Local transportation

Local transportation

    Getting around Caen

    By bus and by streetcar

    Caen has an urban transport network operated by the company TWISTO.

    Streetcars and buses will take you all over the territory of Caen-la-Mer, including to the beach at the end of line 12!

    Streetcars serve all Caen campuses and university residences, and their lines pass by the SNCF train & bus stations.

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    The Noctibus, the night version of the Twisto buses, serves the nightlife areas of Caen and Hérouville-Saint-Clair, as well as the main university campuses.

    A single trip costs €1.80 (valid for one hour). You can also travel at a lower cost by opting for a booklet of 10 tickets, a 24-hour ticket or a monthly subscription (from €22/month).

    You can meet our Twisto partner on campus during our Welcome Forums organized in September and January. 

    By bike

    Cycling is an excellent way to discover Caen and its surroundings. Numerous bicycle paths wind through the city to make your urban travel safer and the walking and cycling paths allow you to pedal in peace to the sea or to the countryside, far from the traffic noises and exhaust fumes.

    If you want to buy, rent or repair a second-hand bike, or discover the cycle paths, visit the Maison du vélo.

    The company Twisto also offers various bike rental packages.

    On foot

    Caen is not that big a city and it is easy to walk almost everywhere within the city centre :

    • 30-minute walk from campus 1 to the SNCF train station
    • The city centre is only 5 minutes away from Campus 1 by cutting through the grounds around the castle of William the Conqueror.

    Caen is a city where it feels good to walk !

    Getting around at other campuses

    The campuses of Cherbourg and Alençon both have a city bus network:

    Traveling in Normandy

    From the D-Day beaches to the fishing village of Honfleur and the picturesque Normandy landscape (called the bocage normand), Normandy is a region with a lot of history, worth discovering for the day or the weekend.

    By bus

    The NOMAD bus network allows you to explore the department at low prices. From the Caen bus station you can discover Honfleur, the medieval castle of Falaise, the Bayeux Tapestry or the D-Day landing beaches.

    All info on the NOMAD website

    By bike

    Cycling allows you to venture beyond the main roads and wander in the middle of nature. From Caen, the walking and cycling path takes you to the beach of Ouistreham in the north and to the cliffs of Clécy in the south.

    The Calvados Tourism website offers many pathways for all levels.

    On foot

    Walking is still the easiest and most economical way to get around.

    Visit the Normandie Tourisme website to prepare your next walks and hikes.

    By train

    From the Caen train station, the lines of the SNCF network take you from the Mont Saint-Michel (Dol de Bretagne stop), to the Cotentin coast (Caen-Cherbourg line) or to Rouen, the in Normandy’s other large city.