Copenhagen to Hanover bus: 2.3 a day, fastest 8h10

2.3 a dayfastest 8h10☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇩🇰 Denmark → 🇩🇪 Germany

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CopenhagenPuttgardenLübeckHamburgHanover· 411 km as the crow flies

13:35 → 21:45
FlixBus 173
Copenhagen Busterminal → Hanover central bus station · via Puttgarden, Lübeck, Hamburg
8h105 stops
Runs: Daily until Sun 1 NovBook on FlixBus ↗
13:40 → 22:10
FlixBus 173
Copenhagen Busterminal → Hanover central bus station · via Kolding, Flensburg, Hamburg
8h303 stops
Runs: Only Mon 2 Nov, Fri 6 Nov, Sat 7 Nov, Sun 8 Nov, Mon 9 Nov…Book on FlixBus ↗
16:00 → 00:10⁺¹
FlixBus N05
Copenhagen Busterminal → Hanover central bus station · via Heiligenhafen, Lübeck, Hamburg
8h105 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
22:25 → 08:20⁺¹
FlixBus N73 ☾ Overnight
Copenhagen Busterminal → Hanover central bus station · via Flensburg, Kiel, Hamburg
9h555 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:25 → 07:20+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the plane (4h10). The bus takes 4h40 longer.

Bus · fastest direct8h50

To Copenhagen Busterminal13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 1738h10
From Hanover central bus station12 min

Plane · nonstop CPH to HAJ4h10

To Copenhagen (CPH)30 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight CPH to HAJ1h15
Landing to exit20 min
From HAJ35 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Train instead?

No direct train from Copenhagen to Hanover in pickthetrain's timetables: the bus is the no-change way.

Where Copenhagen goes by direct train ↗

Flying instead?

1 airline fly Copenhagen to Hanover nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Scandinavian AirlinesCPH→HAJBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Copenhagen to Hanover?

Yes. 2.3 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Copenhagen to Hanover?

The fastest takes 8h10; the slowest 9h55, for 411 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 13:35 and the latest at 22:25, local time in Copenhagen. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Copenhagen to Hanover?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 22:25 arriving 08:20 the next morning.

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