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KinderFerienLand Lower Saxony

The KinderFerienLand Lower Saxony logo is given to businesses that tailor their services especially to families with children and put their youngest visitors in the spotlight. The certiﬁ cation helps you to plan your holiday.

Travel for all - in Lower Saxony

With the uniform Germany-wide labelling and certiﬁ cation system “Travel for all”, we o er you reliable and detailed information on the topic of accessibility. Look for the “Travel for all” logo shown here as a mark of certiﬁ ed accessibility.

How to get to Lower Saxony

By plane: The central arrival and departure point for those travelling by plane is Hannover Langenhagen Airport (HAJ) just outside the gates of the state capital of Hannover. www.hannover-airport.de

By car: Lower Saxony boasts good infrastructure. In particular the motorways A7 (running North- South), A2 (running East-West) and A1 (running Northeast-Northwest) provide fast connections.

By train: Travel by public transport to Lower Saxony. The majority of cities in Lower Saxony are connected to the ICE network of Deutsche Bahn.

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