By Train
• Caen Railway Station : Paris Saint-Lazare to Caen – 2 hours ( Paris /Cherbourg Line).
Tel. : 36 35 (0.34€/min) – sncf-connect.com
To get to the railway station to the city centre of Caen : lines T1,T2 &T3
By car
- By motorway via the A84 (free from Rennes), the A28 (from Le Mans) or the A13 (from Paris).
From December 2024, free-flow toll 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 information: https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/peage-flux-libre
- Via free national or departmental roads.
By Plane
• Caen-Carpiquet airport (9 km from the city centre) – Over 30 national and international destinations via Lyon or non-stop.
Tel. : +33 (0)2 31 71 20 10 – www.caen.aeroport.fr.
Acces to the city centre by bus with Twisto : Line 3
By Coach
• FLIXBUS and BLABLACAR BUS : daily service from Paris and the major cities in France to Caen.
By Ferry
• BRITTANY FERRIES : Ouistreham-Portsmouth. Transfer to London. Information et booking : +33 (0)2 98 24 47 01) – www.brittanyferries.fr
Caen – Ouistreham by bus : line 12, 12 express
With you boat
To find out how to go through the canal locks in Ouistreham, see the tutorial: https://www.ouistreham-plaisance.com/web/passage-sas.php and see times on : www.ouistreham-plaisance.com/web/horaires-des-sas.php
See opening times for bridges on the canal :
- The Pont de Bénouville opens at 10.10 am, 1.30 pm and 4.30 pm*
- The Pont de la Fonderie in Caen opens at 8.45 am, 12 am et 3 pm*
Contact Ouistreham : Marina – Esplanade Eric Tabarly – 14150 Ouistreham
Tél. : +33 (0)2.31.96.91.37 – V.H.F. : channel 09 (day watch) – Email
Contact Caen : Quai de la Londe – 14000 Caen
Tél. : +33 (0)2 31 95 24 47 – VHF : 9 (office hours)
Contact Captaincy : Terre-plein des écluses – 14150 Ouistreham
Tél. : +33 (0)2 31 36 22 00 – V.H.F. : canal 74 (permanent watch) – Email
*Schedules subject to change due to commercial vessel traffic
