There are 8 ways to get from Europe to Mannar by train, plane, taxi, bus, or ferry
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport, taxi
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane FRA - CMB
- Take the taxi from Colombo-Airport-CMB to Mannartaxi
19h 58mRs 125,095–302,455Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kandy, train, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kandy (KDW)plane FRA - KDW
- Take the train from Kandy to Polgahawelatrain
- Take the train from Polgahawela Junction to Vavuniyatrain
- Take the taxi from Vavuniya to Mannartaxi
29hRs 114,795–301,455Train to Frankfurt, fly to Jaffna, taxi
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Jaffna (JAF)plane FRA - JAF
- Take the taxi from Jaffna (JAF) to Mannartaxi
25h 56mRs 188,095–503,955Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane NUE - CMB
- Take the taxi from Colombo-Airport-CMB to Mannartaxi
25h 2mRs 133,209–400,237Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane HAJ - CMB
- Take the taxi from Colombo-Airport-CMB to Mannartaxi
24h 44mTrain to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Bandaranaike International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LEJ - CMB
- Take the taxi from Colombo-Airport-CMB to Mannartaxi
24h 41mRs 151,140–461,805Train to Frankfurt, fly to Sigiriya Airport, bus, taxi
- 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 Vavuniyabus
- Take the taxi from Vavuniya to Mannartaxi
24h 55mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Chennai International Airport, train, ferry, taxi
- 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
- Take the taxi from Kankesanturai to Mannartaxi
29h 36mRs 131,721–285,361
Frankfurt (FRA) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Mannar is to train and fly and ferry and taxi which costs Rs. 130000 - Rs. 290000 and takes 29h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Mannar is to train and fly and taxi which takes 19h 58m and costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 310000.
The distance between Europe and Mannar is 8514 km.
It takes approximately 19h 58m to get from Europe to Mannar, including transfers.
Mannar is 4h 30m ahead of Europe. It is currently 10:31 PM in Europe and 3:01 AM in Mannar.
There are 20+ hotels available in Mannar.
What companies run services between Europe and Mannar, Sri Lanka?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Mannar. 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 Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), then take the taxi to Mannar. Alternatively, 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 Mannar.
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Sigiriya Airport via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–300,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sigiriya Airport via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sigiriya Airport via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sigiriya Airport via Bengaluru, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–420,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Sigiriya Airport via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–260,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kandy via Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–300,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kandy via Doha, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kandy via Dubai, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kandy via Bengaluru, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–420,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Kandy via Abu Dhabi, Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–260,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–400,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–400,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–950,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–600,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–330,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–190,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–800,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Hyderabad, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–800,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–750,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Mumbai, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–750,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Doha, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–750,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Abu Dhabi, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–470,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–440,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–480,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 80,000–290,000
Flights from Hannover Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–950,000
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Frankfurt, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–600,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–250,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 75,000–210,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–320,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–330,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–220,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 12,000–15,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 15,000–17,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 10,000–12,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 14,000–16,000
- 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
- Twice daily
- 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 11 4 600 111
- Website
- seatreservation.railway.gov.lk
Train from Kandy to Polgahawela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,200–2,600
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,200–1,500
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 1,400–2,600
Train from Polgahawela Junction to Vavuniya
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 1,300–6,000
- Website
- https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
- 2nd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,900
- 3rd Class Fare
- Rs 1,300–1,600
- Air Conditioned Saloon
- Rs 2,700–6,000
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- ncgexpress@gmail.com
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Vavuniya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- 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 22,006
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Estimated price
- Rs 4,000–16,000
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 32 22 239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94 11 74 33 433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Mr.Taxi.Lk
- Phone
- +94 76 88 79 009
- Website
- mrtaxi.lk
Colombo Budget Taxi
- Phone
- +94 71 30 05 353
- Website
- colombobudgettaxi.lk
Colombo Airport Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 61 61 881
- Website
- taxicolomboairport.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Jaffna Call Taxi and Cabs
Jaffna Cabs and Tours
- Phone
- +94 76 92 29 731
- Website
- jaffnacabtours.business.site
Black Cabs Taxi Service
- Phone
- + 94 77 78 86 994
- Website
- blackcabs.business.site
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 32 22 239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94 11 74 33 433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Mr.Taxi.Lk
- Phone
- +94 76 88 79 009
- Website
- mrtaxi.lk
Colombo Budget Taxi
- Phone
- +94 71 30 05 353
- Website
- colombobudgettaxi.lk
Colombo Airport Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 61 61 881
- Website
- taxicolomboairport.com
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 32 22 239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94 11 74 33 433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Mr.Taxi.Lk
- Phone
- +94 76 88 79 009
- Website
- mrtaxi.lk
Colombo Budget Taxi
- Phone
- +94 71 30 05 353
- Website
- colombobudgettaxi.lk
Colombo Airport Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 61 61 881
- Website
- taxicolomboairport.com
Visit Sri Lanka Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 32 22 239
- Website
- visitlankataxi.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94 11 74 33 433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Mr.Taxi.Lk
- Phone
- +94 76 88 79 009
- Website
- mrtaxi.lk
Colombo Budget Taxi
- Phone
- +94 71 30 05 353
- Website
- colombobudgettaxi.lk
Colombo Airport Taxi
- Phone
- +94 76 61 61 881
- Website
- taxicolomboairport.com
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
Jaffna Call Taxi and Cabs
Jaffna Cabs and Tours
- Phone
- +94 76 92 29 731
- Website
- jaffnacabtours.business.site
Black Cabs Taxi Service
- Phone
- + 94 77 78 86 994
- Website
- blackcabs.business.site
Pickme
- Phone
- +94117433433
- Website
- pickme.lk
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