By Public Transportation
Hanover has a fantastic network of public transportation, so it's best to just park your car and ride. If you plan to make more than than two trips by tram, bus, or subway, a day ticket is your best bet, buying you unlimited travel on the public transport system. Day tickets are valid until the last connection of the day which normally ends sometime after midnight. The public transportation adopts an honor system for tickets, but they do have ticket inspections once in a while also late at nights and early mornings. The fine is quite high, so make sure you have a ticket all the time. Be aware that some tickets will need to be validated stamped on the 'blue box', and some not, depending on the machine. (http://www.uestra.de)
Hannover Card
(http://www.hannover.de/en...). Hannover Card is issued by the Tourism Office. It includes free use of public transportation and discounts for some local attractions e.g. museums, opera, the Great Garden, tours, and restaurants. Price: Single ticket: 1 day â¬9.50, 2 day â¬13, 3 days â¬16; Group ticket 2-5 persons: 1 day â¬18, 3 days â¬31.Ticket and Cards Regions
It may be confusing to understand the zones of Hanover public transportation. The key is to know that there are "tickets" and "cards". The term "tickets" applies to the ones bought at the machine or elsewhere, while "cards" are the ones with monthly subscription. Inside the city area, you only need a 1-zone ticket as it already covers a good part of the city. However, for the airport you will need a 2-zone ticket, as it is located outside Zone 1. Tickets are valid on bus, tram, fast tram S-Bahn, and regional train.Ticket Price
Day ticket: â¬4.50 1 zone, â¬5.70, 2 zones, â¬7.00 3 zones Group day ticket up to 5 persons: â¬8.70 1 zone, â¬11.10 2 zones, â¬13.70 3 zones Single-trip ticket: â¬2.30 1 zone, â¬3.00 2 zone, â¬3.70 3 zone Short-trip ticket up to 3 stops for tram and 5 stops for bus: â¬1.50 Reduced ticket children 6-14y, big dogs: â¬1.20 all zone Special price for 6 single-trip tickets SammelTicket: â¬13.30 1 zone, â¬16.50 2 zones
By taxi
Unless you have limited time, lots of heavy baggage, or are traveling after public transport stops at night, you might want to think twice about using taxi, as it is very expensive. However, it could be cheaper if traveling in a big group: You can order a 7- or 9-seat taxi by phone and get more people in at the same price.
By Bicycle Or On Foot
Bike paths are provided in almost every street that runs through the city. There is no law on using a helmet, but make sure that the bike has both front and rear lights if you don't want to get stopped by the police Fine: â¬10. Pedestrian paths are also provided along every street and there is also a pedestrian area in front of Central Station to Kröpcke.
It is possible to take your bike on the tram or bus for free on M-F 8:30AM-3PM and after 7PM. There are no time restrictions on weekends.