Light rail and S-Bahn

Leave the car at home and take public transportation to the Maschseefest? Nothing could be easier!

Information about tickets within the Region Hannover

For travel to and from the Region Hannover, we recommend tickets from the Greater Hannover Transport Authority (GVH), which are also valid on the S-Bahn and on DB Regio, metronom, erixx, and Westfalenbahn trains (in second class). For more information:

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Getting there by S-Bahn from Hannover

If you are traveling from the surrounding area, we recommend taking the Hannover S-Bahn. It goes directly to Hannover Central Station.

• DB timetable information

To the festival by light rail

Take lines 1 (Laatzen/Sarstedt), 2 (Rethen), and 8 (Messe/Nord) from the main station (or Kröpcke) to the following stops:

• Aegidientorplatz, Schlägerstraße, Geibelstraße, Altenbekener Damm, or Döhrener Turm.

From there, head west to the eastern shore of the Maschsee (a walk of just under ten minutes)

Or take lines 3, 7 (toward Wettbergen), and 9 (toward Empelde) from the main station or Kröpcke to the station:

• Waterloo

Head south along Waterloostraße and Bruchmeisterallee to the north bank (about a 10-minute walk)

• üstra timetable information

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The special bus route 267

Bus line 267 takes you directly to Lake Maschsee and runs every 15 minutes from Kröpcke or Aegidientorplatz (across from the opera house):

• Service hours
  Monday through Thursday: 5:15 p.m. to 12:58 a.m.
  Friday and Saturday: 4:10 p.m. to 2:10 a.m.
  Sunday: 10:30 a.m. to 12:43 a.m.

The following stops are served from Kröpcke:

• Aegidientorplatz/Georgstraße, Bleichenstraße, Maschsee/Sprengel Museum, Funkhaus, Maschsee/Geibelstraße, Sailing School, Löwenbastion, Maschsee/Strandbad.
  (On the return trip toward downtown, the stops at Bleichenstraße and Maschsee/Sprengel Museum are omitted; instead, a stop will be added on Culemannstraße.)

The 800 bus route

Bus route 800 is also in operation on the section from Altenbekener Damm to Aegidientorplatz.

Bus lines 100 and 200 also take you to the Maschsee/Sprengel Museum stop.

Departure with the S-Bahn

The Hannover S-Bahn runs at least once an hour between the main station and the surrounding area until midnight. There is also a night service from Friday to Saturday and from Saturday to Sunday.

• DB timetable information