Why go
- Capital of Lower Saxony, Germany.
- Known for House of Hanover.
- Served by Hannover Airport (HAJ).
- Home to roughly 1,106,100 people.
History
Hanover is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its population of 535,932 (2021) makes it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest in northern Germany after Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen. Hanover's urban area comprises the towns of Garbsen, Langenhagen and Laatzen and has a population of about 791,000 (2018). The Hanover Region has some 1.16 million inhabitants (2019) and is the largest in the Hanover–Braunschweig–Göttingen–Wolfsburg Metropolitan Region, the 17th biggest metropolitan area by GDP in the European Union.
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 24 airlines, 50 direct destinations
- Germanwings 4U (A319) · 17 routes: Barcelona, Catania, Dubrovnik, Heraklion, Istanbul, Lamezia, London, Milano, Naples, Palma de Mallorca, Pristina, Rome, Split, Stuttgart, Thessaloniki, Venice, Vienna
- TUIfly X3 (737-800) · 16 routes: Antalya, Arrecife, Boa Vista, Dalaman, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gran Canaria, Heraklion, Jerez, Kerkyra/corfu, Kos, Menorca, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodos, Tenerife
- Condor Flugdienst DE (32S, A321) · 9 routes: Antalya, Arrecife, Dalaman, Fuerteventura, Heraklion, Kos, Larnaca, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodos
- Air Berlin AB (737-800, Dash 8-400, A319, A320, A321, Embraer 190) · 6 routes: Ibiza, Jersey, London*, Palma de Mallorca, Stuttgart, Vienna
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A319, A320, Fokker 100, A321, 737-300, 735…) · 4 routes: Brussels*, Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich*
- Alitalia AZ (Embraer 190, F70, Embraer 170) · 2 routes: Amsterdam*, Paris*
- Flybe BE (Embraer 175) · 2 routes: Birmingham, Manchester
- Iberia Airlines IB (A320) · 2 routes: Barcelona*, Malaga*
- SunExpress XQ (737-800) · 2 routes: Antalya, Izmir
- Vueling Airlines VY (A320) · 2 routes: Barcelona, Malaga
- Aegean Airlines A3 (A320) · 1 route: Thessaloniki
- Aer Lingus EI (A320) · 1 route: Dublin
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A320) · 1 route: Moscow
- Air France AF (Embraer 170, AR8) · 1 route: Paris
- American Airlines AA (A319) · 1 route: London*
- Austrian Airlines OS (A319) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Belavia Belarusian Airlines B2 (CRJ) · 1 route: Minsk 2
- British Airways BA (A319) · 1 route: London
- Brussels Airlines SN (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Brussels*
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (EMJ, F70) · 1 route: Amsterdam*
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (CRJ-200, ATR 72) · 1 route: Copenhagen
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (Fokker 100, A320, AR1) · 1 route: Zurich
- Turkish Airlines TK (A321, 737-800, 737-900) · 1 route: Istanbul
- United Airlines UA (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Brussels*
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Regional airports
Further out, but often the cheapest way in — the airports the low-cost carriers use. Each links to its own town's guide for getting from there into the city.
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 13 airlines, 43 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 25 routes: Alicante, Bergamo, Beziers, Chania, Dublin, Edinburgh, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gerona, Gran Canaria, Haugesund, Kerkyra/corfu, London, Malaga, Manchester, Palma de Mallorca, Porto, Riga, Stockholm, Tallinn-ulemiste International, Tampere, Tenerife, Thessaloniki, Treviso, Vilnius
- Germania ST (A319, A321) · 11 routes: Antalya, Arrecife, Enfidha, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Leipzig, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife, Vienna
- Alitalia AZ (F70, Embraer 170) · 2 routes: Amsterdam*, Paris*
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A319, A321, A320, 737-300, 735, Embraer 190…) · 2 routes: Frankfurt, Munich
- Maastricht Airlines W2 (J32) · 2 routes: Munster, Zurich
- Air Berlin AB (A319, A320, 737-800) · 1 route: Palma de Mallorca
- Air France AF (Embraer 170) · 1 route: Paris
- Air Sicilia BM (ERJ-145) · 1 route: Toulouse
- Germanwings 4U (A319, CRJ) · 1 route: Stuttgart
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (F70) · 1 route: Amsterdam*
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (ATR 72, CRJ-200) · 1 route: Copenhagen
- SunExpress XQ (737-800) · 1 route: Izmir
- Turkish Airlines TK (A320) · 1 route: Istanbul
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Hannover Airport (HAJ); 29 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: HAJ has direct flights to 50 destinations on 24 airlines (incl. Palma de Mallorca, Antalya, Barcelona, Brussels, Heraklion…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Nordufer / Fackelträger, 2 km); routes include Sambesi-Bootsfahrt, Maschseeschifffahrt.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Hanover (Hannover), Germany. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Coaches & shuttles
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.