Twisto, the Caen la mer urban network
The tram network comprises three lines – T1, T2 and T3 – connecting 37 stations:
🚊 T1: HEROUVILLE • Saint-Clair > IFS • Jean Vilar
🚊 T2: CAEN • Campus 2 > CAEN • Presqu’île
🚊 T3: CAEN • Château-Quatrans > FLEURY • Hauts de l’Orne
- Line 12 connects Caen to the coast with daily services from Caen to Ouistreham, Colleville-Montgomery, Hermanville-sur-mer and Lion-sur-mer.
- Line 22 connects Caen to the coast from Monday to Saturday, serving Hermanville-sur-mer and Lion-sur-mer.
- Line 2 connects the city centre to the Caen Memorial and circular line 6 from the SNCF railway station.
- In addition to the bus network, a free electric shuttle bus runs to the city centre every 15 minutes, Monday to Saturday, between 7.30 am and 8 pm. Wave to the driver to get on board (in pedestrian zones only)! To track the shuttle’s location in real time, download the Twisto app
👍 Handy: pay for your ticket using a contactless bank card, directly on buses and trams!
More informations on www.twisto.fr
Nomad Car 14
The Normandy bus network to facilitate your mobility.
Line °74 : in July & August, to get to the Côte de Nacre and a part of the d-day beaches.
Tel. : 09 70 83 00 14 – https://www.nomadcar14.fr/fr/
A summer coach service
From 6 July to 31 August 2025, summer route 125 of the NOMAD Car network will run from Grandcamp-Maisy to Courseulles-sur-Mer, serving various tourist stops (beaches, accommodation, places to visit, local produce shop, etc.) every day at regular times. It is connected to Bayeux by lines 120 and 121 and to Caen by line 101. You can take your bike with you, subject to conditions. Tickets can be purchased from Tourist Offices, at Caen bus station, on board the bus or via the free Atoumod M-Ticket app.
For more information, visit nomad.normandie.fr
By taxi or car with driver
Find the list of our private transports here : Transports
Parking
Park and ride car parks in Caen
Located within 15 minutes of the centre, they each offer dedicated bus services right to the heart of the city. They are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you have a valid Twisto ticket, you can park your vehicle in one of the controlled-access Park and Ride car parks or in one of the free-access car parks.
- CAEN Côte de Nacre car park (150 spaces)
- Boulevard Becquerel in Caen. For the city centre, take: line T2 towards CAEN presqu’île.
- IFS Jean Vilar car park (79 spaces)
- Avenue Jean Vilar, next to the IFS Jean Vilar tram station, in Ifs. For the city centre, take: line T1 towards HÉROUVILLE St-Clair.
- Pompidou car park
- Boulevard Pompidou in Caen. For the city centre : bus line 2
Open-access car parks
These unsecured car parks make it easy for you to use the regular bus services to Caen city centre.
- Caen Chemin Vert car park, Rue de Bourgogne
Bus route 1 to the city centre - Caen Beaulieu car park, Stade d’Ornano car park
Bus route 6 to the city centre - Colombelles car park, Lazzaro roundabout
Bus routes 6 or 9 to the city centre
Local car parks
This car park allows you to use the free electric shuttle bus serving Caen city centre from Monday to Saturday.
- Cardiff Car Park (90 spaces)
Located on Rue de Cardiff in Caen. This car park on the Presqu’île allows you to use the free electric shuttle bus serving Caen city centre from Monday to Saturday
Free car park
Free car park in Caen from 7pm to 9.30am the day after, also on Sundays and holidays. On Saturdays, 1h hour of free parking.
Free car park in Caen on saturdays from 9am to 7pm in the Hôtel de ville et Guillouard parking lots.
Free car park or “blue zone” in Ouistreham, except Alfred Thomas square (Casino), the seafront et De Gaulle square (port).
Free car park for the beaches of Lion-sur-mer, Hermanville-sur-mer and Colleville-Montgomery.
Coach facilities : see our webpage Access to Caen la mer
Charging stations for electrical vehicles
It is possible to recharge your electric vehicles thanks to the many charging stations available in Caen la mer:
- The MobiSDEC public charging stations are accessible to subscribers and itinerants. Occasional users can charge their vehicle by credit card or QR code. Two vehicles can be charged simultaneously on a single station. More information on the operation of the terminals is available on mobisdec.fr.
- Some members of the Caen la Mer Tourist Office and Convention Bureau also offer their customers the opportunity to charge their electric vehicles. The conditions of use are specific to each member.
Waze
Twisto has teamed up with the famous GPS navigation application Waze to guide you on your way to Caen la mer. In addition to the usual guidance information, the roads blocked during the streetcar works will be integrated into the application.
By bike
Géovélo
The Géovélo application helps you find the most suitable routes for cycling through Caen la mer. The site adapts to your profile and prioritizes bike paths, bike lanes and low-traffic streets. Available on Android and IOS and on the website geovelo.fr.
Rent a bike
Vélolib by Twisto offers you self-service shared electric bikes, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can pick up a bike at one station and drop it off at another. Download the app Twisto Vélolib, register your credit cart and pay 1€/hour.
Véloloc by Twisto allows you to rent bikes for a long period of time.
You can also hire a bike from one of our partners.
Bike parking
The underground parking lots in downtown Caen offer 82 parking spaces and 6 inflation stations for cyclists. In addition, 8 bicycle shelters are available (Courtonne, Saint-Jean, Gare SNCF, Stade nautique, Chemin vert, Rive droite, Presqu’île, Conservatoire) as well as 4 secure Vélopark Twisto shelters (Théâtre, Gare, Quatrans et Fossés Saint-Julien).
