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The Novotel is for the train. Le Havre station is about 4 minutes’ walk, per Hotels.com, and check-in runs from 15:00 until 05:30.
Off the last train from Saint-Lazare, that matters more than distance to the ship. Les 4 vents does dinner, and there’s a gym.
The terminal is about 1.6 km in a straight line, a taxi from the rank outside the station.
Book it if
- You’re arriving on a late train
- You want the station on your doorstep
- You’re bringing a pet
Look elsewhere if
- You want breakfast in the rate
- You want the beach and the Perret centre on foot
- You want a spa
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Novotel Gare publishes and our own map estimates.
Les 4 vents for lunch and dinner, a bar and a terrace, per Hotels.com.
No ride to the ship is listed. Le Havre station is about 4 minutes’ walk, per Hotels.com, and the terminal about 1.6 km in a straight line by our pins. The taxi rank is at the station; no official fare is published, and an unofficial report puts it at about €10.
Not in the rate: a buffet, about €4 to €18, 06:30 to 09:30 on weekdays, per Hotels.com.
The cruise terminal is about 1.6 km away in a straight line, so it’s a ride, not a walk. Your boarding documents set the check-in time, not the hotel.
Hotels.com lists on-site parking at €9 a night. That’s for your stay; nothing says it covers a cruise.
Night-Before Score: 26 of 100
Every point comes from Hotels.com’s listing (Accor’s page for the hotel timed out for us); the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our map estimate Novotel Gare is about 183.8 km from Charles de Gaulle in a straight line, and about 1.6 km from the cruise terminal. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
No airport transfer is listed. From Charles de Gaulle it’s the train: SNCF’s fastest is 4h28 with a change at Massy TGV, or the RER B into Paris and 2h00 from Saint-Lazare.
No ride to the ship is listed. Le Havre station is about 4 minutes’ walk, per Hotels.com, and the terminal about 1.6 km in a straight line by our pins. The taxi rank is at the station; no official fare is published, and an unofficial report puts it at about €10.
From CDG without a hotel shuttle
There’s no direct train from Charles de Gaulle. SNCF Connect’s fastest CDG–Le Havre trip takes 4h28 with a change at Massy TGV, and the average is 5h39. The other way is the RER B into Paris, €14 and 25 to 30 minutes to Gare du Nord per Île-de-France Mobilités, then across to Saint-Lazare for a train that takes 2h00 at its fastest. The airport page has the fares and the landing check.
Hotels.com lists on-site parking at €9 a night. That’s for your stay; nothing says it covers a cruise.
Parking for your stay: On site, €9 a night (Hotels.com).
No ride to the ship is listed. Le Havre station is about 4 minutes’ walk, per Hotels.com, and the terminal about 1.6 km in a straight line by our pins. The taxi rank is at the station; no official fare is published, and an unofficial report puts it at about €10.
Flying in the morning you sail? From the US that’s risky here, with the airport about five hours from the ship by train; the airport page has the landing check.
Which quay
the cruise terminalShips turn around at the cruise terminal on the Pointe de Floride, Quai Roger Meunier, per the tourist office. Novotel Gare is about 1.6 km from our pin for it in a straight line, and about 150 m from Le Havre station. The road route is longer: the tourist office puts the terminal 2.5 km from the centre and the station. Which of the new terminal buildings your ship uses isn’t published ahead; the Le Havre cruise guide has the rest.
Source: lehavre-etretat-tourisme.comDistance
~1.6 km, straight lineAbout 1.6 km from the cruise terminal in a straight line between our map pins. That’s a ride, not a walk.
Airport bus
Not statedNo airport bus runs from Paris to Le Havre that we found. The way in is the train from Paris Saint-Lazare, then a taxi from Le Havre station.
Parking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedHotels.com lists on-site parking at €9 a night. That’s for your stay; nothing says it covers a cruise.
In town
Vauban car park, booked ahead, no price publishedThe tourist office says passengers embarking or disembarking can reserve long-term parking at the Effia Vauban car park, by the docks. It prints no price, and we couldn’t open Effia’s page to find one. From the docks it’s a taxi to the terminal.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteLes 4 vents for lunch and dinner, a bar and a terrace, per Hotels.com.
Breakfast
ExtraNot in the rate: a buffet, about €4 to €18, 06:30 to 09:30 on weekdays, per Hotels.com.
Address
Cours La Fayette, by the station20 Cours La Fayette, Quai Colbert, 76600 Le Havre
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Novotel Gare and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm accessible rooms, accor’s own page, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Not in the rate: a buffet, about €4 to €18, 06:30 to 09:30 on weekdays, per Hotels.com.
Parking for your stay
On site, €9 a night (Hotels.com)
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Allowed, €11 a pet a night, per Hotels.com.
Food and drink on site
- Les 4 ventsFrench, lunch and dinner
- Bar
Rooms
128 rooms, per Hotels.com.
Accessibility
A lift, step-free entrance and accessible parking, per Hotels.com; no accessible room type is listed.
On site
- GymYes
- Sauna or spaNot stated
- Family roomsNot stated
- Pets allowedYes
Also worth knowing
- The Docks Vauban about 200 m away, per Hotels.com
- Check-in runs to 05:30, so a late train is fine
- Guests must be 18 to check in
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Breakfast about €4 to €18 extra.
- Parking €9 a night, for your stay.
- Check-in until 05:30.
What we couldn’t confirm
- Accessible rooms
- Accor’s own page
Every hotel fact here comes from Hotels.com’s listing (Accor’s page for the hotel timed out for us), read October 2026, unless we name another source. Distances are straight lines between our own map pins, not road routes; the road round the docks is longer.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Novotel Gare: the Le Havre cruise guide and Le Havre as a port of call.
Off the train, into bed, a taxi to the ship.
Tell us your sail date and we’ll check Novotel Gare for the night before. No payment on the form.
Novotel Gare FAQ
How far is the Novotel Le Havre from the train station?
About 4 minutes’ walk, per Hotels.com.
Does the Novotel Le Havre Centre Gare have parking?
On-site parking at €9 a night, per Hotels.com. Ask whether you can leave the car while you sail.
How far is the Novotel from the Le Havre cruise terminal?
About 1.6 km in a straight line by our pins. Take a taxi from the station rank.
Booking the cruise too?
Tell us the sailing and we’ll line up Novotel Gare, the ride to the ship and the cruise itself. No fee, no obligation.
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