Train from Cologne to Hanover

Train from Cologne to Hanover—travel overview

There are hourly train connections between Cologne and Hanover from 5 am. The last chance is around 9. The driving time is average 3 hours. Most ICE trains pass through directly. Occasionally there are also IC trains on the route, which also take you to your destination without changing trains. On weekends, the first train leaves Cologne main station at around 4.20 in the direction of Hanover. From 13 to about 16 the trains even run every half hour on this route.

The city of Hanover is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony, accommodates 500,000 inhabitants and is located in the north of the Federal Republic of Germany. The city is divided into 13 districts, especially known for many visitors is the district Mittelfeld. This is where the Hanover Exhibition Grounds are located - the venue for well-known trade fairs such as CeBIT and Hanover Messe. The exhibition grounds extend over 496,000 sqm and 26 exhibition halls and are thus the largest exhibition grounds in the world. Every year, trade fairs are held there on a wide range of topics.

Train from Cologne

A train ride from Cologne to Hanover is best started at the main station of the cathedral city. The direct connections to Hanover usually start from platform 2. Some trains also depart from Köln Messe/Deutz station. If you have a little more time, you can also take the ICE to Frankfurt a. M. first and then take another ICE to Hanover. Of course, this connection is much more complicated, but in fact it only takes about 40 minutes longer.

The main train station in Cologne can be reached with the S-Bahn. The central junction of the network is the train station with lines S6, S11, S12, S13 and S19. The infrastructure also includes tram stops "Dom/Hauptbahnhof" and "Breslauer Platz/Hauptbahnhof". These are both served by lines 5, 16 and 18. You can also reach Cologne Central Station by bus. Lines 132, 133, 250, 260, 978, N26 and SB40 are used for this purpose. Many of the means of transport also connect the surrounding area of Cologne, so that the station can also be reached from the outskirts and suburbs as well as neighbouring towns.

By train to Hanover

If you use one of the numerous direct connections between Cologne and Hanover, the journey time is only a little over 3 hours. On the way there are only a few hissing stops, e.g. in Wuppertal, Hagen, Hamm or Bielefeld. The connection via Frankfurt a. M. includes Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe and Göttingen. The journeys in the direction of Frankfurt should be reserved in advance. ICE trains usually have an on-board restaurant.

When you arrive at Hanover main station, there are various possibilities to continue your journey. For example, the S-Bahn Hanover is very convenient. All lines of the S-Bahn network use the main station as a stopover or starting point (lines S1-S7 with the additional lines S21 and S51 as well as the demand line S8). In the area around the station there are several stops of the Stadtbahn. At the underground station you have access to lines 1, 2, 3, 7, 8 and 9. In front of the reception building (above ground) you can reach lines 10 and 17. You can also use many various bus lines.

Deutsche Bahn trains from Cologne to Hanover

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Deutsche Bahn is the main railroad company in Germany. On average, about 40,000 train journeys are made in Germany every day. A special feature of Deutsche Bahn is its wide range of ticket types—make savings with offers such as the Sparpreis ticket or apply discount cards with the BahnCard. Check whether you can also use them on the DB route from Cologne to Hanover. You can find information on ticket cancelation in our Help Center.

DB has different types of trains such as the ICE (Intercity Express), IC (Intercity), EC (Eurocity), RE (Regional Express) and RB (Regionalbahn) on its railroads, which differ in terms of comfort and travel time. While restrooms, for example, are part of the standard equipment, other offers such as an on-board restaurant or Wi-Fi access are only available on certain trains. With Omio you can easily check the Deutsche Bahn timetable for your journey from Cologne to Hanover and book cheap DB tickets. More information on rail travel in Germany and Europe.

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