We can make your car hire from Lille Airport quick and easy – just visit our airport branch, or any of our other four branches in Lille. Hiring a car from Lille Airport means that the drive into central Lille is under 12 km away, and should take only 15 minutes on the Autoroute du Nord. As Lille is near France's border with Belgium, renting a car means you could get over the border easily for a daytrip and some chocolate shopping. If you intend to stay in Lille, expect Flemish influence in the hearty cuisine of this chocolate-box pretty town, and in the Weiss beers. As the elected European Capital of Culture in 2004, this northern city is the perfect choice for a weekend break.
Visit the Old Stock Exchange in Place du Theatre for some imposing architecture designed by Julien Destree around 1653; it is a prime example of Flemish-Baroque style. For high culture, visit the Palais des Beaux-Arts, which houses art from some internationally renowned names such as Goya and Rubens, as well as contemporary pieces.
It's also worth visiting the Grande Place, which is the main square where you can admire impressive architecture whilst enjoying food and drinks at a bar or restaurant.
Why not hire a car from our Lille Airport branch and explore a bit further afield? Make a trip to Arras, down the A1, in just under 5 minutes. Rebuilt after the Second World War, the town was mostly restored to pre-World War One conditions, most notably the Gothic town hall.
Unlike the majority of France, the dialect of this region is known for pronouncing the ‘–s' on the end of its words, so don't make any linguistic faux-pas by sounding what you might think to be ‘too French'.
