There are 13 ways to get from Heidelberg to Hanover by train, bus, night train, car, car train, rideshare, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 62 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
3h 37m€76–213Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Heidelberg to Hanover417.4 km
4h 37m€19–25Bus
- Take the bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Hanover central bus stationbus FlixBus N33 / ...
6h 4m€30–55Night train
- Take the night train from Heidelberg Hbf to Hannover Hbfnighttrain Nj
4h 26m€30–98Drive 418.6 km
- Drive from Heidelberg to Hanovercar 418.6 km
3h 27m€61–88Train
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 20N / ...
4h 35m€75–210Drive, car train
- Drive from Heidelberg to Frankfurtcar
- Take the car train from Frankfurt to Hannover Hbfcartrain
4h 54m€108–128Train, bus
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 62 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt to Hanoverbus
7h 28m€43–93Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hannover Airport
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane FRA - HAJ
3h 37m€111–211Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane FRA - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
4h 43m€163–431Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane STR - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 10m€173–441Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane FRA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 19m€119–375Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 41m€134–445
Heidelberg to Hanover by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heidelberg to Hanover is to rideshare which costs €19 - €25 and takes 4h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Heidelberg to Hanover is to drive which takes 3h 27m and costs €60 - €90.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Heidelberg Post Waypoint and arriving at Hanover central bus station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 4m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Heidelberg Hbf and arriving at Hannover Hbf. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 26m.
The distance between Heidelberg and Hanover is 422 km. The road distance is 418.6 km.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Hanover without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 3h 37m and costs €75 - €220.
It takes approximately 3h 37m to get from Heidelberg to Hanover, including transfers.
Heidelberg to Hanover bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Heidelberg Post Waypoint station.
Heidelberg to Hanover train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Heidelberg to Hanover is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 3h 37m and costs €75 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €55 and takes 6h 4m.
What companies run services between Heidelberg, Germany and Hanover, Germany?
You can take a train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof via Frankfurt in around 3h 37m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Hanover central bus station twice daily. Tickets cost €30–55 and the journey takes 6h 4m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–160
Flights from Frankfurt to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–320
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €80–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Heidelberg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–98
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €96–98
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–70
- Seating Carriage
- €30–35
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Frankfurt to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Heidelberg Post Waypoint to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Frankfurt to Hanover
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Heidelberg to Hanover
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–25
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Heidelberg to Hanover bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hanover central bus station.
Heidelberg to Hanover train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heidelberg to Hanover is 419 km. It takes approximately 3h 27m to drive from Heidelberg to Hanover.
Book your Heidelberg to Hanover train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Heidelberg to Hanover bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 644+ hotels available in Hanover.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Heidelberg and Hanover. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.

































