There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Jaffna by train, plane, ferry, or bus
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Jaffna
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Jaffna (JAF)plane FRA - JAF
24h 2mRs 152,999–454,261Train to Frankfurt, fly to Chennai International Airport, train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane FRA - MAA
- Take the train from Tambaram to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
27h 36mRs 111,176–245,228Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Jaffna
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Jaffna (JAF)plane NUE - JAF
24h 51mRs 225,116–882,447Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Jaffna
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Jaffna (JAF)plane HAJ - JAF
26h 16mTrain to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Jaffna
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Jaffna (JAF)plane LEJ - JAF
31h 31mRs 262,842–1,027,808Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sigiriya Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane FRA - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kachcheribus
26h 9m
Frankfurt (FRA) to Jaffna (JAF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Jaffna is to train and fly and ferry which costs Rs. 110000 - Rs. 250000 and takes 27h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Jaffna is to train and fly which takes 24h 2m and costs Rs. 150000 - Rs. 460000.
The distance between Europe and Jaffna is 8060 km.
It takes approximately 24h 2m to get from Europe to Jaffna, including transfers.
Jaffna is 4h 30m ahead of Europe. It is currently 8:30 AM in Europe and 1:00 PM in Jaffna.
There are 200+ hotels available in Jaffna.
What companies run services between Europe and Jaffna, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Jaffna. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Jaffna (JAF), then take the taxi to Jaffna. Alternatively, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to Nürnberg Hbf, walk to Nürnberg Hbf, take the subway to Nürnberg Flughafen, walk to Nuremberg Airport (NUE) airport, fly to Jaffna (JAF), then take the taxi to Jaffna.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–700,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Hyderabad, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–700,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–700,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Mumbai, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–700,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Abu Dhabi, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–430,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Doha, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–700,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Jaffna via Frankfurt, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–850,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Jaffna via Frankfurt, Hyderabad, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–850,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Jaffna via Frankfurt, Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–850,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Jaffna via Beirut, Dubai, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 240,000–900,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Jaffna via Frankfurt, Hyderabad, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–850,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Jaffna via London Heathrow, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–900,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Jaffna via Frankfurt, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–900,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Jaffna via Vienna, Bengaluru, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–550,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Jaffna via Vienna, Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–550,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Jaffna via Munich, Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–900,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Jaffna via Frankfurt, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 250,000–1,000,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sigiriya Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–270,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sigiriya Airport via Doha, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sigiriya Airport via Bengaluru, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–420,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sigiriya Airport via Mumbai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–420,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sigiriya Airport via Abu Dhabi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–260,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–330,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–170,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–350,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–330,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 70,000–210,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–220,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,000–16,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,000–24,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 3,600–12,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,000–21,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,000–12,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,300–6,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,500–14,000
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Tambaram to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 750–6,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 750–900
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,000–2,500
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,800–3,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,600–6,000
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Kachcheri
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://ncgexpress.lk/
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 21,967
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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