There are 7 ways to get from Hanover to North Rhine-Westphalia by train, bus, car, plane, or rideshare
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Train
best- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 10 / ...
2h 41m€50–240Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Hanover to Cologne291.9 km
3h 15m€11–23Bus
- Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbfbus Dnipro
- Take the bus from Südviertel, Essen to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleisbus Mykolayiv
3h 49mDrive 291.1 km
- Drive from Hanover to Colognecar 291.1 km
2h 32m€42–60Fly Hannover Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain
4h 6m€121–336Train via Minden
- Take the train from Hannover Bahnhof Nordstadt to Minden, Bahnhoftrain S1
- Take the train from Minden(Westf) to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain Re
5h 7mTrain to Hamburg Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HAM - DUS
4h 20m€118–426
Hanover to North Rhine-Westphalia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to North Rhine-Westphalia is to rideshare which costs €11 - €23 and takes 3h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to North Rhine-Westphalia is to drive which takes 2h 32m and costs €40 - €60.
No, there is no direct bus from Hanover to North Rhine-Westphalia. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hbf and arriving at Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis via Südviertel, Essen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 49m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Hannover Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Köln Hbf. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2h 41m.
The distance between Hanover and North Rhine-Westphalia is 295 km. The road distance is 291.1 km.
The best way to get from Hanover to North Rhine-Westphalia without a car is to train which takes 2h 41m and costs €50 - €240.
The train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Cologne Hbf takes 2h 41m including transfers and departs hourly.
Hanover to North Rhine-Westphalia bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, depart from Hannover Hbf station.
Hanover to North Rhine-Westphalia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Hanover to North Rhine-Westphalia is to train which takes 2h 41m and costs €50 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 3h 49m.
What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €50–240 and the journey takes 2h 41m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hannover Hbf to Köln Neumarkt via Essen Hbf, Südviertel, Essen, Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis, and Köln Ehrenfeld Venloer Str./Gürtel in around 3h 49m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Hannover Bahnhof Nordstadt to Minden, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Minden(Westf) to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- [email protected]
- Website
- orionbus.net
Bus from Südviertel, Essen to Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://orionbus.net/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Hanover to Cologne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Hanover to North Rhine-Westphalia bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Hanover to North Rhine-Westphalia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hanover to North Rhine-Westphalia is 291 km. It takes approximately 2h 32m to drive from Hanover to North Rhine-Westphalia.
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