We strongly recommend travelling by public transport, by bike or on foot. Please bear in mind that, due to the finals and the road closure arrangements, there may be delays and/or last-minute changes to bus services.
To make your journey to and from the Maschsee as pleasant as possible, we have put together the most important information for you. We recommend that you travel to the Maschsee on foot, by bike, or by bus and train.
Source: ÜSTRA Travelling by bus
Special bus route 267 during the Maschsee Festival and bus route 800
During the finals, as well as during set-up and dismantling, there will be changes to routes and stops. It’s best to plan your journey using the ÜSTRA Travel Information.
The Lines 100/200 will take you to the north bank. The stops near the riverbank are:
- Maschsee / Sprengel Museum
- Bruchmeisterallee
Specially for the Maschsee Festival, there is the Route 267. It stops at these bus stops in the evening:
- Kröpcke
- Aegidientor Square
- Town Hall / Bleichenstraße
- Maschsee / Sprengel Museum
- Maschsee / Funkhaus
- Maschsee / Geibelstraße
- Maschsee / Altenbekener Damm
- Maschsee / Löwenbastion (14 min.)
- Maschsee / Lido
Line 800 runs along the eastern bank to Altenbekener Damm:
- Maschsee / Sprengel Museum
- Maschsee / Funkhaus
- Maschsee / Geibelstraße
- Maschsee / Altenbekener Damm
You can find the timetables for all routes at uestra.de.
Source: Karl Johaentges / üstra Travelling by light rail
If you’re coming from further afield, take the S-Bahn. It goes as far as Hannover Hauptbahnhof.
From there, you can head to the Light rail lines 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9 and 13 change trains.
With the Lines 1, 2 and 8 After a short walk, you can reach the North and east banks are. These are the stops:
– Aegidientorplatz
– Racket Street
– Geibelstraße
– Altenbekener Damm
– Döhren Tower.
To the North bank you can also use them well with the Lines 3, 7, 9 and 13 drive.
Get off at Waterloo station and walk the rest of the way.
At the Stadionbrücke stop, you can also get on the Bus route 200 Change trains and let them take you to the north bank.
Source: Üstra 
Source: DB Information on tickets within the Hannover Region
Travelling by train
For travelling to and from the Hannover Region, we recommend the Tickets of the Greater Hannover Transport Authority (GVH)which are also valid on the S-Bahn and on DB Regio, metronom, erixx and WestfalenBahn trains (in 2nd carriage class in each case).
If you are travelling from the surrounding area, we recommend using the Hannover S-Bahn. It runs directly to Hanover Central Station.
The S-Bahn Hannover connects the main station with the surrounding area at least every hour until midnight. Friday to Saturday and Saturday to Sunday there is also Night star traffic.
Source: ÜSTRA Tickets for buses and trains
To use buses and trains, you need a valid ticket or season ticket. You can buy tickets for the ÜSTRA fare zone in many places: at the Online shop, at a ticket machine or via the ÜSTRA app.
With ÜSTRA easy, you can also travel by train and bus without needing to know the fare zones in advance. To do this, register on the ÜSTRA easy app and press a single button before your journey. The fare is then calculated automatically based on the distance as the crow flies. More information about ÜSTRA easy at uestra.de/easy.
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