There are 5 ways to get from Paris to Jaffna by plane, train, ferry, or bus
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Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Jaffna
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Jaffna (JAF)plane CDG - JAF
19h 49mRs 155,026–1,205,326Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Trichy International Airport, train, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Trichy International Airport (TRZ)plane CDG - TRZ
- Take the train from Ponmlai Gld Rck to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
26h 9mRs 139,016–203,116Fly Paris Orly Airport to Jaffna
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Jaffna (JAF)plane ORY - JAF
40h 21mRs 151,801–452,101Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sigiriya Airport, bus
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane CDG - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kachcheribus
22h 47mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Jaffna
- Take the train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Jaffna (JAF)plane FRA - JAF
25h 2mRs 156,911–527,138
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Jaffna (JAF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Jaffna is to fly and train and ferry which costs Rs. 130000 - Rs. 210000 and takes 26h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Paris to Jaffna is to fly which takes 19h 49m and costs Rs. 150000 - Rs. 1300000.
The distance between Paris and Jaffna is 8322 km.
It takes approximately 19h 49m to get from Paris to Jaffna, including transfers.
Jaffna is 4h 30m ahead of Paris. It is currently 12:06 PM in Paris and 4:36 PM in Jaffna.
There are 195+ hotels available in Jaffna.
What companies run services between Paris, France and Jaffna, Sri Lanka?
Etihad, IndiGo Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Jaffna (JAF) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Jaffna via Abu Dhabi, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–450,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Jaffna via Dubai, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–800,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Jaffna via Kuwait, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–460,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Jaffna via Mumbai, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–650,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Jaffna via Doha, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 210,000–750,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Jaffna via Bengaluru, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–650,000
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Jaffna via London Heathrow, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–750,000
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Jaffna via Vienna, Bengaluru, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–460,000
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Jaffna via Vienna, Mumbai, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–450,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Trichy International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–360,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–700,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Hyderabad, Madras
- 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, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–650,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Mumbai, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 170,000–650,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Abu Dhabi, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–420,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Jaffna via Doha, Madras
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 190,000–700,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–300,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Doha, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–440,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Abu Dhabi, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–280,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Dubai, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–490,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Kuwait, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–290,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Trichy International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–290,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Trichy International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–410,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Trichy International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–260,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Trichy International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 95,000–360,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Ponmlai Gld Rck to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 500–4,000
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 500–650
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,400–1,800
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 1,900–2,500
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,200–4,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 18,000–60,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 14,000–110,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Bus operators
- 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/
Ferry operators
- Website
- shipindia.com
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,290
- Schedules at
- shipindia.com
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