There are 6 ways to get from Hanover to Rust by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 20 / ...
5h 46m€68–172Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Heidelberg central train stationbus FlixBus N33
- Take the bus from Heidelberg central train station to Rustbus FlixBus 007
8h 55m€33–57Night train
- Take the night train from Hannover Hbf to Offenburgnighttrain Nj
7h 52m€59–276Drive 568.4 km
- Drive from Hanover to Rustcar 568.4 km
4h 37m€80–115Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Fuldacartrain 1393
- Drive from Fulda to Rustcar
4h 24m€139–178Fly, train
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Basel (BSL)plane HAJ - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 42m€115–422
Hanover to Rust by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hanover to Rust is to bus which costs €30 - €60 and takes 8h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Hanover to Rust is to car train and drive which takes 4h 24m and costs €130 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Hanover station to Rust. However, there are services departing from Hanover central bus station and arriving at Rust via Heidelberg central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 55m.
The distance between Hanover and Rust is 581 km. The road distance is 568.4 km.
The best way to get from Hanover to Rust without a car is to train which takes 5h 46m and costs €65 - €180.
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from Hanover to Rust, including transfers.
Hanover to Rust bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hanover central bus station.
The best way to get from Hanover to Rust is to train which takes 5h 46m and costs €65 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €60 and takes 8h 55m.
Hanover to Rust bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Heidelberg central train station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hanover to Rust is 568 km. It takes approximately 4h 37m to drive from Hanover to Rust.
What companies run services between Hanover, Germany and Rust, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof every 3 hours. Tickets cost €60–140 and the journey takes 4h 3m. Österreichische Bundesbahnen also services this route 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hanover central bus station to Rust via Heidelberg central train station in around 8h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Hannover Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–450
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–410
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–430
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hannover Hbf to Offenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–264
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–264
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–160
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
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- 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
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- 2nd Class
- €21–28
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 Heidelberg central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Heidelberg central train station to Rust
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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