There are 9 ways to get from Reading to Hanover by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Hannover Airport
best- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane LHR - HAJ
5h 8m€97–327Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride to London Victoriabus Uk041 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus stationbus N1328
19h 1m€72–209Train via Dortmund
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Dortmund Hbftrain
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
10h 28m€166–497Bus via Dover
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Hanover central bus stationbus N1328
17h 52m€76–112Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Reading to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Hanovercar
8h 30mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Stationtrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LHR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 17m€95–311Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane STN - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 58m€117–422Train
- Take the train from Reading to Bond Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hannover Hbftrain Ice
11h 33m€152–618Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Reading to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Hanovercar
9h 38m€164–243
Reading to Hanover by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reading to Hanover is to bus via Dover which costs €75 - €120 and takes 17h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Reading to Hanover is to train and fly which takes 5h 8m and costs €95 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Reading to Hanover station. However, there are services departing from Market Place and arriving at Hanover central bus station via Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Reading to Hanover. However, there are services departing from Reading and arriving at Hannover Hauptbahnhof via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Dortmund Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 28m.
The distance between Reading and Hanover is 765 km.
The best way to get from Reading to Hanover without a car is to train via Dortmund which takes 10h 28m and costs €160 - €500.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Reading to Hanover, including transfers.
Reading to Hanover bus services, operated by Atlantic Travel GB Ltd, depart from Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride station.
Reading to Hanover train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Reading station.
The best way to get from Reading to Hanover is to train via Dortmund which takes 10h 28m and costs €160 - €500. Alternatively, you can bus via Dover, which costs €75 - €120 and takes 17h 52m.
What companies run services between Reading, England and Hanover, Germany?
You can take a train from Reading to Hannover Hauptbahnhof via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and Dortmund Hbf in around 10h 28m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Reading to Hanover central bus station via Slough, Wellington Street Stop C, Green Line Coach Station, London Victoria, and Dover in around 17h 52m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–390
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–480
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–420
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–390
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–480
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Reading to Bond Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to Hayes And Harlington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €55–85
- 1st Class
- €120–200
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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Reading to Hanover bus services, operated by Atlantic Travel GB Ltd, arrive at London Victoria station.
Hanover is 1h ahead of Reading. It is currently 3:27 AM in Reading and 4:27 AM in Hanover.
Reading to Hanover train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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