How to get there by bike
Rent a bike with V’Lille in the self-service stations situated in Lille and surroundings.
- By bike: « Zenith » station in front of Lille Grand Palais and 2 V’Lille stations at 4 minutes by foot: Cité administrative and Hôtel de région
