There are 10 ways to get from Munich to Hanover by train, bus, night train, rideshare, car train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from München Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 25 / ...
4h 20m€35–480Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Munich to Hanover578.5 km
6h 35m€29–34Bus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Hanover central bus stationbus N05 / ...
8h 55m€50–85Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Hannover Hbfnighttrain Nj
7h 47m€35–110Car train
- Take the cartrain from München Ost to Hannover Hbfcartrain
6h 59m€95–120Train via Nuremberg
- Take the train from Petershausen to Nürnberg Hbftrain Rb16 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 25
7h 32m€119–436Drive 579 km
- Drive from Munich to Hanovercar 579 km
6h 4m€82–119Fly to Hannover Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane MUC - HAJ
3h 28m€109–205Fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane MUC - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
4h 35m€131–425Fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane MUC - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 4m€117–449
Munich to Hanover by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Hanover is to rideshare which costs €29 - €34 and takes 6h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Hanover is to fly which takes 3h 28m and costs €100 - €210.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Munich central bus station station and arriving at Hanover central bus station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 55m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from München Hbf and arriving at Hannover Hauptbahnhof. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 20m.
The distance between Munich and Hanover is 598 km. The road distance is 579 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Hanover without a car is to train which takes 4h 20m and costs €35 - €480.
The train from München Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof takes 4h 20m including transfers and departs hourly.
Munich to Hanover bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Hanover train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Hanover is to train which takes 4h 20m and costs €35 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €85 and takes 8h 55m, you could also fly, which costs €100 - €210 and takes 3h 28m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Hanover, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from München Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof hourly. Tickets cost €100–480 and the journey takes 4h 20m. Nightjet also services this route twice a week. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Munich central bus station to Hanover central bus station twice daily. Tickets cost €50–85 and the journey takes 8h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–460
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–480
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from München Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from München Ost to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Petershausen to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Schedules at
- metronom
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Munich to Hanover
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–34
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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More Questions & Answers
Munich to Hanover bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hanover central bus station.
Munich to Hanover train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Hanover is 579 km. It takes approximately 6h 4m to drive from Munich to Hanover.
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