About Messe Frankfurt GmBH

Getting to the Exhibition Grounds from Frankfurt Central Station:

• By taking a taxi to the City/Festhalle entrance, the Portalhaus entrance, the Galleria entrance or to the entrance "Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage" (LEA)/Congress Center.
• With the underground line 4 (in the direction of Bockenheimer Warte) one stop to “Festhalle/Messe”.  Here you can reach directly the City/Festhalle entrance and the entrance "Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage" (LEA)/Congress Center.
  
• With the S-Bahn suburban train S3 (in the direction of Bad Soden), S4 (in the direction of Kronberg), S5 (in the direction of Bad Homburg/Friedrichsdorf) or S6 (in the direction of Friedberg/Gross Karben) to the second stop, the S-Bahn station “ Frankfurt (Main) Messe”, then go to the “Torhaus” entrance.
• With tram lines 16 and 17. You can reach the tram stop by going out the main exit of Frankfurt Central Station and crossing the station forecourt. The destination, “Festhalle/Messe” is the third stop. Here you can reach directly the City/Festhalle entrance and the entrance "Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage" (LEA)/Congress Center.
• On foot in ten minutes along the street "Düsseldorfer Strasse" via "Platz der Republik" and "Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage". The pyramidal top of the Messeturm tower makes it easy to find your way. The City/Festhalle entrance and the entrance "Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage" (LEA)/Congress Center.

As a transportation hub, Frankfurt am Main also has excellent motorway connections. Please follow the signs belonging to our integrated traffic management system – these will show you the shortest way to Messe Frankfurt.

Parking

Parking for visitors

As visitor, you can park in the multi-storey car park "Rebstock". The shuttle service will bring you from there directly to the exhibition grounds.

Parking for exhibitors

As exhibitors, you are entitled to park at the fair ground. Please book your parking permit in good time in the Shop for Exhibitor Services.

Parking for journalists

Journalists should enter the exhibition centre via Gate West and park on parking area P10. Please note that admission via Gate West is only possible with a parking permit. You will receive parking permit after completing your accreditation. In order to avoid longer waiting times at the Gate West, you can accredit yourself online in advance.

For your route planning

Navigation systems:

Simply enter the corresponding street name as your destination.

• Rebstock multi-storey car park: “Zum Messeparkhaus Rebstock”
• West Gate: “Strasse der Nationen”
• North Gate: “Katharinenkreisel” (please follow the signs from there)
• East Gate: “Brüsseler Strasse”*
• South Gate: “Europa-Allee” (please follow the signs from there)*
• Gates 8 and 9: “Katharinenkreisel” (please follow the signs from there)

Smartphones:

Simply click on the corresponding link in order to transfer the geographic coordinates directly to Google Maps. Here, too, please remember to follow the signs to our gates and the multi-storey car park.

Parking spaces for mobility-impaired visitors are available all over the exhibition grounds. People with a disabled parking pass or an “aG” type disability pass for severely impaired mobility are requested not to go to the Rebstock multi-storey car park but rather to the North Gate (Tor Nord), where our traffic attendants will provide them with a suitable parking space on the exhibition grounds.

Our information hotline can provide details about alternative parking options for visitors with restricted mobility who do not have an “aG” disability pass for severely impaired mobility. The hotline also provides information about special permits that are issued owing to specific conditions or on presentation of appropriate proof:

Phone + 49 69 75 75-69 99
barrier-free@messefrankfurt.com

If you are a disabled visitor with an accompanying person, he or she is entitled to free admission to the trade fair. This is on condition that:

• You have purchased a ticket at the relevant admission price
• You have a B-type disability pass and/or depend on an accompanying person

This is valid for one accompanying person only and in connection with your admission ticket.

If you are a disabled visitor with an accompanying person, he or she is entitled to free admission to the trade fair. This is on condition that:

• You have purchased a ticket at the relevant admission price
• You have a B-type disability pass and/or depend on an accompanying person

This is valid for one accompanying person only and in connection with your admission ticket.

All of the sanitation facilities for disabled people throughout the exhibition grounds have been equipped with European disabled toilet locks.

If you do not yet have a European disabled toilet key, please contact our hall personnel, who will be happy to unlock the WC for you.

Acquiring European disabled toilet keys

If you are entitled to a European disabled toilet key and would like to obtain one, there are two ways you can do so:

1. During the trade fair, you can purchase this key for 25 EUR from Messe Frankfurt’s Business Center (Torhaus, Level 3, +49 69 7575-13 91). This key is available on presentation of one of the following types of disability pass: aG, G, B, BL, 90 or 100 %. People suffering from Multiple Sclerosis, Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis will also receive a key on presentation of a medical certificate.

Our information helpline for people with disabilities will be happy to provide you with more information: Phone +49 69 75 75-69 99 or e-mail disabled-info@messefrankfurt.com

2. During times when the trade fair is not taking place, you can obtain an European disabled toilet keys from the disabled organisation CBF in Darmstadt, which can dispatch them to addresses in Germany or abroad. CBF will be happy to answer your questions: Phone +49 61 51 81 220, e-mail: info@cbf-darmstadt.de