Margaux Delobel
Margaux spent five years on the front desk of a hotel in the city centre, where she answered the same questions about parking and the tram ten times a day. She writes the pages she wishes she could have handed to her guests. She checks every fare on the operator's website, never in a guidebook.
Left luggage, toilets and drinking water in Lille
Dropping your bags between the train and the hotel takes five minutes and a few euros, as long as you know which station…
Where to stay in Lille: the districts compared
Vieux-Lille, the station district, Euralille or Wazemmes: the choice comes down to three measurable criteria, walking di…
Lille metro and transport map: lines, hubs and where to download it
Two metro lines, two tram lines, the Lianes buses and V'lille: Lille's network is quick to read. What the official map l…
Park and ride in Lille: free, but with a catch
Leaving the car on the edge of town and finishing by metro costs no more than a ticket, on one condition that few pages …
Lille map: the centre, the districts and walking distances
Lille is compact, and that is its main practical strength. Measured distances between the districts, what the word "cent…
Getting around Lille: metro, tram, bus and V'lille bikes
The ilévia network raised its fares on [[fait:transports.hausse.date|1 August 2026]], and half the guides online still s…
Parking in Lille: zones, rates and the city centre traps
Street parking in Lille is zoned by colour, and the rates jump sharply after two hours. The prices zone by zone, what mu…