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 32m€113–255Train, 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 6m€100–327Drive, car train
- Drive from Plovdiv to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
22h 35m€292–398Train, bus via Dresden
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Sofiatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dresdenbus
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Berlin-Spandautrain Rj
- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 10 / ...
27h 5m€119–284Train, night train
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgradtrain Re / ...
- Take the night train from Dimitrovgrad to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the night train 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 / ...
33h 25m€251–687Train, 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
9h 38m€121–369Train, 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 37m€155–360Train, 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 20m€150–445Train, 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€102–338Bus
- Take the bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Hannover Central Bus Stationbus Racic Eurobus
32h 30m€100–130Train, bus
- 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€127–159Drive 1,879.9 km
- Drive from Plovdiv to Hanovercar 1,879.9 km
18h 25m€272–392
Plovdiv to Hanover by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plovdiv to Hanover is to bus which costs €100 - €130 and takes 32h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Plovdiv to Hanover is to train and fly which takes 9h 32m and costs €110 - €260.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Plovdiv Bus Station South station and arriving at Hannover Central Bus Station station. Services depart three times a week, and operate Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 32h 30m.
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 33h 25m.
The distance between Plovdiv and Hanover is 1657 km. The road distance is 1879.9 km.
The best way to get from Plovdiv to Hanover without a car is to train and bus via Dresden which takes 27h 5m and costs €110 - €290.
It takes approximately 9h 32m to get from Plovdiv to Hanover, including transfers.
Plovdiv to Hanover bus services, operated by Racic Eurobus, 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 Racic Eurobus, arrive at Hannover Central Bus Station.
What companies run services between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and Hanover, Germany?
Racic Eurobus operates a bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Hannover Central Bus Station 3 times a week. Tickets cost €100–130 and the journey takes 32h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–450
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Sofia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–210
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–150
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Sofia Airport to Bremen Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Sofia Airport to Dortmund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Plovdiv to Iskarsko Shose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €2–4
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €3–4
Train from Plovdiv to Dimitrovgrad
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 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
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 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
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 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
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 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
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 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
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 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
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €2–4
Train from Plovdiv to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €2–4
- 1st Class
- €3–4
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Dresden Hbf to Berlin-Spandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Dresden Hbf to Berlin-Spandau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €30–50
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamm to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
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/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- office@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Dresden
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Plovdiv Bus Station South to Hannover Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- 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
- €20–25
- 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
- €15–25
- Website
- https://nis-ekspres.rs/?lang=en
- 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 11:00 PM in Plovdiv and 10:00 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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