There are 12 ways to get from Leicester to Hanover by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Cologne
best- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbftrain 79
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 19 / ...
9h 57m€138–615Bus via Dover
cheapest- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 440 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Hanover central bus stationbus
18h 45m€64–122Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Leicester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Hanovercar
9h 31mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Hannover Airport
- Take the train from Leicester to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane BHX - HAJ
7h 5m€123–530Train
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hannover Hbftrain Ice
11h 10m€143–650Bus
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoriabus Uk005
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus stationbus N1328
19h 40m€75–201Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leicester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Hanovercar
10h 39m€181–269Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Hannover Airport
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane LHR - HAJ
6h 21m€101–397Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Leicester to Stansted Airporttrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane STN - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 33m€74–427Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Hannover Airport
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane MAN - HAJ
8h 22m€140–336Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LHR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 36m€102–391Train, train to Humberside Airport, fly to Hannover Airport
- Take the train from Leicester to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Barnetbytrain
- Fly from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane HUY - HAJ
9h 49m€140–862
Leicester to Hanover by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leicester to Hanover is to bus via Dover which costs €60 - €130 and takes 18h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Leicester to Hanover is to train and fly which takes 6h 21m and costs €100 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Leicester station to Hanover station. However, there are services departing from St Margaret's Bus Station and arriving at Hanover central bus station via London Victoria and Dover. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Leicester to Hanover. However, there are services departing from Leicester and arriving at Hannover Hauptbahnhof via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles Midi and Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 57m.
The distance between Leicester and Hanover is 1044 km.
The best way to get from Leicester to Hanover without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 9h 57m and costs €130 - €650.
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Leicester to Hanover, including transfers.
Leicester to Hanover bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from St Margaret's Bus Station.
Leicester to Hanover train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Leicester station.
The best way to get from Leicester to Hanover is to train via Cologne which takes 9h 57m and costs €130 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus via Dover, which costs €60 - €130 and takes 18h 45m.
What companies run services between Leicester, England and Hanover, Germany?
You can take a train from Leicester to Hannover Hauptbahnhof via London St Pancras Intl, Brussels-Midi, Bruxelles Midi, and Köln Hbf in around 9h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Hanover central bus station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Dover in around 18h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–470
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Humberside Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–470
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–320
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Leicester to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–50
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €19–28
- 1st Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Leicester to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–95
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €250–310
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €55–85
- 1st Class
- €120–200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Barnetby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Barnetby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- €10–14
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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More Questions & Answers
Leicester to Hanover bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Hanover is 1h ahead of Leicester. It is currently 8:44 PM in Leicester and 9:44 PM in Hanover.
Leicester to Hanover train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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