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Compare bus, train, and flight for Bordeaux to Caen
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Bordeaux to Caen among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $29. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 38m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $29, and a train costs an average of $71.
Distance: 300 miles (483 km)
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Most popular Train | Bus | Driving |
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$126 Average price | $51 Average price Cheapest | $186 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
5h 8m Average total duration Fastest 4h 38m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 9h 37m Average total duration 9h 7m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 54m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
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Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
This is compared to other travel options from Bordeaux to Caen:
A bus is $75 (€61) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Bordeaux to Caen costing on average $126 (€103).
A bus is $164 (€134) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Bordeaux to Caen costing on average $215 (€176).
Other travel options to Caen take longer:
Bus takes on average 9h 7m.
Flight takes on average 9h 59m.
Travel optionsfrom Bordeaux to Caen
How to get from Bordeaux to Caen by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Bordeaux to Caen is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
95926 · 5065512:05 AM13h25Bordeaux, Rue des Terres de Bordes1:30 PMCaen, Pl. de la Gare$481One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- 95926 · 5065512:05 AM13h25Bordeaux, Rue des Terres de Bordes1:30 PMCaen, Pl. de la Gare$481One-way1 transfer
Fastest
AF6156 · AF61352:20 PM3h20Bordeaux Mérignac Airport5:40 PMCaen-Carpiquet Airport$1721One-way1 transfer
Other options
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8572395:58 AM6h19Bordeaux-Saint-Jean12:17 PMGare de Caen$781One-way2 transfers- 8404+33117:44 AM5h09Bordeaux-Saint-Jean12:53 PMGare de Caen$1681One-way1 transfer
- 12254+334310:47 AM5h47Bordeaux-Saint-Jean4:34 PMGare de Caen$2151One-way1 transfer
- 95930 · 514759:00 PM14h00Bordeaux, Rue des Terres de Bordes11:00 AMCaen, Pl. de la Gare$731One-way1 transfer
- 4004 · 5065511:59 PM13h31Bordeaux, Rue des Terres de Bordes1:30 PMCaen, Pl. de la Gare$811One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus9:10 AM12h10Bordeaux, Gare Routière de Paludate9:20 PMCaen, Gare Routière$871One-way1 transfer
- AF6152 · AF61352:20 PM19h25Bordeaux Mérignac Airport9:45 AMCaen-Carpiquet Airport$5331One-way1 transfer
- AF6137 · AF61526:20 PM15h25Bordeaux Mérignac Airport9:45 AMCaen-Carpiquet Airport$7751One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Bordeaux to Caen:
A bus is $75 (€61) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Bordeaux to Caen costing on average $126 (€103).
A bus is $164 (€134) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Bordeaux to Caen costing on average $215 (€176).
Other travel options to Caen take longer:
Bus takes on average 9h 7m.
Flight takes on average 9h 59m.
- Around 8 trains per day.
- Around 6 buses per day.
- Around 2 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Bordeaux and Caen as scheduled services by bus, train, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Bordeaux Mérignac Airport and arrive in Caen-Carpiquet Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Bordeaux-Saint-Jean and arrive in Gare de Caen.
- Buses mostly depart from Bordeaux, Gare Routière de Paludate and arrive in Caen, Gare Routière.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, BlaBlaCar, Tbm to go to Caen by bus.
- Travel with SNCF | TGV INOUI, SNCF TER | Operated by SNCF Voyageurs 1187, TER, Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF) to go to Caen by train.
- 1 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar.
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