There are 10 ways to get from Caen to England by train (Eurostar), bus, train, car ferry, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain 3316 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
5h 32m£72–279Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Caen to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Take the bus from The Hard Interchange to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 030
12h 2m£26–281Bus, train
- Take the bus from Caen - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
8h 16m£58–274Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Caen to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Take the train from Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterlootrain Portsmouth Harbour - London Waterloo
9h 56m£38–302Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Caen to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Londoncar
5h 10mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Caen to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Londoncar
6h 29m£93–133Train, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CDG - LHR
6h 42m£107–344Train, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CDG - MAN
6h 37m£61–212Train, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane CDG - BRS
6h 48m£60–206Train, fly to Birmingham Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane CDG - BHX
6h 36m£66–223
Caen to England by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Caen to England is to car ferry and bus which costs £26 - £290 and takes 12h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Caen to England is to train which takes 5h 32m and costs £70 - £280.
No, there is no direct train from Caen to England station. However, there are services departing from Caen and arriving at Leicester Square station via Haussmann Saint-Lazare, Paris Nord and King's Cross St. Pancras station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 32m.
The distance between Caen and England is 434 miles.
The best way to get from Caen to England without a car is to train which takes 5h 32m and costs £70 - £280.
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Caen to England, including transfers.
Caen to England train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Caen station.
England is 1h behind Caen. It is currently 6:05 AM in Caen and 5:05 AM in England.
Caen to England train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris St Lazare station.
There are 2759+ hotels available in England.
What companies run services between Caen, France and England?
You can take a train from Caen to Leicester Square station via Paris St Lazare, Haussmann Saint-Lazare, Gare Magenta, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and King's Cross St. Pancras station in around 5h 32m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–120
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £29–120
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–210
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–220
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £70–120
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–55
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Caen - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Caen - Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from The Hard Interchange to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Caen to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–240
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £27–35
- Car
- £55–80
- Single Ticket
- £18–70
- Car Single Ticket
- £60–240
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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