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Flights to Lille
Lille is the 4th largest city in France and located in the very Northern part of the country, sharing its border with Belgium. This city of close to one million is fast becoming a very popular tourist destination. Like most European cities, Lille has a very rich history dating back to 2000 BC. The city is quite modern today and has some of the world’s fastest automated rail links. Its integral network of speedy railways has made it a center for urban remodeling.
Getting to Lille from anywhere in Europe is easy. The city has a vast array of roads, railways and even an international airport which serves all European cities. Getting from the USA to Lille is not that difficult but does require 1-2 stop overs. From the Eastern coast (e.g. New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, Miami, Pittsburg, Dallas, Washington, etc) of the USA, one has to fly to France, through either Lyons or Paris. From either of these two cities one then has to take a smaller plane to Lille. There are no direct flights from anywhere in the USA to Lille.
All US airlines fly to France including Delta, Continental, US airways, American, United and North West. In addition, Air France also flies from many of the American cities to France. However, all these airlines only take you up to Paris or Lyons. From Paris or Lyon, one has to get a connection to Lille. Most of the US airlines fly in the evening and get to France in the morning. And from Paris or Lyons, the time to Lille is not more than a few hours. If you are lucky, the connection waiting time is anywhere from 2-3 hours.
Some of the other airlines which serve Lille from European destinations include Aigle Azur, Air Algerie, Rynair, Royal Air Maroc and MyAir. You can fly direct to Lille, France from many of the major European cities. Make sure you book far enough in advance so you don't have to pay any last minute rates, it can get quite expensive to travel to Lille on a Friday or a Sunday in the summer on very little advance notice. To search for the lowest air tickets to Lille take a look at the affiliated flight providers here at www.Flights.eu.
To get the cheapest air ticket to Lille, fly during the weekday and book a few weeks in advance. Sometimes there is s perfect window to purchase your ticket 8 weeks to 2 weeks in advance of your flight, so take advantage of booking rules of thumb. The more flexible you are, the cheaper your ticket will be. The average price of an air ticker from anyone of the Eastern US cities to Lille, France is north of $900 US dollars. Of course with the latest daily fluctuations in gas prices, the ticket prices are going to be more on the expensive side.
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