Normandy Places

Caen

Getting Here

Trains from Paris (Gare St-Lazare) leave for Caen every two hours or so (€29.40); the 150-mi trip takes less than two hours. Some trains continue to Bayeux (2 hrs, €33). Several trains daily link Caen to Rouen (90 mins, €25) and St-Lô (45 mins, €13.50). Bus Verts du Calvados (08-10-21-42-14 www.busverts.fr) operates buses every two hours or so from the Caen train station to Le Havre (2 hrs, 15 mins; €10.60) via Deauville (75 mins, €5.30) and Honfleur (1 hr, 45 mins; €7.50).

Visitor Information

Caen Tourist Office. Pl. du Canada, Caen, 14000. 02-31-27-90-30. www.tourisme.caen.fr.