Many cheap flights arrive at Hannover Airport (HAJ), Lower Saxony, in Germany on Lufthansa, European and low-cost airlines from German, Mediterranean, East European, and Central Asian destinations.
Hannover (Hanover in English) Airport (HAJ) is in Lower Saxony in Northern Germany. HAJ is only the eighth largest German airport with its size making it a very convenient airport for many travelers. Many flights are on low-cost and charter airlines to holiday destinations in the Mediterranean region but Hannover Airport (HAJ) is also a very popular departure airport for flights to over a hundred German and European destinations.
Non-Stop Flights from Hannover Airport (HAJ) on Lufthansa
Lufthansa (LH) has the largest number of departures from Hannover Airport (HAJ). Lufthansa flies several times per day to Munich (MUC) mostly for connections to European flights and to Frankfurt (FRA) for intercontinental flights.
Cheap Flights on Eurowings from Hannover Airport (HAJ) in Germany
Eurowings (EW), a subsidiary of Lufthansa, has many cheap flights from Hannover Airport to other major airports in Europe. Eurowings destinations from Hanover include:
- Beirut (from end 2024)
- Catania
- Malaga
- Milan
- Naples
- Rome
- Stockholm (ARN)
Eurowings also fly to popular Mediterranean holiday destinations, including:
- Las Palmas
- Thessaloniki
- Palma de Mallorca
- Malaga
- Tenerife
- Peisitina
- Lameia-Terme
- Bari
Direct Flights from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Western Europe
Several airlines have convenient flights to Hannover from other major European airports. These flights are handy for connections to intercontinental flights and may often be added cheaply to longer flights. S
- KLM flies up to four times daily to Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS).
- Turkish Airlines flies up to three times daily to Istanbul (IST) and Pegasus to Istanbul (SAW).
- British Airways flies up to three times daily to London Heathrow (LHR).
- Air France flies up to twice daily to Paris (CDG).
- Austrian Airlines flies up to twice daily to Vienna (VIE).
- Swiss flies up to twice daily to Zurich (ZRH).
- SAS flies daily to Copenhagen (CPH).
Cheap Flights from Hannover Airport (HAJ) on Low-Cost Airlines
Low-cost airlines flying from Hannover Airport include:
- TUIfly (X3) has a large number of flights to mostly Mediterranean holiday destinations. These are often full of package holidaymakers but many flights may be booked individually too.
- Sunexpress had many flights to Turkish holiday destinations. For Istanbul, fly on Turkish or Pegasus.
- Vueling flies daily to Barcelona
Once or twice a week it is also possible to fly directly to Hannover from:
- Athens on Aegean Airlines
- Belgrade on Air Serbia
- Tbilisi on Georgian Airways
- Toulouse on Voltea
Public Transportation to Hannover Airport
Hannover Airport (HAJ) is just 10 km to the northwest of Hannover in the state of Lower Saxony in Northern Germany. The easiest way to the airport from Hannover Hauptbahnhof is by S-Bahn train S5. The S5 runs every 30 minutes and the trip takes 15 to 20 minutes – €4.30 one-way.
Hannover Airport can be reached by car from downtown in 20 minutes – use autobahn A2 (or A352), exit Langenhagen). Taxis are around €50.
The Herrenhausen Gardens on the outskirts of Hannover is well worth seeing.
Alternative airports in Northern Germany include Hamburg and Bremen but for most intercontinental connections passengers have to transit via Frankfurt or other major European hubs such as Amsterdam.
