There are 10 ways to get from Hanover to Southampton by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly Hannover Airport to Southampton Airport
best- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane HAJ - SOU
6h 27m£114–343Bus via Dortmund
cheapest- Take the bus from Hanover to Dortmundbus
- Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hallbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Coach Stationbus 032 / ...
20h 9m£71–112Train via Dortmund
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Centraltrain
11h 7m£254–497Bus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoriabus N1328
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Coach Stationbus 032 / ...
19h 33m£75–112Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Hanover to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Southamptoncar
9h 4m£234–293Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Southampton Airport
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane BRE - SOU
7h 22m£128–442Fly Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane HAJ - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Southampton Centraltrain
6h 21m£118–377Fly Hannover Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane HAJ - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Barnhamtrain
- Take the train from Barnham to Southampton Centraltrain
8h 23m£128–243Train
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Centraltrain
12h 22m£102–189Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Hanover to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Southamptoncar
10h 8m£147–255
Hanover to Southampton by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Southampton is to bus which costs £70 - £120 and takes 19h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Southampton is to fly and train which takes 6h 21m and costs £110 - £380.
No, there is no direct bus from Hanover station to Southampton station. However, there are services departing from Hanover central bus station and arriving at Coach Station via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Hanover to Southampton. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Southampton Central via Dortmund Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Euston station and London Waterloo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 7m.
The distance between Hanover and Southampton is 501 miles.
The best way to get from Hanover to Southampton without a car is to train via Dortmund which takes 11h 7m and costs £250 - £500.
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Hanover to Southampton, including transfers.
Hanover to Southampton bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hanover central bus station.
Hanover to Southampton train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Hanover to Southampton is to fly which takes 6h 27m and costs £110 - £350. Alternatively, you can train via Dortmund, which costs £250 - £500 and takes 11h 7m, you could also bus, which costs £70 - £120 and takes 19h 33m.
What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Southampton, England?
KLM, Air France, and easyJet fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Southampton Airport (SOU) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Southampton Central via Dortmund Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, Euston station, Waterloo Station, and London Waterloo in around 11h 7m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–400
Flights from Bremen Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–470
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Southampton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–430
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–270
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–350
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–310
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–230
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- 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
- £19–80
- 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
- £25–40
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from London Paddington to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Reading to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–30
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to Barnham
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- Southern
Train from Barnham to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- Southern
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Hannover Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £20–26
- Website
- GoVolta
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- National Express
- [email protected]
- Website
- SVS
Bus from Hanover to Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- SVS
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Hanover to Southampton bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Southampton is 1h behind Hanover. It is currently 8:41 AM in Hanover and 7:41 AM in Southampton.
Hanover to Southampton train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Dortmund Hbf station.
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