There are 6 ways to get from Marseille to Jaffna by plane, train, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Jaffna
best- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Jaffna (JAF)plane MRS - JAF
24h 59mRs 291,775–953,696Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Chennai International Airport, train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Chennai International Airport (MAA)plane NCE - MAA
- Take the train from Tambaram to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
30h 21mRs 121,665–271,736Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Jaffna
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Jaffna (JAF)plane NCE - JAF
21h 53mRs 222,520–629,671Train to Monaco, fly to Jaffna
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Villetrain
- Fly from Monaco (MCM) to Jaffna (JAF)plane MCM - JAF
23h 41mRs 224,002–631,931Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Sigiriya Airport, bus
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Sigiriya Airport (GIU)plane MRS - GIU
- Take the bus from Dambulla to Kachcheribus
23h 33mTrain to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Trichy International Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Trichy International Airport (TRZ)plane NCE - TRZ
- Take the train from Tiruchchirapali to Nagappattinamtrain
- Take the ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturaiferry
30h 22mRs 137,735–309,036
Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Jaffna (JAF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Marseille to Jaffna is to train and fly and ferry which costs Rs. 120000 - Rs. 280000 and takes 30h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Marseille to Jaffna is to train and fly which takes 21h 53m and costs Rs. 220000 - Rs. 650000.
The distance between Marseille and Jaffna is 8081 km.
It takes approximately 24h 59m to get from Marseille to Jaffna, including transfers.
Jaffna is 4h 30m ahead of Marseille. It is currently 4:52 AM in Marseille and 9:22 AM in Jaffna.
There are 196+ hotels available in Jaffna.
What companies run services between Marseille, France and Jaffna, Sri Lanka?
Lufthansa City, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Jaffna (JAF) twice daily.
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Jaffna via Frankfurt, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 280,000–1,000,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Jaffna via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Dubai, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 290,000–950,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Jaffna via Dubai, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 270,000–900,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Jaffna via Abu Dhabi, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–600,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Jaffna via Frankfurt, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 270,000–1,000,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Jaffna via Dubai, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 270,000–900,000
Flights from Monaco to Jaffna via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Dubai, Chennai International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 280,000–900,000
Flights from Monaco to Jaffna via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Abu Dhabi, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 200,000–600,000
Flights from Monaco to Jaffna via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Dubai, Trichy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 270,000–900,000
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
- Rs 95,000–320,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 90,000–250,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Istanbul, Mumbai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Dubai, Bengaluru
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
- Website
- cinnamonair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Zurich, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–420,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Istanbul, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Rs 130,000–430,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–380,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Sigiriya Airport via Frankfurt, Colombo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 140,000–370,000
- Website
- airindiaexpress.in
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rs 110,000–380,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Trichy International Airport via Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rs 120,000–310,000
- 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
- Rs 75,000–210,000
- 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
- Rs 100,000–330,000
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 21,000–28,000
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 21,000–29,000
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 21,000–28,000
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rs 21,000–28,000
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Tambaram to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 750–6,000
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 750–950
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 2,000–2,600
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,800–3,600
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 4,700–6,000
Train from Tiruchchirapali to Nagappattinam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 500–4,200
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- Rs 500–650
- Third AC (3A)
- Rs 1,500–1,900
- Second AC (2A)
- Rs 2,000–2,600
- First Class (1A)
- Rs 3,300–4,200
- Phone
- +94 76 714 8292
- [email protected]
- Website
- ncgexpress.lk
Bus from Dambulla to Kachcheri
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- NCG Express Facebook
- Phone
- 022 - 22026666
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,865
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
Ferry from Nagapattinam to Kankesanturai
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rs 22,865
- Website
- The Shipping Corporation of India
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