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Coming to Le Havre and the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandy Le Havre village

USING PUBLIC TRANSPORT MEANS LOWER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

1 BUS = 20 LESS CARS IN USE, LESS TRAFFIC LESS POLLUTION
1 TRAM = 63 LESS CARS LOOKING FOR A PARKING SPACE

BY TRAIN, BUS OR TRAM

LiA, Le Havre's public transport network, provides easy access to the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre village, thanks to its bus and tram lines or the LiA Night service.

LiA website

Access to the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandy Le Havre village:

  • Bus 3, 8, 15 ou 18 - Docks Vauban stop
  • Bus 5, 9, 12 ou 19 - Colbert stop
  • Tram A/B ou Bus 4, 13 ou 22 - Gares stop

Le Havre is also an SNCF station and a bus station, arrival points for the LER, TER, Intercités from Rouen (1 hour) and Paris (2 hours 15), TGV Lyon Rouen Le Havre (4 hours 40) and Marseille (6:30 a.m.).

The Normandy Region and the SNCF are extending the transport set up offering 5,000 additional places. The capacity of 10 trains between Paris and Le Havre was increased on October 21 and 28 to avoid road congestion in Le Havre with preferential fares.

 

  • From Normandy: Pass Normandie Découverte Unlimited 2-day pass, to travel to Normandy by train or coach / Weekend pass €20 and week pass €35, for 2 people or more. Free for children under 12 and over €5 per travelers aged over 12 (up to 3) / Valid every weekend and during school holidays

    Youth rate under 26: -50%

  • From Paris: Tribu Pack, -25% on tickets for trips of 4 to 9 people

    TEMPO Paris +26 card, Card valid for 1 year at a rate of €49 / -50% reduction on weekends, for the holder and up to 4 accompanying persons / -75% for children under 12 years old

    Youth rate – 26 years old: -50%

Green buses from Calvados and buses from all over Seine-Maritime. A very practical footbridge allows you to reach the Paul Vatine basin located 500m away.

Direct connections from Rouen, Paris Gare Saint-Lazare

Nomad Car offers 4 lines to get to the village:

  • Line 506: Le Havre – Caudebec en Caux
  • Line 508: Le Havre – Goderville – Fécamp
  • Line 509: Le Havre – Etretat – Fécamp
  • Line 122: Le Havre – Honfleur – Caen

36 additional circuits are offered by the Region and KEOLIS to allow a return from Le Havre at 8:30 p.m. on weekdays (from October 23 to 27) and 10:30 p.m. on Saturdays, October 21 and 28.

Traveling with SNCF

Nomad Normandie 

Getting around Seine Maritime

BY BIKE

There is also the “bicycle solution”. With 120km of cycle facilities, cycling is made easier. In 2022, the Normandy region has a total of 2,627 km of cycle paths.

You don't have a bike? Rent one for the day with the LiAvélos service: www.transports-lia.fr

www.velo.sncf.com
www.lehavre.fr/pratique/velo

 

BY CAR

After all this, if you still want to come by car to the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre, try carpooling! A parking ticket will be given to you at the reception of the official pavilion in exchange for printing your journey reservation on a carpooling site.

A13 Paris Rouen Caen — approximately 2h30 or 3h by bus

A29 Amiens — 2h

www.blablacar.fr/

 

ON A BOAT

Le Havre: sea and river cruise port

Portsmouth (trans-Channel line)

 

OR BY PLANE 

Le Havre Octeville Airport

 

Calculate the environmental impact of your travel according to the different possible modes of transport with the Ademe Eco-displacement comparator: www.ademe.fr/eco-comparateur/