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How to get fromHanover to St. Gallenby car train, car, bus, night train, train, or plane

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There are 9 ways to get from Hanover to St. Gallen by car train, car, bus, night train, train, or plane

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  1. Car train, drive

    best
    1. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Würzburg Hbfcartrain train Uex 2026
    2. Drive from Würzburg Hbf to St. Gallencar car
    7h 18m
    CHF 152–195

  2. Night train, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Hannover Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Gallentrain train Ic5 / ...
    9h 58m
    CHF 50–155

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus FlixBus N24
    2. Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to St. Gallen Lagerstrassebus bus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
    12h 53m
    CHF 67–99

  4. Drive  694.4 km

    1. Drive from Hanover to St. Gallencar car 694.4 km
    5h 55m
    CHF 134–193

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain train Re2
    3. Take the train from Konstanz to St. Gallen(Ch)train train Re / ...
    8h 18m
    CHF 101–233

  6. Fly Hannover Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane HAJ - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Gallentrain train
    4h 31m
    CHF 135–341

  7. Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane BRE - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Gallentrain train
    5h 46m
    CHF 115–431

  8. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane HAM - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to St. Gallentrain train
    6h 11m
    CHF 106–289

  9. Fly Hannover Airport to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane HAJ - MUC
    2. Take the train from Flughafen München to München Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SGtrain train
    7h 22m
    CHF 150–311

Hanover to St. Gallen by bus and foot

Calendar4Weekly Services
Duration12h 53mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 67Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 664.2 km
  • Duration: 7h 18m

What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and St. Gallen, Switzerland?

You can take a bus from Hanover central bus station to St. Gallen via Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai and St. Gallen Lagerstrasse in around 12h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to St. Gallen(Ch) via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and Konstanz in around 8h 18m.

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