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ALL ROADS LEAD TO SPIEL

Thanks to the central location, in the middle of the Ruhr area, with a good connection to the public transport, the airport and various highways, you can come to us by many ways. You can come to us by car, by public transport, by bike, on foot or by any other means of transport you can think of.

The address of the SPIEL is Messeplatz 1, 45131 Essen.

BY CAR

Via the freeways A52, A3, A40 and A42 you can reach the fairground directly. There are many signs showing the way to the fair.

AN OVERVIEW OF THE LOCATION OF THE FREEWYAS CAN BE FOUND UNDER THIS LINK:

OVERVIEW FREEWAYS

There are various parking spaces available at Messe Essen. From the parking lots you can reach the fairground either on foot or by shuttle bus. The P2 and P10 parking lots are served by shuttle buses every 15 to 20 minutes on average. The parking lots are open daily from 8:00 a.m. and cost 8,00 Euro per day.

YOU CAN FIND DETAILED DIRECTIONS TO THE INDIVIDUAL PARKING LOTS UNDER THESE LINKS

P2
P3
P5
P6
P9

P10: A52 Exit No. 26 Essen-Kettwig and follow the signs

BY TRAIN

From Essen main station you can reach the fair in only 5 minutes.

You can take the subway U11 line directly to the West, South and East entrances. The East Entrance, which leads to Hall 6 via Halls 8 and 7, is located directly at the Messe Ost stop. The South Entrance, which leads to Hall 1, and the West Entrance to Hall 3 can be reached directly via the Messe West/Süd stop.

HERE YOU CAN FIND THE TIMETABLE OF THE ESSENER VERKEHRSGESELLSCHAFT:

TIMETABLES

BY BIKE

Essen is very well developed for bicycles and offers many routes directly to the trade fair. At the trade fair, you can park your bikes easily at the designated spaces to the left of the stairs to the Messe West entrance, parallel to the subway stop, or at the Messe Ost entrance next to the foyer.

A MAP OF THE BICYCLE PARKING AREAS CAN BE FOUND HERE:

BIKE PARKING AREAS

BY PLANE

If you are coming from further or even very far away, Düsseldorf Airport is only a 20-minute drive from the Essen exhibition center and is also super accessible by train. In the middle of the arrivals level of Terminal B, there is even a separate Messe Essen information counter.

HERE YOU CAN FIND THE WEBSITE OF DÜSSELDORF AIRPORT

DÜSSELDORF AIRPORT

Another possibility for arriving by plane is the airport Essen/Mülheim. From there, you can reach Messe Essen in 10 minutes by car.