see where you've been / going on the lift!
So beautiful!
Maschsee in March
Another photo of the fairgroundHanover Fairs (Cebit, Hanover Industrial Fair etc.
Well, having received a request from a VTer concerning private accommodation in Hanover during fair times and on how to get best to Hanover from Frankfurt, I thought this might be of interest to many other VTers, too.
Well,
if you cannot get a direct flight to Hanover airport (we have an international airport at Hanover!), I would advise you to take an onward flight (might be expensive and booked out long time before) or an "Intercity" train from frankfurt airport (approx. 2hours ride). You could try to buy the ticket as early as possible via
www.bahn.de
which is the official page of our "Bundesbahn" (state trains). Klick on
"Int.Guest" and you'll come to their page in English! Important: The earlier you
book, the less expensive it might get and the more sure it'll be, that you do in fact get a ticket. All transportation fascilities to Hanover during Fair times are very strongly frequented.
Another 2 solutions:
Try to buy a return ticket via any travel agent in your country (?) or when arriving at Frankfurt airport, try to find your way to the station and buy it at the "Deutsche Bahn"- information desk. (You'll have to ask your way there - even we find it terribly difficult to get down to the correct train level at Frankfurt ;-)
By the way - at Hanover Fair times, most trains (all?) passing by stop at Hannover Messegelände (fair grounds). Check out!
For accommodation (hotel and private rooms) you can get into contact with the tourist board via :
http://www.hannover.de/deutsch/doku/hanntour/PZCeHMIe.pdf
Under "Private rooms" you can fill out an order form. Prices range from 45-54 Euro for a private single room including breakfast . They also offer hotel rooms (hotels are much more expensive. During fair times, all (!) accommodations are more expansive then usually!).
Should above page appear only in German, go back to their homepage, where you can select the language.
Good luck!
