There are 7 ways to get from Hanover to Calais by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, plane, train, or night train
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 Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf19 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais VilleTer
8h 38m€91–285Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to CalaisN1328
9h 50m€50–70Drive 641.8 km
- Drive from Hanover to Calais641.8 km
5h 55m€98–141Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Brussels Airport (BRU)HAJ - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Ville
9h 37m€150–357Train via Lille
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf19 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille EuropeTgv
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Calais VilleTer
9h 19m€79–265Night train, train, bus
- Take the night train from Hannover Hbf to Amersfoort CentraalNj
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Calais814
10h 40m€81–316Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)HAJ - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Ville
7h 9m€160–434
Hanover to Calais by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Calais is to bus which costs €50 - €70 and takes 9h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Calais is to drive which takes 5h 55m and costs €95 - €150.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Hanover central bus station station and arriving at Calais. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Hanover to Calais. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Calais Ville via Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Lille Europe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 38m.
The distance between Hanover and Calais is 729 km. The road distance is 641.8 km.
The best way to get from Hanover to Calais without a car is to train which takes 8h 38m and costs €90 - €290.
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Hanover to Calais, including transfers.
Hanover to Calais bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hanover central bus station.
Hanover to Calais train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Hanover to Calais is to train which takes 8h 38m and costs €90 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €70 and takes 9h 50m.
What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Calais, France?
You can take a train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Calais Ville via Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and Lille Europe in around 8h 38m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Hanover central bus station to Calais 3 times a day. Tickets cost €50–70 and the journey takes 9h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Hannover Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Hannover Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brussels Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Hannover Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–270
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Brussels Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €50–75
- Comfort
- €60–85
- Premium
- €85–110
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €25–35
- 1st Class
- €45–60
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €18–27
- Rail 1st Class
- €28–40
Train from Lille Flandres to Calais Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- Rail 1st Class
- €26–40
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- Rail 1st Class
- €50–75
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €19–28
- 1st Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hannover Hbf to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €35–50
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Hanover to Calais bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Calais station.
Hanover to Calais train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hanover to Calais is 642 km. It takes approximately 5h 55m to drive from Hanover to Calais.
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