There are 4 ways to get from France to Jaffna by plane or train
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Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Jaffna (JAF)plane NCE - JAF
19h 44mRs 152,330–422,630Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Jaffna (JAF)plane CDG - JAF
19h 53mRs 175,099–1,205,399Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Jaffna (JAF)plane LYS - JAF
19h 36mRs 196,254–756,554Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Jaffna (JAF)plane FRA - JAF
23h 40mRs 175,231–483,436
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Jaffna (JAF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to Jaffna is to fly which costs Rs. 150000 - Rs. 430000 and takes 19h 44m.
The fastest way to get from France to Jaffna is to fly which takes 19h 36m and costs Rs. 190000 - Rs. 800000.
The distance between France and Jaffna is 7908 km.
It takes approximately 19h 44m to get from France to Jaffna, including transfers.
Jaffna is 4h 30m ahead of France. It is currently 4:14 PM in France and 8:44 PM in Jaffna.
There are 184+ hotels available in Jaffna.
What companies run services between France and Jaffna, Sri Lanka?
Emirates, IndiGo Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Jaffna (JAF) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Jaffna via Dubai, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–700,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Jaffna via Abu Dhabi, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–420,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Jaffna via Frankfurt, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–750,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Jaffna via Dubai, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–800,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Jaffna via Kuwait, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–500,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Jaffna via Abu Dhabi, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–480,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Jaffna via Mumbai, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–700,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Jaffna via Doha, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 230,000–800,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–700,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jaffna via Dubai, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–800,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jaffna via London Heathrow, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–750,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jaffna via Frankfurt, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–850,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Jaffna via Munich, Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–800,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–750,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Hyderabad, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–750,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–750,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Mumbai, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 180,000–750,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Abu Dhabi, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–450,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Doha, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 220,000–750,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Abu Dhabi, Tiruchirapalli
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–450,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,500–16,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,000–15,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 7,000–18,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,000–18,000
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
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