Arrival and parking
You will find parking spaces in parking lot P2. Access to the trade fair is via entrance hall east.
Important note for caravans/motorhomes/travelling caravans:
Unfortunately, overnight stays on the Leipziger Messe grounds are no longer possible.
Arrival and Parking
Leipziger Messe can be reached quickly and easily by any means of transport – car, train, bus, bike or plane. And in Leipzig, all roads lead to the trade fair.
Arriving by local and long-distance transport
The trade fair city of Leipzig is very well connected to long-distance public transport and also boasts a well-developed local public transport network. At the central train station, long-distance travellers can easily change to the suburban train (S-Bahn), bus or tram towards the trade fair grounds.
You can get directly to the exhibition centre by bus and tram (‘Messegelände’ tram stop). You can also reach us by regional train (RB) or S-Bahn. “Leipzig Messe” is the nearest station.
Provided this is expressly stated on the respective ticket, our admission tickets entitle you to free return travel to and from the event venue on the day of your visit using local public transport operated by MDV (Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund) in tariff zone 110.
Map of the MDV fare zones (PDF, 205 kB) (in German only)
Information about transport connections to Leipziger Messe is available from Deutschen Bahn's timetable information service, the Mitteldeutschen Verkehrsverbund (Central German Transport Association) and the Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe. (Leipzig Transport Services).
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Arrival by Bicycle
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.
Arrival by Car
The Leipzig Trade Fair can be reached directly via the A 14 motorway. 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.
Exits:
- A 14 – Leipzig Messegelände exit
- or B 2, Messegelände exit
Download arrival parking (PDF, 564 kB)
Parking: Navigation data, fees and more information (in German only)
New Parking System
1. Entrance: Your licence plate number is recorded.
2. Payment*: Pay at the payment terminal or online. *
3. Visit event: Have fun and success!
4. Exit: Your licence plate number is recorded. Have a safe journey!
* No need to go to the payment terminal! You can conveniently pay your parking fee online up to 48 hours after leaving the parking space.
Arrival by Coach
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 .
Arrival by Plane
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.