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Hanover by air
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Sep 29, 2005, 22:30

8th in terms of Germany's major airports, Hanover airport , opened in 1952, with terminals A and B as they exist today completed in 1973, and terminal C in 1998.  The somewhat inconspicuous terminal D is used by the Royal Air Force to fly British soldiers into Germany.  Although the airport officially belongs to Hanover, it is actually closer to Langenhausen, to the north of Hanover, not far from the Hanover East Autobahn junction.		Inside Terminal C at Hanover airport
Flight connections with Hanover Internally at least 4 other World Cup venues can be reached via direct flights from Hanover.  These are Munich (with Air Berlin , Germania Express, Lufthansa, flydba or Hapag Lloyd), Nuremberg (with Air Berlin or Hapag Lloyd), Stuttgart (with Air Berlin or Lufthansa) and Frankfurt (with Lufthansa).
British Airways at Hanover airport		International flight connections with Hanover include flights from London Stansted (with Air Berlin ), Paris (Air France or Lufthansa), London Gatwick, Birmingham International and Manchester (with British Airways), London Heathrow (with flybmi) and Newcastle (with HLX.com ).
Getting into Hanover city centre In the year 2000, an underground S-Bahn station was built at the airport, providing a direct rail link to the city.  Trains run every half-hour.
The journey on the S5 line to the main railway station takes about 17 minutes.  Click image on right for a full map of the S-Bahn network.

Greater Hanover Transport Association (GVH) operates the S-Bahn service, as well as the city's tram and bus services.  Their timetable and journey planner is available with an English interface, but struggles to understand some English words you might enter.  So, to check out times to and from the airport to the main railway station, enter the details as shown to the left, i.e. spell Hannover with a double 'n' and use the abbreviation 'Hbf' for main railway station (Hauptbahnof).  Then it should all work... albeit that the results are shown in German!

External links Hanover airport Hanover public transport German rail journey planner

Internal links Travel / Air (This page may load slowly, but includes links to all other relevant airports and airlines in Germany) Route planner

Flying from the UK?  Going to the airport by train, coach or car?

If you're flying from the UK and planning to go to the airport by coach or train, these links to National Express Airport coaches, the thetrainline, Gatwick Express and Heathrow Express let you book your journey to the airport online.  If you're driving, tryPurpleparking airport parking for cheap parking at all major UK airports.

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