There are 10 ways to get from Hanover to Munich by train, bus, night train, rideshare, car train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 25 / ...
4h 37m€35–470Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Hanover to Munich578.7 km
6h 40m€25–50Bus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Munich central bus stationbus N05 / ...
9h 25m€55–95Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Hannover Hbf to Muenchen Ostnighttrain Nj
7h 20m€35–110Car train
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to München Ostcartrain
7h 15m€95–120Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to München Osttrain Nightjet
7h 54m€76–222Drive 578.8 km
- Drive from Hanover to Munichcar 578.8 km
6h 7m€82–118Fly from Hannover Airport
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane HAJ - MUC
3h 17m€117–199Train to Bremen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BRE - MUC
4h 20m€130–410Train to Hamburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane HAM - MUC
4h 55m€118–443
Hanover to Munich by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Munich is to rideshare which costs €25 - €50 and takes 6h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Munich is to fly which takes 3h 17m and costs €110 - €200.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Hanover central bus station station and arriving at Munich central bus station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 25m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Hannover Hauptbahnhof and arriving at München Hbf. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 37m.
The distance between Hanover and Munich is 602 km. The road distance is 578.8 km.
The best way to get from Hanover to Munich without a car is to train which takes 4h 37m and costs €35 - €470.
The train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf takes 4h 37m including transfers and departs hourly.
Hanover to Munich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hanover central bus station.
Hanover to Munich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Hanover to Munich is to train which takes 4h 37m and costs €35 - €470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €95 and takes 9h 25m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €200 and takes 3h 17m.
What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Munich, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €100–470 and the journey takes 4h 37m. Nightjet also services this route twice a week. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Hanover central bus station to Munich central bus station once daily. Tickets cost €55–95 and the journey takes 9h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Hannover Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Bremen Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Bremen Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Bremen Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
Night train from Hannover Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hannover Hbf to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Schedules at
- metronom
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Hanover to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
Hanover to Munich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Hanover to Munich train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at München Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hanover to Munich is 579 km. It takes approximately 6h 7m to drive from Hanover to Munich.
Book your Hanover to Munich train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Hanover to Munich bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Hanover and Munich. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.
























