There are 9 ways to get from Hanover to Ełk by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Berlin Hbf19 / ...
- Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralna95
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone WzgorzaIc
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to ElkTlk / ...
12h 56mzł 463–904Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hanover to Augustów
- Take the bus from Augustów to Ełk Dworzec PKP
18h 50mzł 159–484Drive 1,045.9 km
- Drive from Hanover to Ełk1,045.9 km
9h 1mzł 628–907Fly Hannover Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)HAJ - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
11h 3mzł 595–1,268Train, bus
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof10 / ...
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Angermünde, BahnhofRe3
- Take the bus from Angermünde, Bahnhof to Szczecin Krzysztofa Kolumba
- Take the train from Szczecin Glowny to ElkIc
17h 59mzł 314–854Bus via Giżycko
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Gizycko, KolejowaN1329
- Take the bus from Gizycko to ElkReplacement bus for Regional Train
19h 20mzł 367–503Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)HAM - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
10h 29mzł 451–1,316Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Olsztyn-Mazury, train
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Hamm
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Olsztyn-Mazury (SZY)DTM - SZY
- Take the train from Szczytno to Elk
9h 25mzł 996–2,334Train to Dortmund Airport, fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Hamm
- Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)DTM - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Take the train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
11h 3mzł 260–1,346
Hanover to Ełk by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Ełk is to bus via Giżycko which costs 360 zł - 550 zł and takes 19h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Ełk is to drive which takes 9h 1m and costs 600 zł - 950 zł.
No, there is no direct bus from Hanover to Ełk. However, there are services departing from Hanover and arriving at Ełk Dworzec PKP via Augustów. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Hanover to Ełk. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hbf and arriving at Elk via S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Rzepin, Warszawa Centralna and Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 56m.
The distance between Hanover and Ełk is 1090 km. The road distance is 1045.9 km.
The best way to get from Hanover to Ełk without a car is to train which takes 12h 56m and costs 460 zł - 950 zł.
It takes approximately 12h 56m to get from Hanover to Ełk, including transfers.
Hanover to Ełk bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hanover central bus station.
Hanover to Ełk train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hannover Hbf station.
The best way to get from Hanover to Ełk is to train which takes 12h 56m and costs 460 zł - 950 zł. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 150 zł - 490 zł and takes 18h 50m.
What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Ełk, Poland?
You can take a train from Hannover Hbf to Elk via S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Rzepin, Warszawa Centralna, and Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza in around 12h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hanover to Ełk Dworzec PKP via Augustów in around 18h 50m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 500–1,100
Flights from Hannover Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 470–1,500
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 430–1,800
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 650–1,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 450–1,400
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 360–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 350–1,800
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 340–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- zł 440–1,800
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- zł 490–1,100
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Olsztyn-Mazury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- zł 260–1,300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Dortmund Airport to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- zł 120–750
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 110–340
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 80–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 110–340
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 55–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hamm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- zł 95–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Hannover Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 60–220
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hamm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 35–85
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 260
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 40–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 40–60
- 1st Class
- zł 55–75
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 30–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 30–45
- 1st Class
- zł 45–60
Train from Szczecin Glowny to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- zł 95–150
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 95–140
- 1st Class
- zł 120–150
Train from Szczytno to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 30–65
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- zł 30–50
- 1st Class
- zł 50–65
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Train from Bialystok Zielone Wzgorza to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 20–29
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
Train from Szczytno to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- zł 22–35
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hannover Hbf to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 160–600
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- zł 160–250
- 1st Class
- zł 340–600
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Angermünde, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 60–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- zł 119
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Hanover to Augustów
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- zł 130–460
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +48 87 733 14 33
- zakexpress@o2.pl
- Website
- zakexpress.pl
Bus from Augustów to Ełk Dworzec PKP
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 21–28
- Book at
- https://zakexpress.pl/en/
- Bus price
- zł 21–28
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Bus from Angermünde, Bahnhof to Szczecin Krzysztofa Kolumba
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- zł 40–60
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Gizycko, Kolejowa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- zł 350–490
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- bilety@polregio.pl
- Website
- polregio.pl
Bus from Gizycko to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- zł 12–17
- Website
- https://polregio.pl/pl/
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More Questions & Answers
Hanover to Ełk bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Gizycko, Kolejowa station.
Hanover to Ełk train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Berlin Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hanover to Ełk is 1046 km. It takes approximately 9h 1m to drive from Hanover to Ełk.
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