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Caen Station

All you need to know

Caen station, located not far from the centre of the Caen metropolitan area, is one of the most important stations in Normandy.

It offers services for passengers, as well as a bicycle park and a large car park outside. It is equipped to welcome people with reduced mobility. If you have a little time before catching your train, you can visit the nearby Venelle aux Champs park. This relaxing wooded area is ideal for a stroll. You can also admire the Church of Saint-Jean in the district of the same name, which dates from the 15th century and is listed as a historic monument.

Getting to Caen station

The station is easy to reach by bus on the Twisto network, as well as on one of the three tram lines ("Gare SNCF" stop for lines T1 and T3, and "Gare - Rives de l'Orne" stop for line T2).

Main destinations from Caen station

Caen station has seven tracks and four platforms, with more than 3.5 million passengers a year. You can take many Train Nomad (TER Normandie) trains here, for connections to major French cities and towns in the region. Among the connections most frequently used by passengers every day are those to Cherbourg, Lisieux, Rouen, Saint-Lô, Bayeux and Argentan. From the station, journeys are available to Paris and to regional cities such as Le Mans, Tours and Rennes.

The site also has a bus station. It is used by Nomad regional coaches, as well as long-distance coach lines (Flixbus and BlaBlaCar Bus) to many cities.

  • Opening time (excluding public holidays)

    Sunday : from 7h 00m to 1h 00m and Monday : from 3h 15m to 23h 10m and Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday : from 4h 15m to 23h 10m and Friday : from 4h 15m to 1h 00m and Saturday : from 5h 30m to 1h 00m

  • Bank holiday hours

    New Year’s Day - Easter Monday - Labour Day - Victory Day (1945) - Ascension Thursday - Whit Monday - French National Day - Assumption Day - All Saints’ Day - Armistice Day - Christmas : from 7h 00m to 1h 00m

  • Address

    15 Place de la gare 14000 CAEN

Transport access

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