The Hannover Region is a vital hub within the European passenger, freight and goods transport infrastructure: motorways, railway networks, airport, and inland waterways provide optimum connections to national and international economic zones.
This infrastructure is complemented by one of Germany’s best local public transport systems including a highly integrated transport network comprising 170 bus lines and 12 LRT lines, 9 regional and 9 suburban railway lines serving 1,900 stops to ensure excellent connections everywhere. Hannover’s local public transport system (GVH) counted a record number of passengers in 2016 – 216.2 million. The high and climbing user figures underpin the importance of Hannover as a transport hub.
Travel time by ICE high-speed train from Hannover to (in h:m)
- Berlin: 01:35
- Bremen: 00:59
- Dortmund: 01:38
- Dresden: 03:52
- Essen: 02:03
- Frankfurt am Main: 02:19
- Hamburg: 01:15
- Cologne: 02:38
- Leipzig: 02:40
- Munich: 04:35
- Nuremberg: 02:57
- Stuttgart: 03:54