There are 10 ways to get from Zurich to Hanover by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Hannover Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane ZRH - HAJ
4h 16m€114–333Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Hannover Hbfnighttrain Nj
8h 30m€40–120Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
7h 46m€152–633Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hanover central bus stationbus FlixBus N24
10h 40m€60–100Fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane ZRH - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 33m€136–413Fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 52m€112–417Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane ZRH - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 23m€131–426Drive, car train
- Drive from Zurich to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcar
- Take the cartrain from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Hannover Hbfcartrain
9h 15m€116–151Train, bus
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ec
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Hanoverbus
10h 42m€116–184Drive 701.9 km
- Drive from Zurich to Hanovercar 701.9 km
6h 38m€122–176
Zurich to Hanover by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Hanover is to bus which costs €60 - €100 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Hanover is to fly which takes 4h 16m and costs €110 - €340.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zurich Bus Station station and arriving at Hanover central bus station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 40m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Zuerich Hb and arriving at Hannover Hbf. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 30m.
The distance between Zurich and Hanover is 591 km. The road distance is 701.9 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Hanover without a car is to train which takes 7h 46m and costs €150 - €650.
It takes approximately 4h 16m to get from Zurich to Hanover, including transfers.
Zurich to Hanover bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Hanover train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Hanover is to fly which takes 4h 16m and costs €110 - €340. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €150 - €650 and takes 7h 46m, you could also bus, which costs €60 - €100 and takes 10h 40m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Hanover, Germany?
Swiss, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich HB to Hannover Hauptbahnhof via Basel SBB and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe in around 7h 46m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Zurich Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–420
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- 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 D-Flughafen Bf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
- 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
- +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
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Zuerich Hb to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €100–140
- 2nd Class
- €90–120
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Frankfurt to Hanover
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Want to know more about travelling around Germany
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide
Want to know more about Flixbus?
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Zurich to Hanover bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hanover central bus station.
Zurich to Hanover train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Hanover is 702 km. It takes approximately 6h 38m to drive from Zurich to Hanover.
Book your Zurich to Hanover train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Zurich to Hanover bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 1448+ hotels available in Hanover.

































