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Stress-free to a free parking space

NUNAV - Free navigation app

This free app guides you directly to a free parking space at the Maschseefest, avoiding traffic jams.

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We strongly advise against driving your car all the way to Maschsee, as experience has shown that parking at Maschsee and in the Südstadt is extremely limited during the festival. So it’s best to leave your car at home and take public transportation!

Arthur-Menge-Ufer (from the Courtyard Hotel), Culemannstraße, Rudolf-von-Bennigsen-Ufer (up to Altenbekener Damm), and Willy-Brandt-Allee will be closed on Fridays and Saturdays starting around 8:00 p.m. To minimize disruption to residents of the western part of Südstadt on event days, the area between Maschsee and Hildesheimer Straße will be temporarily closed to non-residents. The closure applies on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., on Fridays from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., and on Saturdays from 6:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Parking on the Schützenplatz

Waterloostraße will be closed to motor vehicle traffic at the intersection with Hardenbergstraße until October, according to current estimates. Hardenbergstraße is closed to traffic. The detour via Am Waterlooplatz and Am Schützenplatz is signposted. Schützenplatz, which serves as a parking lot for the Maschseefest, is accessible via the Herrenhäuser Gate (Viktoria-Luise-Weg/Am Schützenplatz) and the Schausteller Gate (Robert-Enke-Straße). These two access points replace the previous entrance via the Gilde Gate (Bruchmeisterallee). The closure is due to municipal drainage work.

A limited number of parking spaces are available here:

• Schützenplatz, Hanover
• Parking lot fee: 5 Euro

Arrival by car

If you still want to travel by car, it’s best to park outside the city and continue your journey by public transportation. There is no designated Park & Ride service for the Maschseefest, but there are several Park & Ride facilities in Hanover and the surrounding region.

• Park & Ride in the Hanover Metropolitan Area Transit System
• This will take you to the lake:
  • Light rail lines 3, 7, or 9 to the Waterloo station
  • Light rail lines 1, 2, or 8 to the Schlägerstraße, Geibelstraße, Altenbekener Damm, or Döhrener Turm stops
  • Timetable information: www.efa.de

For those traveling by car, the HVG is partnering with the free navigation app NUNAV for the first time this year. If you enter “Maschseefest” as your destination in NUNAV instead of an address, the app will guide you directly to an available parking spot, helping to avoid traffic jams