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Hanover → Zurich

Zurich → Hanover ⇄
1 a weekfastest 9h32ÖBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 22:29 → 08:01+1
    NJ 471 Night train
    Hannover Hbf → Zürich HB · via Frankfurt, Mannheim, Karlsruhe, Offenburg
    9h329 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) 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 08:01

The plane is -6h08 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct9h42
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 4719h32
Plane · nonstop HAJ–ZRH3h50
  • To Hannover (HAJ)18 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight HAJ–ZRH1h30
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From ZRH12 min

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.