There are 6 ways to get from France to Sri Lanka 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 Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane CDG - CMB
13h 4mRs 117,159–227,759Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane NCE - CMB
15h 21mRs 153,600–354,447Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane LYS - CMB
15h 53mRs 118,851–389,451Fly from Paris Orly Airport
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ORY - CMB
12h 43mRs 156,484–437,084Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane ZRH - CMB
15h 13mRs 133,785–309,084Train, 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 Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB)plane FRA - CMB
15hRs 125,868–220,541
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from France to Sri Lanka is to fly which costs Rs. 110000 - Rs. 230000 and takes 13h 4m.
The fastest way to get from France to Sri Lanka is to fly which takes 12h 43m and costs Rs. 150000 - Rs. 440000.
The distance between France and Sri Lanka is 8524 km.
It takes approximately 13h 4m to get from France to Sri Lanka, including transfers.
Sri Lanka is 4h 30m ahead of France. It is currently 5:37 PM in France and 10:07 PM in Sri Lanka.
There are 1349+ hotels available in Sri Lanka.
What companies run services between France and Sri Lanka?
SriLankan Airlines, Etihad, and two other airlines fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) every 4 hours.
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–180,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–240,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–190,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–240,000
- Website
- srilankan.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–320,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–280,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–310,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–290,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–280,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–350,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–310,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–400,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–390,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 100,000–330,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–370,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- Rs 150,000–430,000
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport via Male
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 160,000–450,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bandaranaike International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 85,000–310,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 9,500–16,000
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,000–9,000
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Rs 10,000–17,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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
- Rs 4,900–10,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Rs 8,000–17,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Rs 5,500–9,000
- Website
- TGV inOui
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