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Getting to Caen

Air - For all international connections, we are 3h from both Roissy Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Orly (ORY).

From CDG or ORY, RoissyBus will take you to Paris Opéra-Madeleine, a 10-minute walk from Paris-Saint-Lazare train station.

From CDG, the taxi flat fare to Paris is €50. From ORY, €35.

Caen-Carpiquet airport (CFR) has flights from/to London, Marseille, Toulouse, and other French destinations.

Train - Our train station is Caen. It is a 10-minute tram ride (or a 30-minute walk) from the main campus.

There are daily direct trains from Paris-Saint-Lazare (2 hours), and regular services to Rouen, Cherbourg, Rennes, Tours, and many other places.

You can plan your route with SNCF Connect

Car - From Paris, take the A13 motorway into Caen, then exit 5 "Centre Ville/Château"

Coach - Regular coach services run from Paris to Caen. You can find out coach times and routes with Blablabus and Flixbus

Sea - There are daily sailings between Portsmouth and Caen-Ouistreham. Bus line 12 from Ouistreham to Caen train station (30 minutes approx.)

More information on transport

For more information on transport in and around Caen, please see here.