There are 10 ways to get from Linz to Hanover by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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 Nuremberg
best- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 25
6h 42m€131–278Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Linz/Donau Hbf to Hannover Hbfnighttrain Nj
10h 46m€45–130Bus
- Take the bus from Linz Industriezeile to Hanover central bus stationbus N881
12h 15m€65–110Drive 702.5 km
- Drive from Linz to Hanovercar 702.5 km
7h 25m€118–170Train
- Take the train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
10h 41m€63–165Fly Linz Airport to Hannover Airport
- Fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane LNZ - HAJ
6h 43m€144–334Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Hannover Airport
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane VIE - HAJ
5h 38m€132–384Train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Hannover Airport
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane SZG - HAJ
7h 16m€113–648Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Hannover Airport
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattlingtrain
- Take the train from Plattling to Landshuttrain
- Take the train from Landshut(Bay)Hbf to Muenchen Flughafen Terminaltrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane MUC - HAJ
6h 26m€164–367Train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane SZG - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h€120–377
Linz to Hanover by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Hanover is to bus which costs €65 - €110 and takes 12h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Hanover is to train and fly which takes 5h 38m and costs €130 - €390.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Linz Industriezeile and arriving at Hanover central bus station station. Services depart five times a week, and operate Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 12h 15m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Linz/Donau Hbf and arriving at Hannover Hbf. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 46m.
The distance between Linz and Hanover is 749 km. The road distance is 702.5 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Hanover without a car is to train via Nuremberg which takes 6h 42m and costs €130 - €280.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Linz to Hanover, including transfers.
Linz to Hanover bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Linz Industriezeile station.
Linz to Hanover train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Linz/Donau Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Hanover is to train via Nuremberg which takes 6h 42m and costs €130 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €110 and takes 12h 15m, you could also fly, which costs €140 - €340 and takes 6h 43m.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Hanover, Germany?
You can take a train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof via Nuernberg Hbf and Nürnberg Hbf in around 6h 42m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Linz Industriezeile to Hanover central bus station 5 times a week. Tickets cost €65–110 and the journey takes 12h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–700
Flights from Linz Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–750
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–360
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–210
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–490
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Linz Airport to Hannover Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–360
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Plattling
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- *
- €22–35
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- €30–50
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- *
- €22–35
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- *
- €22–35
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- 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
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–33
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–33
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–33
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–7
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–7
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Plattling to Landshut
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Landshut(Bay)Hbf to Muenchen Flughafen Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- servus@agilis.de
- Website
- agilis
Train from Landshut(Bay)Hbf to Muenchen Flughafen Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Schedules at
- agilis
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Linz Industriezeile to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Linz to Hanover bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hanover central bus station.
Linz to Hanover train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Nuernberg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Linz to Hanover is 702 km. It takes approximately 7h 25m to drive from Linz to Hanover.
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