There are 15 ways to get from Istanbul to Hanover by plane, bus, train, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Istanbul to Hannover Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane IST - HAJ
6h 50m€132–442Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hannover Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane SAW - HAJ
7h€57–332Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 25
28h 28m€178–344Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 25
39h 5m€245–469Drive 2,283.2 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Hanovercar 2,283.2 km
22h 1m€336–484Fly Istanbul to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane IST - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 58m€118–377Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane SAW - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 8m€133–647Fly Istanbul to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane IST - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 20m€144–396Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane SAW - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 35m€89–366Fly Istanbul to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane IST - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 38m€110–389Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane SAW - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 58m€85–399Bus via Lviv urban hromada
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus Gns-02
- Take the bus from Lviv bus Station to Hannover Hbfbus Dnipro
33h 21m€220–238Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Stationbus Citylines 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Lister Meile 11bus Citylines 9
41h 45m€132–184Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Wien Hbf to Hannover Hbfnighttrain Nj
43h 16m€145–259Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
26h 11m€363–500
Istanbul to Hanover by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Hanover is to bus which costs €130 - €190 and takes 41h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Hanover is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs €130 - €450.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul station to Hanover. However, there are services departing from İstanbul Esenler bus station and arriving at Hannover Hbf via Залізничний вокзал and Lviv bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Hanover. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Hannover Hauptbahnhof via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf and Nürnberg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 5m.
The distance between Istanbul and Hanover is 1957 km. The road distance is 2283.2 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Hanover without a car is to bus and train which takes 28h 28m and costs €170 - €350.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Istanbul to Hanover, including transfers.
Istanbul to Hanover bus services, operated by Citylines, depart from Istanbul Büyük Otogari station.
Istanbul to Hanover train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Hanover is to fly which takes 6h 50m and costs €130 - €450. Alternatively, you can bus via Lviv urban hromada, which costs €220 - €240 and takes 33h 21m.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Hanover, Germany?
Turkish Airlines, Air Serbia, and Lufthansa fly from Istanbul (IST) to Hannover Airport (HAJ) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Hannover Hbf via Dvirtsevyi Bus Station, Залізничний вокзал, Автовокзал, and Lviv bus Station in around 33h 21m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Istanbul to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–330
Flights from Istanbul to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Istanbul to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
Flights from Istanbul to Hamburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Istanbul to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Istanbul to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Istanbul to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Istanbul to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixtrain.de
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wien Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €85–100
- Seating Carriage
- €55–70
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- Gunsel
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Lviv bus Station to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €151
- Website
- East West Eurolines
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Lister Meile 11
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Website
- Citylines
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €74
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- Huntur
Bus from Istanbul Büyük Otogari to Sofia Serdica Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Huntur
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Booking & Getting There
Istanbul to Hanover bus services, operated by Citylines, arrive at Sofia Serdica Bus Station.
Hanover is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 5:37 AM in Istanbul and 3:37 AM in Hanover.
Istanbul to Hanover train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Hanover is 2283 km. It takes approximately 22h 1m to drive from Istanbul to Hanover.
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