By car

 

 

Normandy is a two-hour drive from Calais and only an hour away from Paris. 

 

Plan your route:

- Google maps

- ViaMichelin 

Traffic Information:

- Bison Futé

- Infotrafic 

Motorway Information (tolls):

- Sanef

- Alis (A28 motorway Rouen-Alençon)

Advice on driving in France:

- Driving abroad - British Foreign & Commonwealth Office 

- Travel Advice in France - British Foreign & Commonwealth Office

 

  

By train

 

All major towns and cities in Normandy are well connected by rail.
SNCF trains leave from Paris’ Gare Saint-Lazare and Gare Montparnasse several times a day to many towns in Normandy.

 

Average journey times:

 

- Paris-Vernon: 45 mins

- Paris-Evreux: 1 hour
- Paris-Rouen: 1 hour 15 mins
- Paris-Caen: 1 hour 45 mins
- Paris-Alençon: 1 hour 45 mins

- Paris-Le Havre: 2 hours

- Paris-Dieppe: 2 hours 15 mins

- Paris-Eu: 2 hours 45 mins 

- Paris-Cherbourg: 3 hours

 

- Calais-Rouen (via Amiens or Paris): 4 hours

- Calais-Caen (via Paris): 4 hours 35 mins

 

Useful links:

- SNCF

- TGV Europe

 

Local means of transport

In Upper Normandy:

- Atoumod

- Transbus  

In Lower Normandy:

- Transbus

- Commentjyvais

 

By coach / bus

 

 

 

- Eurolines

- Transbus

 

By campervan (stopover areas)

 

- Motorhome areas

- Airecampingcar 

 

 

By taxi

 

 

- Nostaxis 

 

 

 

By bike

 

 

 - Velo SNCF