There are 6 ways to get from Hanover to Gelsenkirchen by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain 19 / ...
2h 5m€35–50Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Gelsenkirchenbus N1361
3h 5m€16–40Bus via Essen Hbf
- Take the bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbfbus Dnipro
2h 16m€61–84Drive 235.6 km
- Drive from Hanover to Gelsenkirchencar 235.6 km
2h 4m€34–48Fly, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HAJ - DUS
- Take the train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain
5h 18m€139–291Train via Dortmund Hbf
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbftrain 55 / ...
2h 28m€20–60
Hanover to Gelsenkirchen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Gelsenkirchen is to bus which costs €16 - €40 and takes 3h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Gelsenkirchen is to drive which takes 2h 4m and costs €30 - €50.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Hanover central bus station station and arriving at Gelsenkirchen. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 5m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Hannover Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Gelsenkirchen Hbf. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2h 5m.
The distance between Hanover and Gelsenkirchen is 236 km. The road distance is 235.6 km.
The best way to get from Hanover to Gelsenkirchen without a car is to train which takes 2h 5m and costs €35 - €50.
The train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Gelsenkirchen Hbf takes 2h 5m including transfers and departs once daily.
Hanover to Gelsenkirchen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hanover central bus station.
Hanover to Gelsenkirchen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Hanover to Gelsenkirchen is to train which takes 2h 5m and costs €35 - €50. Alternatively, you can bus via Essen Hbf, which costs €60 - €85 and takes 2h 16m.
What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Gelsenkirchen, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Gelsenkirchen Hbf once daily. Tickets cost €35–50 and the journey takes 2h 5m. Alternatively, East West Eurolines operates a bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbf once daily. Tickets cost €55–65 and the journey takes 1h 51m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–280
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–400
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from D-Flughafen Bf to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hannover Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
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 Gelsenkirchen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Hanover to Gelsenkirchen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Gelsenkirchen station.
Hanover to Gelsenkirchen train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Gelsenkirchen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hanover to Gelsenkirchen is 236 km. It takes approximately 2h 4m to drive from Hanover to Gelsenkirchen.
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