How to get to Caen

How to get to Caen ?
From Paris, you get to Caen by train from Saint‐Lazare station.
How to get to Saint‐Lazare :
• by taxi from the airports, from other rail stations
• by underground (Métro)
from Roissy‐Charles de Gaulle
1. RER Roissy – St Lazare
2. Take the RER Line B to Paris
3. Change at « Gare du Nord »
4. Take the RER Line E to St Lazare
5. Get off at « St Lazare », last stop
from Orly
1. OrlyVal + RER Auber
2. Take OrlyVal
3. Change at « Châtelet‐les‐Halles »
4. Take the RER Line A, to St‐Germain‐en‐Laye
5. Get off at « Auber »
6. Walk to St Lazare (5 minutes)
from Gare du Nord
1. RER Gare du Nord – St Lazare
2. Take the RER Line E to St Lazare
3. Get off at « St Lazare », last stop
from Gare de l’Est
1. Underground Gare de l’Est – St Lazare
2. Take the line 5 to Bobigny
3. Change at « Gare du Nord »
4. Take the RER Line E to St Lazare
5. Get off at « St Lazare », last stop
from Gare de Lyon
1. Underground Gare de Lyon – St Lazare
2. Take the line 1 to La Défense
3. Change at « Concorde »
4. Take the line 12, to Porte de la Chapelle
5. Get off at « St Lazare »
from Gare d’Austerlitz
1. Underground Gare d’Austerlitz – St Lazare
2. Take the Line 10 to Boulogne
3. Change at « Sèvres‐Babylone »
4. Take the line 12, to Porte de la Chapelle
5. Get off at « St Lazare »
The train journey from Paris to Caen takes about 2 hours. For timetables refer to : http://www.sncf.fr
If you have applied for accommodation in a student’s residence, the first thing to do on
arrival is to go to your residence and take up your room.
How to get from Caen rail station to the student’s residences :
1. to the residence Campus 1: take Line A (direction Campus 2) or Line B (direction Hérouville St Clair)
and get off at CROUS‐SUAPS
2. to the residence “Lébisey”: take Line B (direction Hérouville St Clair) and get off at CITE U
LEBISEY
3. to the residence “Côte de Nacre”: take Line A (direction Campus 2) and get off at CAMPUS 2
Do not forget to let your parents know that you have arrived safely !!!