Leipzig/Halle Airport is located in the heart of Central Germany and is easily accessible from the Leipzig Trade Fair: It takes about 10 to 15 minutes via the motorway and eight minutes by S-Bahn S 5, running every half hour.

Other travel options are via Berlin's airport BER or the airport Dresden. There is a direct ICE train from Berlin Central Station to Leipzig that takes 1 hour and 15 minutes, and from Berlin Südkreuz in 1 hour and 5 minutes. It takes just under 2 hours by car from the BER to the Leipzig Trade Fair.

Dresden

From Dresden Airport you can take the S-Bahn S 2 to Dresden-Neustadt station. From Dresden-Neustadt station, the ICE train travels directly to Leipzig central station in approx. 1 hour 30 minutes. From there, you can take the S 5 or S 5X S-Bahn to Leipziger Messe. By car, it is just under 1 hour 6 minutes from Dresden Airport to Leipziger Messe.

Berlin

From Berlin Brandenburg Airport you can take the RE 8 to Berlin Central Station or Berlin Südkreuz. From Berlin Central Station you can take an ICE directly to Leipzig Central Station (approx. 1 hour 15 minutes). The alternative is to take an ICE from Berlin Südkreuz (approx. 1 hour 10 minutes). From there you can take the S-Bahn S5 or S5X to the Leipzig Exhibition Centre. By car it takes just under 2 hours from Berlin Airport to the Leipzig Exhibition Centre.

Frankfurt

From Frankfurt Airport you can take the ICE to Frankfurt Central Station. From Frankfurt Central Station, the ICE takes you directly to Leipzig in just 4 hours. The direct connection is available every hour. From Leipzig Central Station you can take the S-Bahn S5 or S5X to the Leipzig Exhibition Centre. By car, it takes just under 4 hours to get from Frankfurt Airport to Leipzig Exhibition Centre.

Düsseldorf

From Düsseldorf Airport you can take various ICE connections to get to Leipzig Central Station. One option is to take the ICE over Hannover Central Station. From Leipzig Central Station you can take the S-Bahn S 5 or S 5X to the Leipziger Messe. The total journey time is approximately 5 hours 30 minutes. By car it takes just under 6 hours to get from Düsseldorf Airport to Leipzig Exhibition Centre.

Munich

From Munich Airport take the S-Bahn S 8 to Munich Central Station. From Munich Central Station, take the ICE directly to Leipzig Central Station in just over 3 hours. From there you can take the S-Bahn S 5 or S 5X to the Leipzig Exhibition Centre. By car it takes just about 4 hours to get from Munich Airport to Leipzig Exhibition Centre.

Hamburg

From Hamburg Airport , take the S-Bahn S 1 to Hamburg Central Station. From Hamburg Central Station, the ICE train travels either directly to Leipzig Central Station or to Berlin Central Station and from there directly to Leipzig. The journey time for both routes is approx. 3 hours and 30 minutes. From there, you can then take the S 5 or S 5X S-Bahn to Leipziger Messe. By car it takes just under 4 hours 30 minutes from Hamburg Airport to the Leipzig Exhibition Centre.

There are hourly connections from Leipzig to all major cities in Germany. Travellers can then change to S-Bahn trains bound for Messe at Leipzig Central Station and at the S-Bahn Mitteldeutschland City Tunnel stations.

Information on transport connections to the Leipzig Trade Fair is available from the Deutschen Bahn timetable information service as well as from the Mitteldeutschen Verkehrsverbund and Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe.

The Leipzig Trade Fair can be reached directly via the A 9, A 14 and A 38 motorways. You will see signs on the motorways indicating the exit for the Leipzig Trade Fair. What's more, it only takes approximately 20 minutes along the B 2 from the Exhibition Centre to Leipzig city centre. Around 800 taxis operate to provide rapid connections between the airport, the main railway station, the city centre and the Exhibition Centre.

When looking for a parking space, feel free to use our dynamic parking guide system that will quickly lead you to open visitor parking spaces.

Motorway Exits:

• A 14 – Leipzig Messegelände exit
• A 9 Schkeuditzer Kreuz – ten minutes by car
• A 38 Kreuz Parthenaue – ten minutes by car
• or B 2, Messegelände exit

Download arrival parking (PDF, 878 kB)

Parking: Navigation data, fees and more information (in German only)

There is a stop for long-distance coaches right on the grounds of the Leipzig Trade Fair. You can view all long-distance coaches at a glance at: www.busliniensuche.de .

4884 - Ihr Funktaxi Älteste Leipziger Funktaxenzentrale GmbH
telephone number: +49 341 4884

Top Taxi International GmbH & Co. KG
telephone number: +49 341 3338333

Taxi-Genossenschaft Leipzig e.G.
telephone number: +49 341 982222

Leipzig offers an excellent public transport network: buses, trams, regional trains and suburban trains quickly and comfortably connect the airport, the Leipzig Exhibition Centre, the city centre, hotels and sights.

Tram line 16 takes you directly to the exhibition grounds (final stop "Messegelände"). You can also reach the Leipzig Exhibition Centre by regional train (RB) or suburban train (S-Bahn). On arrival alight at the station "Leipzig Messe".

Information on local transport connections to the Leipzig Trade Fair is available from the Deutsche Bahn timetable information service as well as from the Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund and Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe .

Admission tickets as public transit tickets

Leipziger Messe is your ticket to sustainable travel! On the day you visit one of Leipziger Messe's own events, you can use our admission ticket to travel to and from the exhibition grounds for free using public transit of the Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund (MDV) in the following zones: 110, 151, 156, 162, 163, 168, 210 and 225.

There is a cycle path all the way from Leipzig city centre to the exhibition site. When you arrive, there are bicycle stands at all the visitor entrances as well as at the staff entrance to the Congress Center Leipzig.

We also have a charging station for e-bikes with lockers for the batteries and your bicycle equipment in the front of the Administration Building. Each locker contains a 230V plug to charge your battery.

The "nextbike" bike rental system provides bikes for hire in the city of Leipzig. The bikes can be rented for a fee via a smartphone app at the mobility stations of Leipzig's transport companies and at many other locations. At https://www.nextbike.de/en/ you can see exactly where the bikes are available and activate the service.

Wheelchairs can be borrowed from the West and East Entrance Halls and in the Congress Center Leipzig for your visit to the trade fair. If you need a wheelchair, please speak with the respective cloakroom staff in the entrance area. You can also reserve a wheelchair prior to the event.

Please use the order form for this. It will be available for you in the corresponding entrance area.

You are also welcome to arrive by car. At the front of the visitor car park accessible parking spaces (PDF, 346 kB) are available.

Tram line 16 takes you straight to the "Messegelände" station. Almost all trams on this route use modern low-floor carriages, making boarding and alighting easier. For further information, please contact the Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB) on the hotline +49 341 49224-07 or +49 341 49224-08 or visit the LVB website.

You can also reach the Leipzig Exhibition Centre from Leipzig Central Station by regional (RB) or suburban train (S-Bahn). On arrival alight at the station "Leipzig Messe". There are lifts on the platform. The Leipzig Exhibition Centre is located 750m away from the train station. For more information, please contact the Deutsche Bahn timetable information service.

Note: Please inform DB Bahn if you need a vehicle-mounted entry ramp by calling +49 1806-512512 (* 20 ct/call from a German landline, max. tariff for mobile phones 60 ct/call).

Our Hotel Portal is a quick and convenient way to book accommodation online.

to Hotel Portal

Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

phone: +49 341 678-6860

Outside of these hours, we will gladly accept your enquiries by e-mail at hotelreservation@leipziger-messe.de

Download the complete GTC including the special conditions (PDF, 260 kB)

Extract: Special conditions of the above-mentioned hotels

Exclusively when booking via the Leipziger Messe hotel portal or the Leipziger Messe hotel service

• Bookings of up to 5 "room nights"*
  Written cancellation is possible free of charge until 1 week before the start of the event.
• Bookings from 6 "room nights"*
  Written cancellation is possible free of charge until 2 weeks before the start of the event. You can still cancel 50% of the booked "room nights" free of charge up to 1 week before the start of the event.
• Bookings from 31 "room nights"*
  Written cancellation is possible free of charge until 4 weeks before the start of the event. You can still cancel 50% of the booked "room nights" free of charge up to 2 weeks before the start of the event. Until 1 week before arrival you can still cancel 25% of the booked "room nights"

* Roomnights = number of rooms booked x number of nights booked

You will not be charged cancellation costs by the hotel if the event to which your booking arranged by Leipziger Messe relates has been cancelled by the organiser (Leipziger Messe or guest organiser) or if accommodation becomes inaccessible due to a legal or official ban on accommodation or due to other travel restrictions.