There are 9 ways to get from Bilbao to Hanover by plane, bus, train, 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 Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane BIO - HAJ
7h 52m€103–314Fly to Hamburg Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BIO - HAM
- Take the bus from Hamburg Airport to Hanover central bus stationbus
8h 29m€83–242Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hannover Hbftrain Ice
18h 7m€368–637Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Bredatrain Ec
- Take the train from Breda to Deventertrain
- Take the night train from Deventer to Hannover Hbfnighttrain Nj
26h 8m€136–335Drive 1,660.5 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Hanovercar 1,660.5 km
15h 32m€258–373Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, bus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BIO - DUS
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbfbus
8h 29m€83–250Train, night train
- Take the train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostiatrain E1
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Ter
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the night train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Hannover Hbfnighttrain Nj
20h 58m€310–588Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Essen central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbfbus
28h 41m€128–227Drive, car train
- Drive from Bilbao to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain 1392
16h 21m€328–447
Bilbao to Hanover by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Hanover is to fly and bus which costs €80 - €250 and takes 8h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Hanover is to fly which takes 7h 52m and costs €100 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Hanover. However, there are services departing from Bilbao Intermodal and arriving at Hannover Hbf via Vitoria-Gasteiz and Essen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Bilbao to Hanover. However, there are services departing from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao and arriving at Hannover Hbf via Amara-Donostia, Hendaye, Bordeaux St Jean, Frankfurt(Main)Hbf and Frankfurt(Main)Sued. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 58m.
The distance between Bilbao and Hanover is 1407 km. The road distance is 1660.5 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Hanover without a car is to bus and train which takes 18h 7m and costs €360 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Bilbao to Hanover, including transfers.
Bilbao to Hanover bus services, operated by Autobuses La Union, depart from Bilbao Intermodal station.
Bilbao to Hanover train services, operated by Euskotren, depart from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Hanover is to fly which takes 7h 52m and costs €100 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €230 and takes 28h 41m.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Hanover, Germany?
Air France, Lufthansa, and six other airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Hannover Airport (HAJ) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Hannover Hbf via Vitoria-Gasteiz, Essen central train station, and Essen Hbf in around 28h 41m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hamburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hamburg Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–460
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €240–390
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–29
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Breda to Deventer
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Deventer to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–93
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €88–93
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–65
- Seating Carriage
- €24–29
Night train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–94
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €92–94
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–70
- Seating Carriage
- €26–31
- Phone
- +34 944 333 333
- digitala@euskotren.eus
- Website
- euskotren.eus
Train from Zazpikaleak/Casco Viejo-Bilbao to Amara-Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.euskotren.eus/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Hamburg Airport to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Essen central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Bilbao to Hanover bus services, operated by Autobuses La Union, arrive at Vitoria-Gasteiz station.
Bilbao to Hanover train services, operated by Euskotren, arrive at Amara-Donostia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bilbao to Hanover is 1661 km. It takes approximately 15h 32m to drive from Bilbao to Hanover.
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