Dresden to Hanover

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Dresden to Hanover. From €18.33, fastest 3h 13m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Dresden to Hanover costs €18.33 at the cheapest and takes 3h 13m door to door at the fastest, across 2 modes and 8 operators. The route covers 359 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Train.

Checked September 11, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
359 km
Fastest
3h 13m
Average
4h 38m
Services per day
24
Cheapest
€18.33
CO2 per passenger
10.8 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train3h 13m2h 29m44m€48.1911.8 kg12
Coach5h 28m4h 44m44m€21.089.7 kg12
  • 3h 13mFastest, by Train
  • €21.08Cheapest, by Coach
  • 9.7 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 359 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€18.33
  1. BlaBlaCar BB668317:215h 2m22:23Dresden Bayrische StrasseHannover ZOB

Door to door 5h 46mCO2 9.7 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Fastest€39.39
  1. DB Fernverkehr DB386206:152h 29m08:44Dresden HauptbahnhofHannover Hauptbahnhof

Door to door 3h 13mCO2 11.8 kgChanges 0Refundable

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB12 changesRB60 (76517)08:5712:183h 28m
DB Fernverkehr AGdirectIC 244009:3013:324h 16m
DB Fernverkehr AG2 changesIC 217809:5413:534h 18m
DB Regio AG Südost2 changesRE50 (16516)10:1614:234h 12m
trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB12 changesRB60 (76521)10:5814:283h 37m
DB Fernverkehr AGdirectIC 244211:2915:254h 8m

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Dresden to Hanover
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Dresden to HanoverSatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25
Coach€44.73€37.58€30.43€24.38€26.03€34.28€31.53€27.68€23.28€21.08€21.63€21.63€26.03€24.38
Train€104.29€83.39€71.29€62.49€60.29€77.89€69.64€61.39€53.69€50.39€48.19€56.99€61.94€58.09

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €18.33

Hanover sits on the water, which usually settles which side of town you want to wake up on. Rooms are not ours to sell.

A hotel room

A room in Hanover for the night the bus gets in

Sort by distance from Hannover Hauptbahnhof and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Dresden to Hanover

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €21.6390 days
  2. €13.9360 days
  3. €15.0345 days
  4. €16.6830 days
  5. €19.9821 days
  6. €24.3814 days
  7. €31.537 days
  8. €30.433 days
  9. €44.731 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €13.93.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 221 percent. The most expensive point is €44.73, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€44.73€13.931371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €23.28Sun
  2. €21.08Mon
  3. €21.63Tue
  4. €21.63Wed
  5. €26.03Thu
  6. €24.38Fri
  7. €27.68Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €24.38Sep
  2. €18.88Oct
  3. €18.33Nov
  4. €17.23Dec
  5. €17.78Jan
  6. €14.48Feb

The route

DresdenDresdenHannoverHannover
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

How far it really runs
The route covers 359 km against 312 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Dresden at 06:15 and the last at 17:34, across 12 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Dresden

Rail
  • Dresden Hauptbahnhof
  • Dresden Hbf
  • Dresden-Neustadt Gbf
Bus
  • Dresden Bayrische Strasse
  • Radeberg, Bahnhof
Air
  • DRS
Ferry
  • Niederpoyritz
  • Fähre Johannstadt-Neustadt

Hannover

Rail
  • Hannover Hauptbahnhof
  • Hannover Hbf
  • Hannover Messe/Laatzen
Bus
  • Hannover ZOB
  • ZOB Hannover
Air
  • HAJ
Ferry
  • Einstieg Sambesi-Bootsfahrt
  • Quelle

Landing at HAJ after the trains have stopped is the case this solves. We do not run cars.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

A car waiting when you land in Hanover

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
BlaBlaCar€18.335h 27m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
bodo Verkehrsverbund€18.885h 31m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
ČD€41.043h 13m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
DB Fernverkehr€38.293h 13m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
European Sleeper€39.943h 13m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Sleeper berths, Wi-Fi
FlixBus€18.335h 27m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
Nmbs/sncb€41.043h 13m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
NVBW€18.335h 28m72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
  • BlaBlaCar
  • bodo Verkehrsverbund
  • ČD
  • DB Fernverkehr
  • European Sleeper
  • FlixBus
  • Nmbs/sncb
  • NVBW
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€13.5074%
Taxes€1.357%
Supplier fees€1.498%
Our service fee€1.9911%
Total you pay€18.33100%

We cannot promise Hannover Hauptbahnhof still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Hanover?

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Questions about Dresden to Hanover

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Dresden to Hanover?

The fastest journey from Dresden to Hanover takes 3h 13m door to door, of which 2h 29m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 4h 38m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Dresden to Hanover?

The cheapest fare from Dresden to Hanover is €18.33, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €45.44. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Dresden to Hanover?

The cheapest way from Dresden to Hanover is by Coach, at €21.08 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 5h 28m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

What is the fastest way to get from Dresden to Hanover?

The fastest way from Dresden to Hanover is by Train, at 3h 13m door to door. Only 2h 29m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €48.19.

When should I book Dresden to Hanover?

Fares from Dresden to Hanover bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €13.93. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 221 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Dresden to Hanover?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Dresden to Hanover, at €21.08. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Dresden to Hanover?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Dresden to Hanover, at €14.48 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Dresden to Hanover?

8 operators sell services from Dresden to Hanover across 2 modes: BlaBlaCar, bodo Verkehrsverbund, ČD, DB Fernverkehr, European Sleeper, FlixBus. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Dresden to Hanover?

Every service we sell from Dresden to Hanover is direct, with around 24 departures a day and a fastest journey of 3h 13m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.

How much CO2 does the journey from Dresden to Hanover produce?

Traveling from Dresden to Hanover by Coach produces about 9.7 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 11.8 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Dresden to Hanover use?

Services from Dresden to Hanover by Train leave from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and arrive at Hannover Hauptbahnhof. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Dresden to Hanover?

8 of the 8 operators we sell from Dresden to Hanover allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Dresden to Hanover on September 11, 2026: 359 km of route against 312 km in a straight line, 24 services a day, 8 operators, a cheapest fare of €18.33, and 3h 13m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Hanover and elsewhere in Germany. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Hanover and across Germany

Day trips that leave Hanover in the morning and cover a good part of Germany by evening.

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