Rail network

• 21 daily return journeys on the main line Rouen-Paris Saint-Lazare
(one journey lasts 1 hour 10 minutes ) & daily links with Lyon by the TGV.

• In 2007 : a high speed direct link between Roissy airport and Rouen-Le Havre (Rouen-Roissy 1H30)

The Port of Rouen Vallée de Seine

Rouen is an estuary port 120 km far from the coast and has turned it to a competitive advantage : indeed, river transport is 30 times cheaper than road.

"Shipowners don't really like to go upstream, but goods love it." (A. Bog, Mondia Forest Products.)

Attracting references :
Cereal export : 1rst european port,
Flour export : 1rst French port,
Food & Agro-food trades : 1rst French port,
Paper industry : 1rst French port,
North-south bulking : 1rst French port,
Sugar : 2nd French port
Containers : 5rd French port.

Traffic 2007 : 23,2 million tons

Airlines network

the Seine Vallée, Axis for telecom

Rouen area is an important network for telecommunication and services with:

- Universal operators : France telecom

- Operators of operators

* Télécom Développement (Cégétel)
* Complétel (LD Com)
* Flag one
* Global Crossing

- Specialized operators

* Cégétel
* Omnicom
* Siris
* Belgacom
* A Télécom
* Kaptech
* Worldcom
* 9 Télécom

- Radio Local Loop operators

* Belgacom (regional licence)
* Altitude (regional licence)
* FirstMark
* Fortel

- Internet access providers

* CPInet
* Infosat ICPS
* Normandnet
* Oleane
* Worldnet