There are 10 ways to get from Caen to León by train, bus, train (TGV, Renfe), car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus via Bordeaux
best- Take the train from Caen to St Pierre Des Corpstrain Ter
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Leónbus
14h 11m€146–262Train, bus #2
cheapest- Take the train from Caen to Tourstrain Ter
- Take the bus from Tours to Benaventebus
- Take the bus from Benavente to Leonbus
20h 18m€122–187Train
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Irun to Vitoria/Gasteiztrain Alv / ...
- Take the train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Leontrain Alv
15h 16m€233–392Drive 1,172.8 km
- Drive from Caen to Leóncar 1,172.8 km
11h 57m€192–277Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Asturias Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Asturias Airport (OVD)plane ORY - OVD
- Take the bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]bus
- Take the train from Oviedo to Leontrain
9h 30m€136–411Train, bus
- Take the train from Caen to Tourstrain Ter
- Take the bus from Tours to Leonbus FlixBus N1153
17h 49m€131–207Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to León Airport
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to León Airport (LEN)plane ORY - LEN
10h 8m€363–732Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Santander Airport, train
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane ORY - SDR
- Take the train from Santander to Palenciatrain
- Take the train from Palencia to Leontrain
12h 13m€147–458Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ORY - BIO
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Bilbao to Vitoria-Gasteiz - Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Leontrain
12h 48m€140–351Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Caen to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane CDG - BIO
- Take the bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Bilbao to Vitoria-Gasteiz - Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Leontrain
12h 55m€182–493
Caen to León by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Caen to León is to train and bus which costs €120 - €190 and takes 20h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Caen to León is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 30m and costs €130 - €420.
No, there is no direct train from Caen to León. However, there are services departing from Caen and arriving at Leon via Saint-Lazare, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Hendaia, Irun and Vitoria/Gasteiz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 16m.
The distance between Caen and León is 1233 km. The road distance is 1172.8 km.
The best way to get from Caen to León without a car is to train and bus via Bordeaux which takes 14h 11m and costs €140 - €270.
It takes approximately 14h 11m to get from Caen to León, including transfers.
Caen to León train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Caen station.
Caen to León 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 León is 1173 km. It takes approximately 11h 57m to drive from Caen to León.
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What companies run services between Caen, France and León, Spain?
You can take a train from Caen to Leon via Paris St Lazare, Saint-Lazare, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Hendaye, Hendaia, Irun, Irun, and Vitoria/Gasteiz in around 15h 16m.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Asturias Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Asturias Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to León Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–1,100
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to León Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–1,100
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to León Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–1,100
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Thursday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Thursday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Asturias Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Asturias Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to León Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–1,100
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to León Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €180–1,100
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Santander Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Thursday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Thursday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bilbao Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Asturias Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–250
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 St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Caen to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Caen to Tours
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Caen to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Irun to Vitoria/Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Oviedo to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Santander to Palencia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Palencia to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Oviedo to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Palencia to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to León
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from [ANZU|Aeropuerto] Aeropuerto - Salidas [CTA 20118] to [OVIEDO/UVIÉU] Estación Bus Oviedo FL- Pepe Cosmen [CTA 01549]
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Benavente to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tours to Leon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- (+34) 988 225 288
- [email protected]
- Website
- anpian.com
Bus from Tours to Benavente
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Schedules at
- anpian.com
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Bilbao to Vitoria-Gasteiz - Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Aireportua/Aeropuerto Bilbao to Vitoria-Gasteiz - Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
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