There are 11 ways to get from Stuttgart to Hannover by train, bus, car, plane, car train, or rideshare
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 22 / ...
3h 46m€90–400Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Stuttgart to Hanover508.2 km
6h 23m€25Bus
- Take the bus from Kornwestheim to Hanover central bus stationbus FlixBus N24
7h 37m€38–69Drive 508.2 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Hannovercar 508.2 km
4h 28m€72–104Fly Stuttgart Airport to Hannover Airport
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane STR - HAJ
5h 6m€135–227Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 22 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
4h 5m€93–402Drive, car train
- Drive from Stuttgart to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain Uex 2026
5h 50m€115–139Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hannover Airport
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane FRA - HAJ
3h 46m€120–358Fly Stuttgart Airport to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane STR - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
4h 18m€102–422Fly Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
4h 53m€113–451Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Hannover Airport
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane MUC - HAJ
5h 40m€135–426
Stuttgart to Hannover by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Hannover is to rideshare which costs €25 and takes 6h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Hannover is to train which takes 3h 46m and costs €90 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Stuttgart to Hannover station. However, there are services departing from Kornwestheim and arriving at Hanover central bus station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 37m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Hannover Hauptbahnhof. Services depart every two hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 42m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Hannover is 520 km. The road distance is 508.2 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Hannover without a car is to train which takes 3h 46m and costs €90 - €400.
The train from Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof takes 3h 42m including transfers and departs every two hours.
Stuttgart to Hannover bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kornwestheim station.
Stuttgart to Hannover train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Hannover is to train which takes 3h 46m and costs €90 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €70 and takes 7h 37m, you could also fly, which costs €130 - €230 and takes 5h 6m.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Hannover, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof every 2 hours. Tickets cost €90–400 and the journey takes 3h 42m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Kornwestheim to Hanover central bus station twice daily. Tickets cost €35–65 and the journey takes 6h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–430
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
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
- €100–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hannover Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hannover Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Frankfurt to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- 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 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- 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
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kornwestheim to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Stuttgart to Hanover
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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More Questions & Answers
Stuttgart to Hannover bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hanover central bus station.
Stuttgart to Hannover train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Hannover is 508 km. It takes approximately 4h 28m to drive from Stuttgart to Hannover.
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