There are 12 ways to get from Plovdiv to Hanover by train, plane, car, car train, bus, or night 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
9h 25m€133–355Train, 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 4m€69–462Drive, car train
- Drive from Plovdiv to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
22h 35m€295–402Bus, train
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Wien Hbfbus
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 25
26h 53m€227–443Train, night train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgradtrain Re / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Dimitrovgrad 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
34h 22m€251–467Train, 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 33m€117–415Train, 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
9h 53m€71–359Train, 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 28m€164–405Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofiabus N1999
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Hannoverbus
31h 9m€88–129Train, bus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Serdica Bus Station to Lister Meile 11bus Citylines 9
35h 25m€112–154Train, bus via Niš
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Hannover Hbfbus
41h 22m€127–160Drive 1,879.8 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Hanovercar 1,879.8 km
18h 25m€276–398
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Hannover Airport (HAJ) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Hanover is to bus which costs €85 - €130 and takes 31h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Hanover is to train and fly which takes 9h 25m and costs €130 - €360.
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 Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Plovdiv to Hanover. However, there are services departing from Plovdiv and arriving at Hannover Hauptbahnhof via Dimitrovgrad, Bucuresti Nord, Wien Hbf and Nürnberg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 22m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Hanover is 1656 km. The road distance is 1879.8 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Hanover without a car is to bus and train which takes 26h 53m and costs €220 - €450.
It takes approximately 9h 25m 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 and Sofia Central Bus Station in around 31h 9m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–480
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–480
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–170
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–380
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dortmund Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–380
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–480
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bremen Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bremen Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €2–4
Train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €1–2
- 1st Class
- €2–3
Night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €5–24
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €5–8
- 1st Class
- €6–8
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €2–4
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €2–4
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €2–4
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €2–4
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €3–4
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €3–4
- 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
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- 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 Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- 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 Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- 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 Hamm to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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)
- 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
- €19–80
- 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
- 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
- €20–29
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Hamm to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hamm to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- operations@eurolines.bg
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–85
- 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 Plovdiv Bus Station South to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Hannover
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Union Ivkoni
- Phone
- +359 2 981 58 56
- booking_matpu@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–26
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
Bus from Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Niš-ekspres
- 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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Hanover is 1h behind Plovdiv. It is currently 3:53 AM in Plovdiv and 2:53 AM 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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