There are 10 ways to get from Zurich to Hanover by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, train, car, or car train
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Fly to Hannover Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane ZRH - HAJ
4h 10m€107–248Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hanover central bus stationbus N24 / ...
10h 40m€35–95Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
7h 8m€81–272Night train
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Hannover Hbfnighttrain Nj
8h 30m€60–270Fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane ZRH - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 33m€120–353Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 18m€107–298Fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 33m€80–252Night train, train
- Take the night train from Zürich HB to Göttingennighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Noerten-Hardenberg to Hannover Hbftrain Re
9h 53m€233–386Drive, car train
- Drive from Zurich to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain 1392
5h 37m€154–195Drive 701.9 km
- Drive from Zurich to Hanovercar 701.9 km
6h 39m€122–177
Zurich to Hanover by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Hanover is to bus which costs €35 - €95 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Hanover is to fly which takes 4h 10m and costs €100 - €250.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zurich Bus Station station and arriving at Hanover central bus station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 40m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Zuerich Hb and arriving at Hannover Hbf. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 30m.
The distance between Zurich and Hanover is 590 km. The road distance is 701.9 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Hanover without a car is to train which takes 7h 8m and costs €80 - €280.
It takes approximately 4h 10m to get from Zurich to Hanover, including transfers.
Zurich to Hanover bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to Hanover train services, operated by SBB GmbH, depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Hanover is to fly which takes 4h 10m and costs €100 - €250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €80 - €280 and takes 7h 8m, you could also bus, which costs €35 - €95 and takes 10h 40m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Hanover, Germany?
Swiss, Air Dolomiti, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich HB to Hannover Hauptbahnhof via Basel SBB and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 7h 8m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- 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
Train from Frankfurt to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €140–170
- Seating Carriage
- €60–80
- 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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- 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
- €29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Train from Noerten-Hardenberg to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Night train from Zürich HB to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €190–350
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to Hanover bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hanover central bus station.
Zurich to Hanover train services, operated by SBB GmbH, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Hanover is 702 km. It takes approximately 6h 39m to drive from Zurich to Hanover.
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