Every hour during the day a sleek ICE train makes the train journey from München / Munich to Hannover
Final Destination: Hamburg-Altona or Kiel or Bremen
All trains also call at: Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
The trains
A variety of different types of ICE trains are used on this route, for the time being most departures are by the ICE 1 trains and a few departures will be by the brand new ICE 4 trains.
ICE-2 and ICE T trains are also used on this route, particularly at weekends.
So it's worth looking at the train info on DB when looking up this journey, if you want to have a meal in a restaurant care you will need to take the ICE 1 or ICE 4 trains, if you want to take a non-folding bicycle you can only take the ICE 4 trains.
13 x trains per day
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings open: 6 months ahead of the travel date
When making an online booking, check that you’re looking at booking info for the direct trains.
On the DB Bahn booking site look for journeys that have:
Trains departing at different times* can be cheaper than others leaving on the same day, so you may need to look through the day's departures to find the cheapest fares.
*There can be gaps of nearly two hours between the departures from Munchen of these DIRECT trains to Hannover; so you may also need to use the earlier/later buttons to find them when booking online.
Reservations are highly recommended for this journey, though if you book a 1st class ticket it will include the reservation
Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
---|---|---|
DB Bahn | from €17.90 | |
Saveatrain | from €17.90 | |
Omio | from €17.90 | |
Happyrail | from €17.90 |
The slower trains travel via Augsburg and these trains also call at Munchen-Passing.
The faster trains use the high speed line between Ingolstadt and Nurnberg.
This is a journey of four distinct phases
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