There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Hanover by plane, train (Eurostar), car, car ferry, bus, train, or car train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane EDI - HAJ
6h 42m€131–271Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus Ukxn10 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus stationbus N1328
24h 45m€97–164Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbftrain 79
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hbftrain 19 / ...
12h 54m€344–652Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Edinburgh to Hullcar
- Take the car ferry from Hull to Rotterdamcarferry
- Drive from Rotterdam to Hanovercar
21h€318–481Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Hannover Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane GLA - HAJ
5h 42m€168–298Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane EDI - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hbftrain
7h 44m€98–326Train to Newcastle, fly to Hannover Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane NCL - HAJ
7h 47m€159–357Fly Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane EDI - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Hannover Hbftrain
8h 21m€143–364Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hannover Hbftrain Ice
14h 25m€229–427Bus via Dortmund
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 598 / ...
- Take the bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrassebus
- Take the bus from Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr to Hannover Hbfbus
24h 50m€153–345Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Hanovercar
14h 25m
Edinburgh to Hanover by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Hanover is to bus which costs €95 - €170 and takes 24h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Hanover is to train and fly which takes 5h 42m and costs €160 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Hanover station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Hanover central bus station via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Hanover. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Hannover Hbf via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles Midi and Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 54m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Hanover is 959 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Hanover without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 12h 54m and costs €340 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Edinburgh to Hanover, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Hanover bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Hanover train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Hanover is to fly which takes 6h 42m and costs €130 - €280. Alternatively, you can train via Cologne, which costs €340 - €650 and takes 12h 54m, you could also bus, which costs €95 - €170 and takes 24h 45m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Hanover, Germany?
KLM, Lufthansa, and six other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hannover Airport (HAJ) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Hannover Hbf via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Brussels-Midi, Bruxelles Midi, and Köln Hbf in around 12h 54m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Newcastle to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Newcastle to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–650
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–260
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–250
Flights from Newcastle to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Newcastle to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–450
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Hull to Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–270
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Hanover bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Hanover is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 8:08 AM in Edinburgh and 9:08 AM in Hanover.
Edinburgh to Hanover train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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