There are 6 ways to get from France to Chennai by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane NCE - MAA
15h 45m₹37,232–80,311Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
cheapest- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane CDG - MAA
15h 9m₹28,247–51,258Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane LYS - MAA
16h 22m₹29,730–111,741Fly from Marseille Provence Airport
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane MRS - MAA
19h 27m₹35,263–65,752Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane GVA - MAA
17h 42m₹36,313–70,487Train, 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 Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane FRA - MAA
14h 49m₹31,866–57,708
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Chennai International Airport (MAA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from France to Chennai is to fly which costs ₹28,000 - ₹55,000 and takes 15h 9m.
The fastest way to get from France to Chennai is to train and fly which takes 14h 49m and costs ₹31,000 - ₹60,000.
The distance between France and Chennai is 7672 km.
It takes approximately 15h 45m to get from France to Chennai, including transfers.
Chennai is 4h 30m ahead of France. It is currently 9:56 AM in France and 2:26 PM in Chennai.
There are 1022+ hotels available in Chennai.
What companies run services between France and Chennai, India?
Etihad, Emirates, and two other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Chennai International Airport (MAA) twice daily.
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹22,000–65,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chennai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–45,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹33,000–60,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–38,000
- 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
- ₹29,000–100,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–110,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹30,000–100,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–100,000
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Istanbul, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–95,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chennai International Airport via Istanbul, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–95,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chennai International Airport via Medina, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–100,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chennai International Airport via Munich, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–110,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chennai International Airport via Munich, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–110,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹20,000–55,000
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chennai International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–42,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–95,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport via Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–36,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chennai International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹27,000–100,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chennai International Airport via Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–95,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chennai International Airport via Munich, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–110,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Chennai International Airport via Munich, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–110,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chennai International Airport via Munich, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–110,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹25,000–95,000
- Website
- omanair.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chennai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹26,000–65,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport via Muscat
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₹23,000–55,000
- 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
- ₹31,000–95,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chennai International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–90,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Chennai International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹31,000–85,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chennai International Airport via Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₹28,000–75,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Chennai International Airport via Istanbul, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₹29,000–95,000
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹3,000–5,500
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₹1,400–2,500
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₹3,400–5,500
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₹1,600–2,500
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹1,400–3,200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₹2,400–5,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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