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How to get fromLucerne to Hanoverby train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane

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There are 10 ways to get from Lucerne to Hanover by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train Ic21 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train 20 / ...
    7h 20m
    €153–297

  2. Train, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain train Ir75 / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Hannover Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    10h 36m
    €57–144

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Luzern to Hanover central bus stationbus bus FlixBus N33
    13h 5m
    €70–110

  4. Drive  751.5 km

    1. Drive from Lucerne to Hanovercar car 751.5 km
    6h 18m
    €136–196

  5. Train via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train Ec / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train 20 / ...
    7h 31m
    €153–307

  6. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lucerne to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Hannover Hbfcartrain train
    9h 7m
    €124–162

  7. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hannover Airport

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane plane ZRH - HAJ
    5h 2m
    €137–349

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

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane plane ZRH - BRE
    3. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    6h 20m
    €137–419

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

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane ZRH - HAM
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    6h 44m
    €119–288

  10. Train to Basel, fly to Hamburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane BSL - HAM
    3. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    7h 4m
    €116–377

Lucerne to Hanover by train

Calendar72Weekly Trains
Duration7h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket€153Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 758.6 km
  • Duration: 7h 20m

What companies run services between Lucerne, Switzerland and Hanover, Germany?

You can take a train from Luzern to Hannover Hauptbahnhof via Basel SBB in around 7h 20m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Luzern to Hanover central bus station once daily. Tickets cost €70–110 and the journey takes 13h 5m.

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