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Sprengel Museum Hannover
Major modern and contemporary art museum with strong collections of German and international 20th-century works on Maschsee.
Cheapest price
$30
Average price
$35
Fastest journey
3 h
Average duration
3 h 10 m
Buses per day
20
Distance
250 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Berlin to Hanover is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Berlin to Hanover will cost around $35 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $30.
Of the 20 buses that leave Berlin for Hanover on Sun, May 24, 20 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Sun, May 24 the direct buses cover the 250 km distance in an average of 3 h 10 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 3 h .
On Sun, May 24 the slowest buses will take 3 h 15 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
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FlixBusOmio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Berlin to Hanover among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $17. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 2h 22m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.2kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $17, and a train costs an average of $23.
Distance: 155 miles (250 km)
| Bus | Most popular Train | Driving |
|---|---|---|
$26 Average price Cheapest | $51 Average price | $54 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
3h 1m Average total duration 2h 31m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 52m Average total duration Fastest 2h 22m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 35m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.2 - 0.6kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
![]() Most popular bus company | ![]() Most popular train company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Berlin to Hanover:
A bus is $25 (€20) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Berlin to Hanover costing on average $51 (€41).
Other travel options to Hanover take longer:
Bus takes on average 2h 31m.
You'll arrive about 1h 4m sooner (2h 31m by bus vs 3h 35m by car) and save roughly $28 (€23) compared to fuel and tolls ($26 (€21) vs $54 (€43)). You also skip the drive itself — no traffic stress, no parking, and you can use the time to work, nap, or catch up on a series with the onboard Wi-Fi.
Direct coaches are operated by FlixBus, BlaBlaCar.
Driving is still worth considering if you're travelling with bulky luggage, need flexibility on departure times, or plan to stop along the way.
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:10AM | Arrival Time 03:10AM | Duration 3h00 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $22 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:40AM | Arrival Time 03:20AM | Duration 2h40 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $23 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:30AM | Arrival Time 05:20AM | Duration 2h50 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $20 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:20AM | Arrival Time 06:50AM | Duration 3h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $20 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:40AM | Arrival Time 06:50AM | Duration 3h10 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $20 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:35AM | Arrival Time 09:30AM | Duration 4h55 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $22 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:00AM | Arrival Time 09:30AM | Duration 4h30 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $22 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:00AM | Arrival Time 12:40PM | Duration 5h40 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $30 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:00AM | Arrival Time 09:50AM | Duration 2h50 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $20 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:20AM | Arrival Time 11:20AM | Duration 4h00 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $20 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:50AM | Arrival Time 10:40AM | Duration 2h50 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $23 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:00AM | Arrival Time 11:20AM | Duration 3h20 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $20 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 08:30AM | Arrival Time 11:20AM | Duration 2h50 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:00AM | Arrival Time 11:30AM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Tue, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $21 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:20AM | Arrival Time 01:10PM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $22 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 09:50AM | Arrival Time 12:30PM | Duration 2h40 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $20 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:00AM | Arrival Time 12:40PM | Duration 2h40 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $20 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:20AM | Arrival Time 01:10PM | Duration 2h50 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $23 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:50AM | Arrival Time 01:40PM | Duration 2h50 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $16 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:00AM | Arrival Time 01:50PM | Duration 2h50 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $28 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 11:20AM | Arrival Time 02:10PM | Duration 2h50 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $18 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:30AM | Arrival Time 03:25PM | Duration 3h55 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $20 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:00PM | Arrival Time 03:25PM | Duration 3h25 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $20 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:20PM | Arrival Time 02:50PM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $18 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:40PM | Arrival Time 03:20PM | Duration 2h40 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $24 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:50PM | Arrival Time 03:50PM | Duration 3h00 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 01:00PM | Arrival Time 03:30PM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $20 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:30PM | Arrival Time 05:20PM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $20 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:00PM | Arrival Time 04:50PM | Duration 2h50 | Departure days Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $23 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:00PM | Arrival Time 05:20PM | Duration 3h20 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $20 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:10PM | Arrival Time 04:40PM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $18 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:20PM | Arrival Time 05:00PM | Duration 2h40 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $20 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:40PM | Arrival Time 05:20PM | Duration 2h40 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:00PM | Arrival Time 06:00PM | Duration 3h00 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $20 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:40PM | Arrival Time 07:40PM | Duration 4h00 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $20 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:00PM | Arrival Time 07:00PM | Duration 3h00 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:10PM | Arrival Time 07:40PM | Duration 3h30 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $20 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:10PM | Arrival Time 06:50PM | Duration 2h40 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $20 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 04:50PM | Arrival Time 08:00PM | Duration 3h10 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $23 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:00PM | Arrival Time 08:00PM | Duration 3h00 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $24 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:30PM | Arrival Time 08:40PM | Duration 3h10 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $20 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 05:50PM | Arrival Time 09:00PM | Duration 3h10 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $26 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 06:10PM | Arrival Time 09:00PM | Duration 2h50 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $18 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:00PM | Arrival Time 09:40PM | Duration 2h40 | Departure days Fri | Cheapest price $23 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:20PM | Arrival Time 10:30PM | Duration 3h10 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $21 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 07:40PM | Arrival Time 10:00PM | Duration 2h20 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $21 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:00PM | Arrival Time 12:15AM | Duration 3h15 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $19 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:10PM | Arrival Time 12:40AM | Duration 2h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $16 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:30PM | Arrival Time 01:10AM | Duration 2h40 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $18 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:40PM | Arrival Time 02:30AM | Duration 3h50 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $21 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:00PM | Arrival Time 02:30AM | Duration 3h30 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $21 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:35PM | Arrival Time 03:10AM | Duration 3h35 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $21 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:55PM | Arrival Time 03:10AM | Duration 3h15 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $21 |
The table below shows live departures for Berlin to Hanover buses for today, Saturday, May 23. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
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FlixBus | 11:30 AM Berlin, Bahnhof Südkreuz | 3h55 | 3:25 PM Hanover Central Station | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 12:00 PM Berlin, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof (ZOB) | 3h25 | 3:25 PM Hanover Central Station | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 1:30 PM Berlin, Bahnhof Südkreuz | 3h50 | 5:20 PM Hanover Central Station | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 2:00 PM Berlin, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof (ZOB) | 3h20 | 5:20 PM Hanover Central Station | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 3:40 PM Berlin, Bahnhof Südkreuz | 4h00 | 7:40 PM Hanover Central Station | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 4:10 PM Berlin, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof (ZOB) | 3h30 | 7:40 PM Hanover Central Station | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 7:20 PM Berlin, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof (ZOB) | 3h10 | 10:30 PM Hanover Central Station | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 9:00 PM Berlin, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof (ZOB) | 3h15 | 12:15 AM Hanover Central Station | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 10:40 PM Berlin, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof (ZOB) | 3h50 | 2:30 AM Hanover Central Station | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 11:00 PM Berlin, Kronprinzessinnenweg (Wannsee) | 3h30 | 2:30 AM Hanover Central Station | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 11:35 PM Berlin, Bahnhof Südkreuz | 3h35 | 3:10 AM Hanover Central Station | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 11:55 PM Berlin, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof (ZOB) | 3h15 | 3:10 AM Hanover Central Station | 0 transfersDirect | |
| Sunday, May 24 | |||||
FlixBus | 12:10 AM Berlin, Kronprinzessinnenweg (Wannsee) | 3h00 | 3:10 AM Hanover Central Station | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 3:20 AM Berlin, Bahnhof Südkreuz | 3h30 | 6:50 AM Hanover Central Station | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 3:40 AM Berlin, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof (ZOB) | 3h10 | 6:50 AM Hanover Central Station | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 4:35 AM Berlin, Bahnhof Südkreuz | 4h55 | 9:30 AM Hanover Central Station | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 5:00 AM Berlin, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof (ZOB) | 4h30 | 9:30 AM Hanover Central Station | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 7:20 AM Berlin, Bahnhof Südkreuz | 4h00 | 11:20 AM Hanover Central Station | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 8:00 AM Berlin, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof (ZOB) | 3h20 | 11:20 AM Hanover Central Station | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 9:20 AM Berlin, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof (ZOB) | 3h50 | 1:10 PM Hanover Central Station | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Buses from Berlin to Hanover run on average 22 times per day, taking around 2h 31m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $17 (€13) if you book in advance.
There are 22 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 00:10, the last at 23:55. The fastest bus covers the 155 miles (250 km) distance in 3h 0m.
Distance 155 miles (250 km) |
Average bus duration 2h 31m |
Cheapest ticket price $17 (€13) |
Buses per day 22 |
Direct buses 22 |
Fastest bus 3h 0m |
First bus 12:10 AM |
Last bus 11:55 PM |
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Discover the best of Hanover — top attractions, local food, transport tips, budget advice, and currency essentials. Plan your perfect Hanover trip today.
Major modern and contemporary art museum with strong collections of German and international 20th-century works on Maschsee.
State museum covering fine art, archaeology, ethnology, and natural history; one of Hanover's key all-round museums.
Museum for ancient cultures, applied arts, and design, known for Egypt, Greece, Rome, and decorative arts collections.
Baroque gardens and one of Hanover's signature attractions, especially famous for formal landscaping and seasonal events.
Hanover's Old Town with half-timbered architecture, historic squares, and an easy walk between key central sights.
Large urban lake popular for walking, jogging, boat trips, and sunset photos; especially lively in warmer months.
A traditional Hanover-region pan-fried sausage made from pork, groats, and spices, usually served with pickles or potatoes. It is one of the best-known local specialties.
Winter kale stew served with smoked Bregenwurst sausage and often potatoes. A classic Lower Saxony cold-season dish strongly associated with Hanover.
White asparagus, widely celebrated across Lower Saxony in spring, typically served with potatoes, ham, and hollandaise. Hanover is a good base for this regional favorite.
Long-established fine dining address in Hanover, offering refined modern cuisine and an elegant setting for a special meal.
Well-known traditional beer hall near the center, serving hearty German and Bavarian dishes in a lively, rustic atmosphere.
Established lakeside restaurant with a polished atmosphere, known for seafood, steaks, and upscale dining by Maschsee.
Moderate by German standards. Public transport and casual dining are reasonable, while central hotels and upscale restaurants cost more.
Service is usually included, but rounding up is customary. In restaurants, add about 5-10% for good service. Round up in taxis. Small tips are appreciated in cafes and for hotel staff.
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