Tourist Information

About Hannover

There is scarcely any other city that can offer such diverse and attractive leisure amenities as Hannover, the capital of the State of Lower Saxony. Visitors can stroll through the Royal Gardens of Herrenhausen or enjoy the unbridled greenery of the Eilenriede city forest; while the Maschsee Lake has a Mediterranean feeling that visitors revel in.
The meadowlands along the River Leine entice ramblers and cyclists to explore their wide expanses. And all these things are to be found right in the heart of the city. Click here to discover more. 

In Hannover, attractive sights are hidden between historical buildings and beautiful landscapes in the vacation region. The red thread guides you from the tourist information centre to Ernst-August-Platz, along the city’s highlights.
The Red Thread is painted on the pavement, is 4,200 metres long, and weaves its way through the inner city, joining up 36 prime attractions. Of course, you can also explore the city on your own. With highlights like the Herrenhausen Gardens, the New Town Hall, or the Old Town, Hannover has a wealth of attractions waiting to be explored.

Hannover is also one of the greenest cities in Germany! Green spaces make up 11.36 % of the surface area, earning the capital city of Lower Saxony the title of Germany’s greenest city. Around 45,000 trees line the streets of Hannover. The Environment and Parks Department plants between 500 and 750 new roadside trees every year. Hannover’s green character is most evident in the Eilenriede city forest: with an area of almost 1600 acres, the city’s green lung is almost twice as big as New York’s Central Park.

While Hannover provides a very good public transport service, we recommend exploring Hannover by bike, as cycling is the ideal way to explore the green city of Hannover: 170 kilometres of the 530 kilometres of cycling tracks run through green scenery. Hannover Region has approx. 1,000 kilometres of cycle tracks, including 15 signposted regional routes and the regional ring route.
In 2010, Hannover was actually voted the most cyclist-friendly city of all places, with a population of 50,000 or more in Lower Saxony. Hannover also organises sightseeing tours, including a hop-on hop-off city tour on a Double-decker bus.

Public Transport Tickets

For travelling within the city centre you can buy single tickets for 3.40 EUR.

If you plan to do two or more rides, a day ticket for 6.80 EUR is cheaper. More information about the prices is here.