Étaples - Le Touquet (Train Station): Departures and guide

Travel to Étaples - Le Touquet train station from Étaples city center

Étaples is a French town within the Pas-de-Calais department located in northern France. It is a renowned fishing and leisure port situated along the Canche River. It borders towns such as Le Touquet, Paris Plages, Tubersent, Cucq, and Saint-Josse. The hallmark of the town is the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, which holds about 12,000 soldiers of the First and Second World Wars. Train station Étaples - Le Touquet services both Étaples and Le Touquet. The station is located in the center of Étaples, and it is served by three train services, which include the TER Hauts-de-France running from Boulogne to Amiens, TER GV running between Lille to Europe through Calais Frethun, and intercity services running between Paris - Nord to Boulogne-Ville.

What is the best way to get to the train station from the city center

To access train station Étaples - Le Touquet from the city center, visitors may use taxi services, cycle, or walk. No public buses are operating between the city center and the station. However, taking a taxi would be the best service due to its convenience. A taxi would either use the Rue de la Mer route or the Rue du Fayel route. The Rue de la Mer route is the faster than Rue de Fayel. On the Rue de la Mer route, it will head north on Rue Maria Antoinette, turn left onto Rue Emile Nempont, turn right onto Rue Saint-Louis, Rue de la Mer, and Rue du Fayel. It will then turn slightly left toward Place de Huckeswagen, and the destination will be on the left. On the Rue du Fayel route, the taxi will head north on Marie Antoinette, turn right onto Rue Emile Nempont, turn right onto Rue Michel Nempont, turn right onto Rue Marguerite, turn right onto Ru du Fayel, and then turn left onto Rue Desire Depoffe. Finally, it will make a left turn onto Place de Huckeswagen, where the destination will be on the right. 

How far is it from the city center to the train station? 

The distance between Étaples city center and train station Étaples - Le Touquet varies depending on the means of transport. On a taxi, the distance is 0.3 miles (0.5 kilometers) via the Rue de La Mer route and 0.4 miles (0.7 kilometers) via the Rue du Fayel route. It would take a maximum of two minutes on the Rue de la Mer and four minutes through the Rue Du Fayel route. On a cycle, travelers use Rue Desire Deboffe or Rue Emile Nempont. The distance through Rue Emile Nempont is 0.2 miles (0.4 kilometers) and 0.4 miles (0.7 kilometers) via Rue Desire Deboffe. It would take two minutes to cycle both through Rue Emile Nempont and through Rue Desire Desire Deboffe.

How accessible is the train station for those with limited mobility?

The train station Étaples - Le Touquet offers a wide range of services to passengers with limited mobility. The station has an assistant service number which operates between 7:00 a.m to 10:00 p.m. Please note that the service number charges at an international rate. The train service operating the station offers a fee-based assistant service referred to as Access. Access Services offer special assistance such as an assistant to help move within the station and carry luggage as long as it is not more than 33 pounds. Within the station, there is clear signage that will help to move safely and independently. There are braille handrails, safety decals, a tactile floor path that guides travelers through the station, automatic doors, and ramps that are necessary for passengers with limited mobility.

Local tips: the train station points of interest

There are a couple of interesting places around the train station Étaples - Le Touquet. The first place to visit would be the Étaples Mareis (museum) of Seafaring, which offers a chance to discover more about fishing. Any fishing enthusiast would receive different fishing skills, learn about the future and conservation of fish, and enjoy an aquarium with 500 sea animals inside it. Travelers can also visit the Étaples Military Cemetery, the largest Commonwealth War Grave Commission cemetery in France. The cemetery has a total of 11,516 identified soldiers who served in the First and Second World Wars. Finally, nature lovers would not miss visiting the Canche Bay nature reserve. The reserve is 505 hectares of mainly of natural dunes. It showcases an impressive fauna and flora with remarkable species that have been preserved throughout the years.