France: Etretat, Honfleur, & Le Havre: 4-days, car-free in Normandy
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France: Etretat, Honfleur, & Le Havre: 4-days, car-free in Normandy
Hilary Matson | @hilaryinparis
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This is a 4-day, 3-night guide to visit three classic French cities on the Normandy coast over a long weekend.
💚 The itinerary is designed to be as sustainable as possible, which includes using car-free transportation.
Guide includes:
📍What to do in each city
🚂 How to get from Paris to Le Havre, with time and cost estimates
🚍 How to get from Le Havre to Etretat and Honfleur, with time and cost estimates
👌 Pro tips from somebody who has personally done this itinerary (me!)
🤓 Interesting facts about many of the sites
🏩 Suggestion on where to stay in Le Havre (€)
📆 Best time to go
🔗 Additional helpful resources linked
❌ Does not include many food recs.
You also get:
✍️My personal notes for each recommendation
📍An interactive map of all recommendations
🔓 Access to all future updates
🎞️Linked videos (where applicable) that bring recommendations and advice to life
All questions asked in my TikTok’s comments are answered in this guide!
💙I'd be so grateful if you shared this guide with a friend, left a review, or contributed a small tip.🙏🏼
💸 Discount code inside for 50% off a 30-minute trip consult.
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The Plan
🚂 Take a train from Paris to Le Havre (~2h45 min, ~28 EUR per person, one-way). This is the best option if you don't have a car because there are frequent direct trains to Le Havre - a major port city in France - and regional transportation from Le Havre out to both Etretat to the north and Honfleur to the south.
Using Le Havre as a home base, you can check out the city in your pockets of free time, while making full day trips out of both Etretat and Honfleur.
Ideally, this would be a 4-day, 3-night trip over a long weekend. For example:
✨Thursday: Train from Paris to Le Havre.
✨Friday: Day trip to Etretat.
✨Saturday: Day trip to Honfleur.
✨Sunday: Train from Le Havre to Paris.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Hilary Matson | @hilaryinparis
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Hello et bonjour ! I'm (another) American in Paris.
I've lived in France since 2016 and I loooove sharing my Paris & France recs in hopes I can help others love this city and country as much as I do. I'm quite confident I've seen more of France than most French people, so no matter what you're looking for, I've (probably) done it!
✅ What I'm a great fit for: Mature travelers, couples, solo travelers, and families who enjoy soaking in authentic experiences, great food and wine, off-the-beaten-track gems, classic sites, and sustainable travel.
🌱 What's sustainable travel about? Traveling in a way that is kind to the environment, respectful of local culture, & supportive of the local economy. My trip-planning services are always through a sustainable lens.
❌ What I'm not a great fit for: Travelers focused on bars/clubbing or high-end shopping.
➡️ Follow me on TikTok, Instagram & Pinterest @hilaryinparis for Paris & France recommendations, tips, personal stories, and more.
🌍 PS: I'm on Thatch because I genuinely love sharing France with folks. My day job is running Yugen Earthside, a booking platform for responsible package trips primarily catering to groups of mature American travelers. My company's website is linked below.
What's included
Digital Map
Fully interactive, digital map for finding places nearby
31 places
31 hand-picked places with notes from the creator
1 extra guide
Access to additional guides curated by the creator.
6 links
6 links from the creator to go even deeper with more info
DESTINATION(S) COVERED
Étretat, France
Le Havre, France
Honfleur, France
FOCUSES AND THEMES
Sustainable/Eco
Slow Travel
Nature
Beach
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