There are 8 ways to get from Mannheim to Hanover by train, bus, night train, car, car train, rideshare, 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
best- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
3h 2m€65–130Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Mannheim to Hanover409.7 km
4h 35m€19–26Bus
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Hanover central bus stationbus FlixBus N33 / ...
5h 40m€30–60Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Mannheim Hbf to Hannover Hbfnighttrain Nj
4h 21m€29–98Drive 410 km
- Drive from Mannheim to Hanovercar 410 km
3h 26m€77–110Drive, car train
- Drive from Mannheim to Frankfurtcar
- Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Hannover Hbfcartrain
4h 57m€110–131Train, fly to Hannover Airport
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane FRA - HAJ
2h 59m€108–192Train, fly to Hamburg Airport
- 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
4h 41m€124–276
Mannheim to Hanover by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Mannheim to Hanover is to rideshare which costs €19 - €26 and takes 4h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Mannheim to Hanover is to train and fly which takes 2h 59m and costs €100 - €200.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Mannheim central bus station station and arriving at Hanover central bus station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 40m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Hannover Hauptbahnhof. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 2m.
The distance between Mannheim and Hanover is 413 km. The road distance is 410 km.
The best way to get from Mannheim to Hanover without a car is to train which takes 3h 2m and costs €65 - €130.
The train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof takes 3h 2m including transfers and departs hourly.
Mannheim to Hanover bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mannheim central bus station.
Mannheim to Hanover train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Mannheim to Hanover is to train which takes 3h 2m and costs €65 - €130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €30 - €60 and takes 5h 40m.
What companies run services between Mannheim, Germany and Hanover, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof hourly. Tickets cost €65–130 and the journey takes 3h 2m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Mannheim central bus station to Hanover central bus station twice daily. Tickets cost €35–60 and the journey takes 5h 40m. Ecolines also services this route once a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Mannheim Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €29–98
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €96–98
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–70
- Seating Carriage
- €29–35
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Frankfurt to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Mannheim to Hanover
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
Mannheim to Hanover bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hanover central bus station.
Mannheim to Hanover train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mannheim to Hanover is 410 km. It takes approximately 3h 26m to drive from Mannheim to Hanover.
Book your Mannheim to Hanover train tickets online with Omio and 12go.asia.
Book your Mannheim to Hanover bus tickets online with Omio, FlixBus and 12go.asia.
There are 1503+ hotels available in Hanover.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Mannheim and Hanover. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.

























