HOW TO REACH ÉTRETAT FROM PARIS SAINT-LAZARE?
如何從巴黎去埃特雷塔(莫內作畫的象鼻海岸)
- Sharing my journey experience in 2015
This March in 2005, I have been to ÉTRETAT, in Normandy, to see the most famous cliffs, it could say as an adventure for me to get there from PARIS SAINT-LAZARE train station. First of all, it was not the weekend yet nor the touristic season, so there are just few public transports can be arrived in little time. Here, I would like to share with you about all kinds of transport possibilities that I have tried on the day of my trip to ÉTRETAT, thus, I you want to go there, you can avoid some waiting time for the train of the bus.
1. The official information says that you can take the train from PARIS SAINT-LAZARE train station to BRÉAUTÉ-BEUZEVILLE train station, it is fine, and BRÉAUTÉ is a transfer station to LE HAVRE or to ROUEN, a very small train station, it has nothing around the train station. After have arrived this station, you can change the bus n° 17 to ÉTRETAT, BUT!!! The bus runs only on WEEKEND!!! Otherwise, like me, I have to wait for two hours to change the train to FÉCAMP, it took me almost 8 hours to get ÉTRETAT, this way I don’t suggest on week days.
2. If you take the train from PARIS to FÉCAMP, then you can change the bus n°24 in front of the train station, it is more frequent than from BRÉAUTÉ, and the bus runs well also on the week days; but for the train, you need to change always the train from PARIS SAINT-LAZZARE - BRÉAUTÉ - FÉCAMP, also for you return trip.
3. I found the best way to go to ÉTRETAT, is that to take the train from PARIS SAINT-LAZZARE to LE HAVRE first, it would take a little bit more money, but not too much. Then from there, you have 2€ transfer bus (see the third photo) to ÉTRETAT, it takes as same hours as from FÉCAMP to ÉTRETAT, very frequently, and you direct train back to Paris, too.
After have arrived the ÉTRETAT city hall, you only need to walk about 2minutes along the souvenir stores street, than the beautiful view of the cliffs. ^^
The prices:
PARIS - BRÉAUTÉ, 32.30€, 02h13minutes.
PARIS - FÉCAMP, 34.80€, around 02h50minutes.
PARIS - LE HAVRE, 35.40€, 02h18minutes.
more information about the timetable of the trains
SNCF: http://www.sncf.com/
BRÉAUTÉ - ÉTRETAT(city hall), bus n°17, 2€, no runs on week days, only on weekend (Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday).
More information about the bus n°17:
http://www.seinemaritime.fr/docs/LIGNE%2017%202014-2015.pdf
FÉCAMP - ÉTRETAT(city hall) , bus n°24, 2€, around 35minutes.
LE HAVRE - ÉTRETAT(city hall), bus n°24, 2€, around 1hour.
More information about the bus n°24, please see the third photo, or see the timetable online:
http://www.seinemaritime.fr/docs/LIGNE%2024%202014-2015.pdf
Well, hope you could have a wonderful trip to ÉTRETAT!
