Travelling from Paris Charles De Gaulle airport to Caen
1-Airport shuttle (Beware! : shuttle must be booked in advance and payment is made directly to the driver in cash in euros) :
A shuttle for 8 people arriving same day same flight: 390€ for the group (49€/head)
The driver will pick you up at the airport and take you to the hotel Mercure in Caen.
2-Train
You have to go to Gare St Lazare (St Lazare train station)
From the airport to Gare St Lazare: 2 options:
A)Cab: 45€ approx. (+10% nights, Sundays)
B) Subway airport: 10€RERLine B Direction Paris
Change at Gare du Nord
Take RER Line E to St Lazare
Once you are at St Lazare, take the train to Caen. You can book your tickets online or at the train station.
Rate: 32€ approx. (one way)
At Caen train station, take the cab to the Hotel Mercure1 rue de Courtonne.Beware! There are 2 hotels Mercure in Caen.
5mn drive – 7 €
Travelling from Paris Orly airport to Caen
1-Airport shuttle (Beware! : shuttle must be booked in advance and payment is made directly to the driver in cash in euros) :
A shuttle for 8 people arriving same day same flight: 390€ for the group (49€/head)
2-Train
You have to go to GarestLazare (St Lazare train station)
From the airport to Gare St Lazare: 2 options
A-Cab: 45€ approx. (+10% nights,Sundays)
B-Subway airport: 10€
Take the OrlyVal - Change at Antony station
Take RER line B direction Ch. De Gaulle
Change atChatelet- les- Halles
Take RER line Adirection St-Germain-en-Laye
Stop at Auber(5 mn walk to St Lazare)
Once you are at St Lazare, take the train to Caen. You can book your tickets online or at the train station.
Rate: 32€ approx. (one way)
At Caen train station, take the cab to the Hotel Mercure1 rue de Courtonne.
Beware! There 2 hotels Mercure in Caen.
5mn drive – 7 €
If you rent a car
-Rent a car with a GPS
-Tolls between Caen and Paris: 14€ approx. Go to the toll booth (not to the automaticone) because foreign credit cards don’t work sometimes
-hotel car park10€/24hours
-You need to take cash with you but don’t bring 100$ or 100€ banknotes. Because of counterfeit they won’t be accepted in shops and it could be difficult to change as well.
Bureau de change Caen
Address: 115, rue St Jean
Monday to Friday: 9h15/12h30 – 14h15/18h30
Saturdays: 9h15/12h30 – 14h15/17h Closed on Sundays
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