There are 12 ways to get from Hannover to Switzerland by plane, train, bus, night train, car train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAJ - ZRH
4h 10mCHF 131–308Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Hannover Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
8h 56mCHF 41–111Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 22 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Zürich HBtrain Ec / ...
7h 18mCHF 172–306Bus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N33 / ...
11h 43mCHF 66–96Fly Hannover Airport to Basel
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Basel (BSL)plane HAJ - BSL
5h 41mCHF 113–266Fly Hannover Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane HAJ - GVA
5h 57mCHF 136–322Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRE - ZRH
5h 20mCHF 117–463Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL)plane HAM - BSL
5h 36mCHF 72–334Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAM - ZRH
5h 45mCHF 102–256Train
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
7h 44mCHF 130–261Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcartrain
- Drive from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Zurichcar
9h 36mCHF 113–139Drive 698.9 km
- Drive from Hannover to Zurichcar 698.9 km
6h 39mCHF 134–193
Hannover to Switzerland by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hannover to Switzerland is to night train which costs SFr 40 - SFr 120 and takes 8h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Hannover to Switzerland is to fly which takes 4h 10m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 310.
No, there is no direct bus from Hannover station to Switzerland station. However, there are services departing from Hanover central bus station and arriving at Zurich Bus Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Hannover to Switzerland. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Zürich Stadelhofen via Frankfurt and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 18m.
The distance between Hannover and Switzerland is 591 km. The road distance is 698.9 km.
The best way to get from Hannover to Switzerland without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 7h 18m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 310.
It takes approximately 4h 10m to get from Hannover to Switzerland, including transfers.
Hannover to Switzerland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hanover central bus station.
Hannover to Switzerland train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Hannover to Switzerland is to fly which takes 4h 10m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 310. Alternatively, you can train via Frankfurt am Main, which costs SFr 170 - SFr 310 and takes 7h 18m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 65 - SFr 100 and takes 11h 43m.
What companies run services between Hannover, Germany and Switzerland?
Swiss, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Zürich Stadelhofen via Frankfurt and Zürich HB in around 7h 18m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–550
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–360
Flights from Hannover Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–410
Flights from Hannover Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–180
Flights from Hannover Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–550
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–400
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–360
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
Flights from Hannover Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–370
Flights from Bremen Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–360
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–390
Flights from Hannover Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–450
Flights from Hannover Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–430
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–180
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–200
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Hannover Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 95–110
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 65–80
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 40–50
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27
- Schedules at
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Hannover to Switzerland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Hannover to Switzerland train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hannover to Switzerland is 699 km. It takes approximately 6h 39m to drive from Hannover to Switzerland.
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