Why go
- Prefecture and commune in Normandy, France.
- Served by Caen Carpiquet airport (CFR).
History
Caen is a city and commune 15 km (9.3 mi) inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants, while its functional urban area has 470,000, making Caen the second largest urban area in Normandy and the 19th largest in France. It is also the third largest commune in all of Normandy after Le Havre and Rouen.
Where to stay
106 Rue de Falaise, 14000 Caen, France · hotel-le-savoy.fr
12 Rue des Cordeliers, 14000 Caen, France · laparticuliere.fr
15bis Rue Grusse, 14000 Caen, France · we-living.fr
39 Rue de Bernières, 14000 Caen, France · hotelastrid.fr
18 Bis Pl. Saint-Martin, 14000 Caen, France · clossaintmartin.com
10 Rue de la Gare, 14000 Caen, France · caen-centre-gare.campanile.com
7 Rue René Cassin, 14280 Saint-Contest, France · ace-hotel-caen.com
4 Rue des Cordeliers, 14000 Caen, France · hotel-francois-do.fr
9 Rue Karl Probst, 14000 Caen, France · surehotel-caen-memorial.fr
116 Bd Maréchal Leclerc, 14000 Caen, France · hotel-caen.com
1 Pl. de la République, 14000 Caen, France · hotel-caen-centre.com
31 Rue du 11 Novembre, 14000 Caen, France · hotelbristolcaen.com
14 Rue Neuve Saint-Jean, 14000 Caen, France · hoteldelapaixcaen.com
3 Av. Henry Chéron, 14000 Caen, France · ivanvautier.com
8 Pl. de la Gare, 14000 Caen, France · hotelmarys.com
6 Pl. Courtonne Bp 3086, 14000 Caen, France · all.accor.com
27 Rue du Clos Barbey, 14280 Saint-Contest, France · theoriginalshotels.com
1 Quai Eugène Meslin, 14000 Caen, France · hotel-bb.com
29 Rue Gemare, 14000 Caen, France · le-dauphin-normandie.com
2 Rue de la Folie, 14000 Caen, France · hotel-crocus-caen-memorial.com
12 Quai Vendeuvre, 14000 Caen, France · hoteldelunivers-caen.com
98 Bd Yves Guillou, 14000 Caen, France
Indoor
Indoor
Restaurants & places to go
Korean, Restaurant · Restaurant coréen Opening hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-14:00, 18:30-21:30 Features: vegan options, step-free access · ohnki.fr
Restaurant · Horaires : midi et soir, du mardi au samedi Opening hours: Tu-Sa; Mo-Su off · la-casiniere.fr
Cafe · Café céramique. Privatisation du lieu possible. Opening hours: We,Th 12:00-19:00; Fr-Su 10:00-12:30,13:30-19:00 · namicafeceramique.com
Burger, Restaurant · Horaires : Midi et soir, du mardi au samedi Features: outdoor seating · lesburgersdelea.fr
Coffee Shop, Tea, Ice Cream · Opening hours: Tu-Fr 14:00-19:00; Sa 12:30-19:30; Su 14:00-19:00 Features: takeaway, delivery, step-free access · glaces-moustache.fr
Poke, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-22:00 Features: takeaway, vegan options, step-free access · restaurants.pokawa.com
French, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:30-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · Centre Commercial Mondeville 2, Mondeville, 14120 · courtepaille.com
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:30-14:30,18:30-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-14:30,18:30-23:00; Su 11:30-14:30,18:30-22:00 Features: step-free access, air… · delarte.fr
Steak House, French, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su-We 11:45-14:30,18:45-22:45; Fr,Sa 11:45-14:30,18:45-23:15; Th 11:45-14:30,18:45-23:15 Features: vegetarian… · bistro-regent.fr
Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-13:30,18:00-23:30; Fr-Sa 11:00-13:30,18:00-00:00; Su 11:30-23:30 Features: takeaway, delivery · 114 Rue de Falaise · dominos.fr
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, halal · kfc.fr
Friture, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:30-15:00,18:00-22:30; Fr-Sa 11:30-15:00,18:00-23:00; Su 11:00-15:00,18:00-22:30 · Rue Aristide Boucicaut · restaurantleon.fr
American, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:45-22:00; Sa 11:45-22:30; Su 11:45-14:30,18:30-21:00 · 244 Rue Joseph Jacquard, Mondeville, 14120 · memphis-restaurant.com
Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 10:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-23:00; Su 10:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, vegan options · Esplanade… · restaurants.subwayfrance.fr
Japanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu 19:00-21:00; We-Th 12:00-14:00,19:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-14:00,19:00-21:30 Features: takeaway · donkatsu.fr
French Tacos, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-21:00 Features: takeaway · Centre Commercial Mondeville 2, Mondeville, 14120 · restaurants.o-tacos.com
Sushi, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-22:30 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · sushishop.fr
Fine Dining, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-13:00, 19:00-21:00; Su-Mo off · ivanvautier.com
Hawaiian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:30-22:30; Su 18:30-22:30; Su off Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery, vegan options · 13 Quai… · heiko-poke.com
Crepe, Restaurant · Opening hours: Su 12:00-14:00,19:00-21:30; We-Sa 12:00-14:00,19:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options · la-galettoire.eatbu.com
Mongolian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-14:30,18:30-00:00 Features: outdoor seating · 19 Avenue du 6 Juin · soyombo.fr
Spanish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 12:00-14:00,19:00-23:00; Su-Mo off · amaliarestaurantcaen.fr
Regional, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Sa 12:00-13:30,19:00-21:30 · bouchonduvaugueux.com
Brunch, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu 18:00-21:00; We-Sa 12:00-01:00; Su 11:30-15:00 Features: outdoor seating · boumbap.fr
Couscous, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Su 11:30-14:00,17:30-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery, vegetarian options · oriental-couscous.fr
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-14:30,18:00-22:30; Fr-Sa 11:00-14:30,18:00-23:00; Su 11:00-14:30,18:00-22:30 Features: outdoor seating,… · laportedupunjab.fr
Lebanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo 19:00-22:15; Tu-Th 12:00-14:00,19:00-22:15; Fr,Sa 12:00-14:00,19:00-22:30; Su off Features: vegan options · lelibanais-caen.fr
Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-14:30,18:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating · lepoissonrouge-caen.fr
Barbecue, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 16:30-23:30 Features: outdoor seating, step-free access, air conditioning · 4 Rue du Chemin Vert · lesansgene.fr
Normandy, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-14:00, 19:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating · monsieur-louis.com
Vietnamese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:30 Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options · sasesu.com
African, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Sa 12:00-14:00,19:00-22:00 Features: takeaway, delivery · villa-gainde.fr
Tea, Pastry, Cafe, Cafe · Opening hours: Tu 13:00-19:00; We-Sa 10:30-19:00
Oriental, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Th 12:00-14:00,19:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-14:00,19:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway
Pasta, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 07:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery, vegetarian options
Armenian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-14:00, 19:00-22:00; Su off Features: vegetarian options · restaurant-anouche.wixsite.com
Thai, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo 18:30-22:30; Tu-Th 11:30-14:30,18:30-22:30; Fr,Sa 11:30-14:30,18:30-23:30 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, vegetarian… · koboon-resto.fr
Seafood, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-15:00,18:30-23:00; Su off Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access · la-cave-a-huitres.fr
Basque, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 12:00-14:00,19:30-22:30; Fr-Sa 12:00-14:00,19:30-23:00 · le-bistrot-basque.com
Persian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:30-15:00,18:30-22:00; Sa 11:30-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegan options, halal, air conditioning · le-potager.eatbu.com
Reunionese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo 19:00-22:00; Tu 12:00-14:00,19:00-22:00; We 19:00-22:00; Th-Sa 12:00-14:00, 19:00-22:00 · lessaveursdelareunion.net
Nachos, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-We 11:30-21:30; Tu-Sa 11:30-22:30; Su 12:00-21:30 Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options, step-free access · nachos.fr
Curry, Pasta, Pizza, Sausage, Steak House, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:15-13:30 Features: vegetarian options, step-free access · crous-normandie.fr
Turkish, Fast Food · Features: takeaway, vegan options
Swedish, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 10:00-20:00, Fr,Sa 10:00-21:00 Features: takeaway
355 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Caen Carpiquet airport (CFR) 6.7 km to the centre
Caen, NOR, FR — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day. ✈ 2 airlines (Airlinair, VOLOTEA Airways) · direct flights to 4 destinations incl. Ajaccio, Lyon, Nice, Paris (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 2 airlines, 4 direct destinations
- Airlinair A5 (CRJ-700, BEH) · 3 routes: Lyon, Nice, Paris
- VOLOTEA Airways V7 (717) · 1 route: Ajaccio
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Falaise-Mont d'Eraines Airfield 32 km to the centre
Damblainville, Calvados, NOR, FR
Aérodrome de Flers Saint-Paul 51 km to the centre
Flers, NOR, FR
Argentan Airfield 59 km to the centre
Argentan, Orne, NOR, FR
Courseulles-sur-Mer Ultralight Airfield 16 km to the centre
Courseulles-sur-Mer, Calvados, NOR, FR
Rouvres Airfield 22 km to the centre
NOR, FR
Getting there by ferry
Ferry Terminal of Ouistreham
Ferry terminal · 14 km from the centre · Port de Caen
Gare maritime de Ouistreham
Ferry terminal · 15 km from the centre
Traversée de la baie de l'Orne
Ferry route · Les vedettes de Caen
Portsmouth (UK) - Ouistreham (F)
Ferry route · Brittany Ferries
Portsmouth - Ouistreham
Ferry route · Brittany Ferries
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Caen Carpiquet airport (CFR); 6 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: CFR has direct flights to 4 destinations on 2 airlines (incl. Ajaccio, Lyon, Nice, Paris). By water: 2 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Ferry Terminal of Ouistreham, 14 km); routes include Traversée de la baie de l'Orne, Portsmouth (UK) - Ouistreham (F), Portsmouth - Ouistreham.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Caen, France. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Tours & experiences
Walking Tour
Sightseeing
Sightseeing