There are 9 ways to get from Hanover to Ellwangen by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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 Ansbachtrain 24
- Take the train from Ansbach to Crailsheimtrain Re
4h 20m€84–125Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus N73 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Ellwangen, Bahnhoftrain 61
9h 27m€60–84Night train, train
- Take the night train from Hannover Hbf to Wuerzburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Laudatrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Lauda, Bahnhof to Crailsheim Bahnhoftrain
7h 8m€67–320Drive 474.6 km
- Drive from Hanover to Ellwangencar 474.6 km
3h 57m€67–96Train via Nuremberg
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Ellwangen, Bahnhoftrain 61
5h 10m€102–113Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Fuldacartrain 1393
- Drive from Fulda to Ellwangencar
3h 20m€124–153Fly Hannover Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane HAJ - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Ellwangen, Bahnhoftrain
6h 6m€146–355Fly Hannover Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Ellwangen, Bahnhoftrain
5h 23m€136–332Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane HAM - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Ellwangen, Bahnhoftrain
6h 31m€128–306
Hanover to Ellwangen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Ellwangen is to bus and train which costs €60 - €85 and takes 9h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Ellwangen is to car train and drive which takes 3h 20m and costs €120 - €160.
No, there is no direct train from Hanover to Ellwangen. However, there are services departing from Hannover Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Ellwangen via Ansbach and Crailsheim. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 20m.
The distance between Hanover and Ellwangen is 481 km. The road distance is 474.6 km.
The best way to get from Hanover to Ellwangen without a car is to train which takes 4h 20m and costs €80 - €130.
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from Hanover to Ellwangen, including transfers.
Hanover to Ellwangen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
Hanover to Ellwangen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Ansbach station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hanover to Ellwangen is 475 km. It takes approximately 3h 57m to drive from Hanover to Ellwangen.
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What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Ellwangen, Germany?
You can take a train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Ellwangen via Ansbach and Crailsheim in around 4h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–460
Flights from Hannover Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Hannover Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–400
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Ansbach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ansbach to Crailsheim
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Ellwangen, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €31–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ellwangen, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €39–44
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €38–42
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Ansbach to Crailsheim
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €9–12
- 1st Class Ticket
- €13–19
Train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Lauda
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €9–11
- 1st Class Ticket
- €12–18
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ellwangen, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €15–19
- 1st Class Ticket
- €20–29
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Ansbach to Crailsheim
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
Train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Lauda
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ellwangen, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ansbach to Crailsheim
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Lauda
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lauda, Bahnhof to Crailsheim Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hannover Hbf to Wuerzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–150
- Seating Carriage
- €35–50
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Night train from Hannover Hbf to Wuerzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €50–75
- 1st Class
- €100–170
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
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 Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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