There are 9 ways to get from Caen to Kassel by train (TGV), bus, car, train, plane, or train (Eurostar)
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Train via Mannheim
best- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Est to Mannheim Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
9h 6m€173–381Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - La Défense Jules Verne Terminalbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Kasselbus N1335
16h 57m€88–141Drive 879.2 km
- Drive from Caen to Kasselcar 879.2 km
8h 3m€141–204Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane CDG - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
7h 58m€209–498Train
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Hofgeismartrain Re
12h 22mTrain to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CDG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
8h 10m€157–398Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CDG - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
9h 59m€212–486Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane CDG - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
9h 11m€212–497Fly Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CFR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
10h 12m€243–506
Caen to Kassel by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Caen to Kassel is to bus which costs €85 - €150 and takes 16h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Caen to Kassel is to train and fly which takes 7h 58m and costs €200 - €500.
No, there is no direct bus from Caen station to Kassel. However, there are services departing from Caen - Bus Station and arriving at Kassel via Paris - La Défense Jules Verne Terminal and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Caen to Kassel. However, there are services departing from Caen and arriving at Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe via Haussmann Saint-Lazare, Paris Est and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 6m.
The distance between Caen and Kassel is 1019 km. The road distance is 879.2 km.
The best way to get from Caen to Kassel without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 9h 6m and costs €170 - €390.
It takes approximately 9h 6m to get from Caen to Kassel, including transfers.
Caen to Kassel bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Caen - Bus Station.
Caen to Kassel train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Caen station.
The best way to get from Caen to Kassel is to train via Mannheim which takes 9h 6m and costs €170 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €150 and takes 16h 57m.
What companies run services between Caen, France and Kassel, Germany?
You can take a train from Caen to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe via Paris St Lazare, Haussmann Saint-Lazare, Gare Magenta, Paris Est, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 9h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Caen - Bus Station to Kassel via Paris - La Défense Jules Verne Terminal, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 16h 57m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–290
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–380
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Frankfurt via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–490
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Frankfurt via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Frankfurt via Bastia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–390
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–400
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Caen – Carpiquet Airport to Frankfurt via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–490
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–280
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–350
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Hofgeismar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - La Défense Jules Verne Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Caen - Bus Station to Paris - La Défense Jules Verne Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Caen to Kassel bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - La Défense Jules Verne Terminal station.
Caen to Kassel train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris St Lazare station.
Yes, the driving distance between Caen to Kassel is 879 km. It takes approximately 8h 3m to drive from Caen to Kassel.
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