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Hanover → Schaffhausen

Schaffhausen → Hanover ⇄
1 a weekfastest 8h43ÖBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 22:29 → 07:12+1
    NJ 471 Night train
    Hannover Hbf → Schaffhausen · via Frankfurt, Mannheim, Karlsruhe, Offenburg
    8h438 stops
    Runs: Only Fri 2 Oct, Sat 3 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersÖBB ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (de_delfi, de_rv) for 28 Sep – 25 Oct 2026; timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

Overnight: leave 22:29, arrive 07:12

The plane is -5h55 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct8h53
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 4718h43
Plane · nonstop HAJ–ZRH4h48
  • To Hannover (HAJ)18 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight HAJ–ZRH1h30
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From ZRH1h10

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 1h30 before, 20 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance. Nonstop airlines: Swiss International Air Lines.