Getting there
The following information will make your trip to art KARLSRUHE quick and easy, wether you are travelling by car, public transport, rail or air.
From the A5/A8 motorway (Autobahn):
Coming along the A8 from Stuttgart, drive south onto the A5, following signs for Basel. Leave the A5 at junction 48 for Karlsruhe-Süd and follow signs to "Messe“. The road name for satellite navigation systems is Leichtsandstraße (on some systems Leichtsandstrasse) in the Karlsruhe district of Rheinstetten.
From the A65 motorway (Autobahn):
The A65 merges with the B10. Leave the B10 at junction 8 and follow signs to "Messe“. The road name for satellite navigation systems is Leichtsandstraße (on some systems Leichtsandstrasse) in the Karlsruhe district of Rheinstetten
Carparks
A total of 7000 parking spaces are available in 3 carparks on the trade-fair grounds along with a VIP/press carpark. Parking fee: € 5.00 per day
Tickets for the FareZone 100 apply for travel to the Messe/Leichtsandstraße tram and bus stop when a trade fair is on.
By tram
Messe/Leichtsandstraße or Messe Nord tram stops
From the city centre:
- Line S2 (destination Rheinstetten).
From Karlsruhe central station:
- Line 3 (destination Heide) or Line 4 (destination Waldstadt) to Europaplatz;
change to Line S2 (destination Rheinstetten). - Line S7 (destination Achern) to Forchheim (Karlstraße), change to the Regionalbus Line 106, (destination Neuburgweier Breslauer Str.)
You can also take the Messe-Express service for certain events.
From Durlacher Tor:
- Line S2 (destination Rheinstetten).
More information including fares and departure times can be found on the KVV website.
By bus
Messe Nord or Messe/Leichtsandstraße bus stop
From Ettlingen:
- Bus Line 106 (destination Neuburgweier Breslauer Str.)
All of the timetables of the KVV bus network are available here.
Karlsruhe is a hub for ICE, InterCity, EuroCity and InterRegio trains, and is located directly on the Hamburg-Frankfurt-Basel intercity line. The east-west line Karlsruhe-Stuttgart-Munich begins here too. And the high-speed TGV train takes you from Paris to Karlsruhe in just three hours.
The best way to get there.
Pay as little as EUR 49.50 (one-way) with the Event Ticket.
Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress GmbH has partnered up with Deutsche Bahn to create an exclusive deal that allows you to travel conveniently to and from your Fairs and Congresses.
Take advantage and make the journey time yours. Use your outward and return journeys to work, read or relax. Whatever you decide to do, your long-distance travel with the Event Ticket will be powered by 100% renewable energy.
That special extra for you. Your Event Ticket at a single nationwide price, available at every DB station.
- Event Ticket for a single journey, for use only on one specific connection (subject to availability):
- 2nd Class EUR 49.50
- 1st Class EUR 80.90
- Event Ticket for single journey, for use on all connections (always available):
- 2nd Class EUR 67.50
- 1st Class EUR 98.90
This offer is valid until 20202-Dez-11.
Click here for the full range of information about DB's Event Ticket.
You can make the most of your travel time by using your journeys to and from your destination for work, relaxation or enjoying our on-board services. You can also rest assured that your long-distance travel is completely powered by electricity generated by renewable resources.
Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress GmbH and Deutsche Bahn wish you a pleasant journey!
The event ticket provided by Deutscher Bahn does not include the ticket for access to the trade fair or congress event of Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress GmbH.
Free shuttle services
- The City-Shuttle of the Hirsch Reisen Company provides roundtrip service between the fairgrounds and the city centre.
- The Hauptbahnhof-Shuttle provides roundtrip service directly from Karlsruhe’s main railway station to the fairgrounds.
Karlsruhe Trade Fair Centre has excellent connections to at least 4 airports:
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (approx. 30 minutes by road) and other major international airports such as Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Strasbourg (50–60 minutes by road).
Wheelchairs reservations
Wheelchairs can be reserved free of cost in advance at
online-service@messe-karlsruhe.de .
Carparks
Carparks are available for you in the first row of the P1 carpark.
Trade-fair shuttle bus service
A complementary barrier-free shuttle bus service operates between the central railway station and the Trade fair for the duration of the event. More information about getting to the trade fair grounds by public transport can be found here.
Public transport
Information on the KVV’s reduced-mobility itinerary planning is available here, or please call 0721/6107-5886 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Deutsche Bahn
Please use the following service for more information about Deutsche Bahn’s rail links and train attendants:
- Telephone number: 030 65212888
- Fax number: 030 65212899
- Email: msz@deutschebahn.com