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 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.

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 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 .

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.

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

This is where you can find our current terms and conditions for the placement of hotel services as a PDF form.

GTC for the placement of hotel services (PDF, 132 kB)

Note: Our service is intended for exhibitors and visitors of Leipziger Messe GmbH. Unfortunately, we are not able to consider bookings by resellers (travel agents).

Download the complete GTC including the special conditions (PDF, 132 kB)

Extract: Special conditions of the above-mentioned hotels for 2021 and for the first half of the year 2022 (until 30.06.2022)

• Bookings of up to 5 "room nights"*
  Written cancellation is possible free of charge until 7 days before arrival.
• Bookings from 6 "room nights"*
  Written cancellation is possible free of charge until 14 days before arrival. You can still cancel 50% of the booked "room nights" free of charge up to 7 days before arrival.

* 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.

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).