UNICAEN is an academic community of campuses in and around Caen. Our six distinct campuses offer an array of diverse learning environments.
Caen campuses
There are several ways to get to Caen.
From Roissy Charle de Gaulle airport (CDG):
- Roissy bus: €16,60 (bus stop: Opéra Madeleine, with a 10-minute walk to Saint-Lazare)
- Taxi: €50 (flat fare, including luggage and multi-passengers)
- RER B + metro : €10,30
From Orly airport (OR):
- Orlyval + RER: €18
- Taxi: €35 (flat fare, including luggage and multi-passengers)
- Metro 14 : €10,30
From other Paris train stations (Lyon, Montparnasse, Nord, Est & Austerlitz), take the subway (€2,15): detailed metro map at www.ratp.fr
Once you are at the Paris Saint-Lazare train station, you can board a train to Caen. It takes between 1.45 & 2.15 hours depending on the train. Useful fact: all trains to Cherbourg stop in Caen.
The normal one-way fare is €36. By booking in advance, you can find discount rates starting at €16 for a one-way ticket.
Schedules and reservations at www.sncf-connect.com
It is mandatory to make a reservation in advance. If you anticipate your booking, you may find low-cost one-way tickets under €10.
Once you are at the airport, take the Twisto Liane 3 bus to downtown Caen. Information on schedules and bus stops is available here.
You can also use a car-pool platform such as Blablacar to share the ride with other people, either as a driver or a passenger. It is cheaper and more fun than traveling alone !
Once in Ouistreham, you are only 15 minutes away from downtown Caen with the Twisto bus line N.12 (bus stop: Ouistreham port).
If you are going to study at the campus of Cherbourg, you can also cross directly to Cherbourg from Portsmouth or Poole, UK.
For information regarding local transportation in Caen and its suburbs, please refer to our transportation section.
The campuses of Cherbourg and Alençon
The cities of Alençon and Cherbourg are both accessible by train from Paris :
- Cherbourg from the Gare Paris Saint Lazare (SNCF train station) (about 3.15 hours)
- Alençon from the Gare Paris Montparnasse (SNCF train station): you will need to change trains in either Le Mans or Argentan. (about 2.20 hours)
For all your train journeys: https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en/