There are 11 ways to get from Plovdiv to Hanover by train, plane, bus, 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.
Train, fly to Hannover Airport
best- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane SOF - HAJ
10h 9m€134–317Train, fly to Dortmund Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Dortmund Airport (DTM)plane SOF - DTM
- Take the train from Hamm to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
10h 40m€65–434Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofiabus N1999
- Take the bus from Sofia to Hannoverbus
29h 34m€85–126Train, night train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgradtrain
- Take the night train from Dimitrovgrad to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 25 / ...
34h 39m€202–365Drive, car train
- Drive from Plovdiv to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hannover Hbfcartrain 1392
16h 28m€289–1,174Train, fly to Bremen Airport
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane SOF - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
10h 40m€100–307Train, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane SOF - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
10h 34m€76–351Train, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SOF - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
10h 33m€136–357Train, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shosetrain
- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane SOF - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
10h 17m€97–306Train, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Hannover Hbfbus
41h 22m€129–162Drive 1,879.9 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Hanovercar 1,879.9 km
18h 25m€267–386
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Hannover Airport (HAJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Hanover is to bus which costs €80 - €130 and takes 29h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Hanover is to train and fly which takes 10h 9m and costs €130 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Plovdiv station to Hanover. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv Bus Station South and arriving at Hannover via Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Plovdiv to Hanover. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv and arriving at Hannover Hauptbahnhof via Dimitrovgrad, Videle, Budapest-Keleti and München Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 39m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Hanover is 1658 km. The road distance is 1879.9 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Hanover without a car is to bus which takes 29h 34m and costs €80 - €130.
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from Plovdiv to Hanover, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Hanover bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Plovdiv Bus Station South.
Plovdiv to Hanover train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Plovdiv station.
Plovdiv to Hanover bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Sofia station.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Hanover, Germany?
You can take a bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Hannover via Sofia in around 29h 34m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–110
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €28–190
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–280
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–160
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €6–7
Train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €3–5
Night train from Dimitrovgrad to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–13
- 1st Class
- €12–16
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €4–7
- 1st Class
- €6–7
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–65
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–35
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamm to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–900
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €420–470
- Car Compartment
- €750–900
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- 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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/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
- €50–120
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia to Hannover
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- +381 (11) 761-4545
- Website
- srbijatours.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–130
- Schedules at
- srbijatours.com
- Prices
- €110–130
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More Questions & Answers
Hanover is 1h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 5:36 PM in Plovdiv and 4:36 PM in Hanover.
Plovdiv to Hanover train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Dimitrovgrad station.
Yes, the driving distance between Plovdiv to Hanover is 1880 km. It takes approximately 18h 25m to drive from Plovdiv to Hanover.
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