There are 12 ways to get from Stuttgart to Hanover by train, bus, night train, car, car train, rideshare, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 22 / ...
3h 42m€95–420Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Stuttgart to Hanover508.2 km
6h 16m€25Bus
- Take the bus from Kornwestheim to Hanover central bus stationbus FlixBus N24
7h 37m€43–69Train, night train
- Take the train from Ludwigsburg to Wuerzburg Hbftrain Re
- Take the nighttrain from Wuerzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfnighttrain Nj
7h 18m€53–156Drive 508.2 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Hanovercar 508.2 km
4h 29m€72–104Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 22 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
4h€94–417Drive, car train
- Drive from Stuttgart to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain Uex 2026
5h 46m€115–139Fly Stuttgart Airport to Hannover Airport
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane STR - HAJ
5h 2m€145–258Train 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 42m€120–362Fly 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 14m€107–428Fly 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 48m€113–452Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane FRA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 28m€128–526
Stuttgart to Hanover by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Hanover is to rideshare which costs €25 and takes 6h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Hanover is to train which takes 3h 42m and costs €95 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Stuttgart to Hanover 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 Hanover is 520 km. The road distance is 508.2 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Hanover without a car is to train which takes 3h 42m and costs €95 - €420.
The train from Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof takes 3h 42m including transfers and departs every two hours.
Stuttgart to Hanover bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kornwestheim station.
Stuttgart to Hanover train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Hanover is to train which takes 3h 42m and costs €95 - €420. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €70 and takes 7h 37m, you could also fly, which costs €140 - €260 and takes 5h 2m.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Hanover, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof every 2 hours. Tickets cost €95–420 and the journey takes 3h 42m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Kornwestheim to Hanover central bus station twice daily. Tickets cost €40–65 and the journey takes 6h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–440
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
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hannover Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–230
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
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
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hannover Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- 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
- €130–430
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- 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
- €95–420
- 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
- €60–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- 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)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- 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
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Ludwigsburg to Wuerzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €26–31
- 1st Class Ticket
- €30–50
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Ludwigsburg to Wuerzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–94
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €91–94
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–70
- Seating Carriage
- €26–31
- 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
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
- €20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- 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
- €29–55
- 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
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 Kornwestheim to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- 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 Hanover bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hanover central bus station.
Stuttgart to Hanover train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Hanover is 508 km. It takes approximately 4h 29m to drive from Stuttgart to Hanover.
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