As of February 1, the annual date of regulation, tolls on Normandy motorways suffered a 2.9% increase. A round trip between Caen and Paris, by train and road, requires having a fairly heavy hand in your wallet.
“Almost 50 euros one way, it’s a budget,” squeaks Pierre Dumont, president of the Paris-Caen-Cherbourg users’ association. For its part, at almost 10 cents per kilometer, the A13 flirts with the top 10 most expensive motorways in France. The price of tolls is scandalous, estimates Francis Levavasseur, correspondent for 40 million motorists in Calvados, who is calling for a review by the State. But the region's vice-president of transport assures us: “Compared to the road, the train is cheap.” “You can find tickets for a Caen-Paris, mid-June, for 16 euros, that is to say cheaper than the tolls. »