By Bus in Normandy

Three main bus systems cover the towns not served by trains. CNA (Compagnie Normande Autobus) runs around Upper Normandy from Rouen to the towns along the Côte d'Alabâtre, including Le Havre. It also services towns outside Rouen, like Caudebec-en-Caux. Autos-Cars Gris runs buses from Fécamp to Le Havre, stopping in Étretat along the way. Bus Verts du Calvados covers the coast, connecting with Caen and Honfleur, Bayeux, and other towns. It also runs, during July and August, the special D-Day Circuit 44, which allows you to see as many D-Day sights as you can squeeze into one day. These buses depart from the train stations in Bayeux and Caen.

Bus routes connect many towns, including Rouen, Dieppe, Fécamp, Étretat, Le Havre, Caen, Honfleur, Deauville, Trouville, Cabourg, and Arromanches. To get to Honfleur, take a bus from Deauville; from Rouen, train it first to Le Havre, then continue on bus to Honfleur. For Mont-St-Michel, hook up with buses from nearby Pontorson or from Rennes in adjacent Brittany. If you are traveling from Paris to the Mont, take the high-speed TGV train from Gare Montparnasse to Rennes (in high season, five departures a day), then a Courriers Bretons bus transfer to the Mont. Many trains depart from Paris's Gare-St-Lazare for Rouen (70 mins). Tourist offices and train stations in Normandy will have printed schedules.

Bus Information

Autos-Cars Gris (02-35-28-19-88). Bus Verts du Calvados (08-10-21-42-14. www.busverts.fr). CNA (Compagnie Normande d'Autobus (08-25-07-60-27). Les Courriers Bretons (02-99-19-70-80. www.lescourriersbretons.com).