Coming to the 2025 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Liévin
Liévin, located in the heart of the Hauts-de-France region, will host the 2025 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. This exceptional event will bring together the best riders and thousands of passionate fans from across Europe and beyond.
To ensure you have an unforgettable experience, all the necessary information to easily reach the event site has been gathered. No matter where you’re coming from, discover the best options to access Liévin and make the most of this unmissable sporting event.
Prepare your journey now and join us to experience the thrill of the competition.
Bicycle parking is available at each entrance of the site. Don’t forget to bring a lock.
Liévin is easily accessible by car due to its proximity to major highways.
> From France
- From Paris : Take the A1 motorway towards Lille, exit 14 Lens-Liévin. Travel time: approximately 2 hours.
- From Lille : Take the A21 motorway, exit Liévin. Travel time: 30 minutes.
> From Belgium :
- From Brussels : take the E429 motorway towards Lille, then the A1 towards Paris and exit at Lens-Liévin. Travel time : approximately 1 hour 30 minutes.
- From Mons : follow the E42 motorway, then take the A21 towards Lens-Liévin. Travel time: about 1 hour.
> From the Netherlands :
- Take the A16 motorway towards Belgium, then follow the Belgian motorways towards France, heading towards Lille.
> From England :
- From the Port of Calais or the Eurotunnel, take the A26 motorway, then follow the A21. Travel time: approximately 1 hour 30 minutes from Calais.
Real-time traffic information on the highway : https://www.inforoutefrance.fr/
Several options are available to you. Depending on your departure point, you will have a connection in Béthune, Arras, or Lens.
- From Lille Flandres station to Liévin station : approximately 1 hour.
- From Paris Gare du Nord to Liévin station : approximately 2 hours.
> Information and reservations : https://www.sncf-connect.com/
The TADAO network manages buses and shuttles within the Lens-Liévin metropolitan area.
If you’re traveling from a distant region, several international airports provide quick access to Liévin.
- Lille-Lesquin Airport (approximately 30 minutes by car): Numerous connections from France and Europe.
- Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) (approximately 1h30 by car or train): One of the main European hubs. Direct TGV connections to Lens.
- Brussels-Zaventem Airport (2 hours by car): A convenient option for Belgian or Dutch spectators.
> Transfers from the airports :
You can reach Val de Souchez by bus, train, or taxi.
Where to park upon arriving in Liévin?
> Various parking areas are available for visitors
Parking is prohibited within a 2 km radius of the site and extremely limited beyond that. To facilitate access, the Lens-Liévin urban area, Artois Mobilités (TADAO), the city of Liévin, and the FFC have organized paid shuttle services (€2) to be booked online as a priority through the ticketing module to the competition venue (Val de Souchez, Liévin).
Visitor Parking
Three parking zones are available on saturday.
Four parking zones are available on sunday.
Blue Parking (A – Bénifontaine)
On Saturday and Sunday
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Av. Alfred Maes, 62300 Lens, France
Red Parking (B – Bollaert)
On Saturday and Sunday
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Av. Alfred Maes, 62300 Lens, France
Yellow Parking (C – Jaures)
On Saturday and Sunday
Parking Jean Jaurès (Louvre-Lens)
Rue du Dr Piette, 62800 Liévin, France
Yellow Parking (D – Artéa)
On Saturday and Sunday
Centre d’Affaires Artéa (D)
Rue Joseph-Marie Jacquard, 62800 Liévin, France
Yellow Parking (E – Cap Liévin)
Only on Sunday
Av. François Mitterrand, 62800 Liévin, France
Green Parking (F – Carrefour)
Only on Sunday
Centre Commercial Carrefour,
Rue Marie Liétard, 62800 Liévin, France
> You can access the shuttles with your competition site entry ticket featuring the “shuttle bus” voucher.
> The first departure is scheduled for 9:00 AM from each of the 3 parking areas, with departures every 5 minutes until 2:30 PM.
> Returns from the competition site to the parking areas will start at 4:00 PM, right after the events finish, with departures every 5 minutes until 5:30 PM.
> A person wishing to use a Tadao bus, other than a shuttle dedicated to the event, will need to pay the applicable fare for their ticket, even if they hold an access ticket to the competition site.
Motorhome parking
Two parking locations identified.
Motorhome Parking Area No. 1 :
Place de la Perche, Rue Germain Delebecque in Liévin – capacity of 200 spaces.
Motorhome Parking Area No. 2 :
Parc de Rollencourt – Complexe sportif Jean Frère
3 Rue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, 62800 Liévin – capacity of 150 spaces.
- A flat access fee of €10 for these parking areas will apply for all days, with 24/7 surveillance, but no additional services (shuttle transport, electricity, water).