There are 6 ways to get from France to Puducherry by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chennai International Airport, train
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane NCE - MAA
- Take the train from Trisulam to Pondicherrytrain
19h 40m₹30,331–56,561Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Kempegowda International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Kempegowda International Airport (BLR)plane CDG - BLR
- Take the bus from Kempegowda International Airport to Kempegowda Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Krishnarajapurm to Pondicherrytrain
23h 58m₹26,592–48,587Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chennai International Airport, train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane CDG - MAA
- Take the train from Trisulam to Pondicherrytrain
19h 8m₹27,397–72,627Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chennai International Airport, train
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane LYS - MAA
- Take the train from Trisulam to Pondicherrytrain
20h 25m₹30,734–112,964Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Pondicherry
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Pondicherry (PNY)plane CDG - PNY
17h 55m₹43,477–71,527Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Chennai International Airport
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane FRA - MAA
- Take the train from Trisulam to Pondicherrytrain
18h 55m₹27,412–70,735
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Chennai International Airport (MAA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to Puducherry is to fly and bus and train which costs ₹26,000 - ₹49,000 and takes 23h 58m.
The fastest way to get from France to Puducherry is to fly which takes 17h 55m and costs ₹43,000 - ₹75,000.
The distance between France and Puducherry is 7837 km.
It takes approximately 19h 40m to get from France to Puducherry, including transfers.
Puducherry is 4h 30m ahead of France. It is currently 2:23 AM in France and 6:53 AM in Puducherry.
There are 1111+ hotels available in Puducherry.
What companies run services between France and Puducherry, India?
Air France, IndiGo Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Pondicherry (PNY) 3 times a day.
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–60,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chennai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–65,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–60,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–65,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–90,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–100,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–110,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–95,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–100,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chennai International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–65,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–100,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹21,000–50,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–45,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chennai International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–90,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chennai International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–90,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–90,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Pondicherry via Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹36,000–130,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Pondicherry via Abu Dhabi, Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹34,000–95,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Pondicherry via Muscat, Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹42,000–100,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Pondicherry via Dubai, Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹43,000–150,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chennai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–70,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–65,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–65,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chennai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–110,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Kempegowda International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–100,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chennai International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–80,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹24,000–100,000
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Trisulam to Pondicherry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₹170–1,400
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹170–210
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹470–600
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹650–800
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,000–1,400
Train from Krishnarajapurm to Pondicherry
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹260–2,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- ₹260–310
- Third AC (3A)
- ₹650–850
- Second AC (2A)
- ₹950–1,200
- First Class (1A)
- ₹1,500–2,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹2,800–4,700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹2,100–4,300
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- ₹2,100–5,500
- 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
- ₹2,600–5,500
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +91 080 22483777
- Website
- mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in
Bus from Kempegowda International Airport to Kempegowda Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₹70–300
- Website
- https://mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in/en
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- ₹70–90
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- ₹220–300
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