Located between Rouen and Le Mont Saint Michel, Caen la mer is at the very heart of Normandy.
To come to Caen la mer
BY TRAIN
• Gare SNCF of Caen :
From Paris Saint-Lazare to Caen ( 2h)
(Line Paris / Cherbourg).
BY COACH
• FLIXBUS et Blablacar Bus :
Daily departure from Paris and other French cities to Caen
BY PLANE
• Caen-Carpiquet airport :
Public transportation from the airport to the city centre (Bus 3 – Twisto). Around 30 national and international destinations via Lyon or direct.
Tel. : +33 (0)2 31 71 20 10
www.caen.aeroport.fr
BY FERRY
• BRITTANY FERRIES :
Ouistreham-Portsmouth with transfer to London.
Tel. : 02 98 24 47 01
reservation@brittany-ferries.fr
www.brittany-ferries.fr
By Motorway
- Via the A84 (free from Rennes), the A28 (from Le Mans) or the A13 (from Paris).
From December 2024, free-flow tolls will be introduced on the A13: this system will eliminate the need to stop, as gantries will automatically calculate what each motorist has to pay during the journey.
Payment is then made online, at a tobacconist’s or newsagent’s via the Nirio solution. Motorists have 72 hours to pay.
More informations : https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/peage-flux-libre
From Caen
- Arromanches 39 km – 45 mn
- Bayeux 31 km -30 mn
- Deauville/Trouville-sur-Mer 60 km – 1 h
- Falaise 36 km – 45 mn
- Honfleur 64 km – 1 h
- Le Havre 81 km – 1 h 20
- Le Mont-Saint-Michel 121 km – 1 h 30
- Lisieux 64 km – 1 h
- Ouistreham 14 km – 20 mn
- Paris 240 km – 2 h 45
- Pont-l’Évêque 48 km – 45 mn
- Rouen 125 km – 1 h 30
Coach facilities
In Caen
City Center:
Reserved areas max. 30 min
- Esplanade de la Paix
- Quai de la Londe
- Rue de Geôle (number 35)
- Avenue de la Libération (in front of number 60)
- Rue Albert Sorel (in front of the nautic centre)
- Rue du Carel (Town Hall side)
- Quai Eugène Meslin (number 1)
- Rue Gémare (number 23)
- Rue Rosa Parks
- Boulevard Maréchal-Leclerc (number 120), max. 15min)
Parking
12 Cours Montalivet (access code to be requested from the Tourist Office’s group services department or from the Caen Municipal Police) – free and secure
⚠️ From 27/10/25, the Place Courtonne car park will be permanently closed to tourist coaches.
Outside the City center :
- Colline aux Oiseaux
- Mémorial de Caen
- Boulevard Pompidou (except match day)
- Parking relay of the Parc des expos (except event)
In Ouistreham
- Place Alfred Thomas (near the beach> Payable from March to October).
- Place du Général de Gaulle (on the port> Payable from March to October in the center area).
Picnic areas
Need to know the picnic areas in Caen la mer? Find the list here
