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Travel by public transport if possible! Leave the car at home and take public transport to the Maschsee Festival? Nothing could be easier!
Source: ÜSTRA Travelling by bus
From probably October 2024 you can travel to the Maschsee again with the bus line 100 / 200. The route is closed due to construction work.
At the moment, the best way to get to the Maschsee is to take bus line 800. Bus route 800 operates between Aegidientorplatz and Altenbekener Damm.
Special bus route 267 during the Maschsee Festival
During the festival, you can travel comfortably to the lake and from one location to another on bus route 267.
Without the hassle of looking for a parking space and without risking your driving licence, you can take the bus line 267, which has been set up especially for the Maschseefest. Line 267 takes you directly to the Maschsee and departs every 15 minutes from Kröpcke or Aegidientorplatz (opposite the opera house).
Travel times during the Maschsee Festival
Journey times from Kröpcke (every 15 minutes):
Monday - Thursday: 17:08 (first journey) - 0:23 (last journey)
Friday / Saturday: 14:08 (first journey) - 2:08 (last journey)
Sunday: 10:38 am (first journey) - 0:23 am (last journey)
The following stops are served from Kröpcke:
Aegidientorplatz (1 min.)
Town Hall / Bleichenstraße (4 min.)
Maschsee / Sprengel Museum (6 min.)
Maschsee / Funkhaus (8 min.)
Maschsee / Geibelstraße (10 min.)
Maschsee / Altenbekener Damm (12 min.)
Maschsee / Löwenbastion (14 min.)
Maschsee / lido (16 min.)
Departure: Journey times from Maschsee / Strandbad (every 15 minutes):
Monday - Thursday: 17:36 (first journey) - 0:51 (last journey)
Friday / Saturday: 14:36 (first journey) - 2:36 (last journey)
Sunday: 11:06 am (first journey) - 0:51 am (last journey)
Source: Karl Johaentges / üstra Travelling by light rail
With the Lines 1 (Laatzen/Sarstedt), 2 (Rethen), and 8 (Messe/Nord) you can travel from the main station (or Kröpcke) to the following stations:
Aegidientorplatz, Schlägerstraße, Geibelstraße, Altenbekener Damm or Döhrener Turm.
From there, walk in a westerly direction to the eastern shore of the Maschsee (just under ten minutes on foot).
Or you can take the Lines 3, 7 (Wettbergen), 13 (Hemmingen) and 9 (Empelde) from the main station or Kröpcke to the station: Waterloo.
Walk in a southerly direction via Waterloostraße and Bruchmeisterallee to the north bank (just under 10 minutes on foot).
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.
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