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Old Jan 18, 2015 | 10:27 am
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mosburger
 
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Originally Posted by blitzen
Hi,

I plan to either travel to Minden ( shorter) or Hannover (probably better connection) and rental car from there
Book a comfy 1st class advanced ticket seat on an ICE if you can get a suitable price.

I would leave at least a 1,5 hrs gap in case your flight is delayed, but maybe even two hrs. I have flown both to DUS and FRA tens of times to catch a longhaul train mostly to Berlin so this is based on both experience and respect of Murphy's law.
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