Messestadt Essen - important information
Messe Essen: Address, arrival, parking, hotels and tips
There is a mixture of regional, national and international events at the Essen trade fair location. Both trade and consumer fairs are organized. There are around 55 events every year. Of these, 10 are leading trade fairs.
Popular events at Messe Essen include the Equitanta equestrian sports fair, the Essen Motor Show and the DEBAUKOM construction trade fair.
The exhibition grounds have an exhibition area of 110,000 m². There are a total of 9 exhibition halls. There is also the Congress Center Essen and the Grugahalle.
- Equitanta - World's largest trade fair for equestrian sports with over 2,000 organizers
- Essen Motor Show - largest trade fair for motorsport and tuning with over 500 exhibitors and around 300,000 visitors
- International Stamp Fair - oldest trade fair for stamps with over 160 specialist dealers
Current trade fair dates in Essen
Note: Trade fair information is currently not translated into English and is therefore only available on the German site.
Addresses of Messe Essen
Main trade fair location Essen
Essen Trade Fair
Norbertstrasse 2
45131 Essen
Further trade fair & congress locations in Essen
Colosseum Essen
Altendorfer Str. 1
45127 Essen
Grashof Grammar School
Grashofstrasse 55-58
45133 Essen
House of technology
Hollestrasse 1
45127 Essen
Essen Trade Fair
Fairground 1
45131 Essen
Seaside Beach Baldeney
Freiherr-vom-Stein-Str. 384
45133 Essen
UNESCO World Heritage Zollverein
Gelsenkirchener Straße 181
45309 Essen
How to get to Messe Essen
Arrival via the highway
The highway network in the trade fair city of Essen is well developed. The A3, A40, A42 and A52 highways can be used to get here. There is a trade fair guidance system so that you can easily find your way to the trade fairs and the many parking spaces by car.
Attention: There is an environmental zone in Essen. If you want to travel by car, you need a green environmental badge.
Arrival by plane
Essen has Essen/Mühlheim Airport, which is only a 10-minute drive away. There are also good connections to Düsseldorf Airport, which can be reached in around 20 minutes by car.
Düsseldorf Airport also has good rail connections. Onward travel to your destination is possible without any problems.
Continue by train
The climate-friendly journey from Düsseldorf Airport to the exhibition grounds is possible thanks to the good connections. Take the regional express train to Essen Central Station. From there, take the subway in the direction of the trade fair.
continue by cab to the exhibition grounds
If there is no train going in that direction, taking a cab is also an option. The cab ride takes around 20 minutes.
The trip costs around €65.
Arrival by train
Essen Central Station is a hub for connections of all kinds. There are ICE, IC, EC and IR connections in all directions.
Continue with the subway
The main station is just over 3 km from the exhibition grounds. Simply take the U11 in the direction of Messe. The journey only takes 5 minutes.
Parking at the Essen exhibition center
With over 7,000 parking spaces in the vicinity of the exhibition grounds, Messe Essen is well positioned. There is a good parking guidance system to help you find your way to the parking spaces.
Parking lots east
Parking lot P1 for around 440 vehicles is located at the Congress Center Ost. Parking lot P2 with over 1,600 parking spaces is also located in the immediate vicinity.
Costs: usually €7 per day
Parking spaces south
There is a large parking lot P5 at the Congress Center Süd. It is only a few steps to the exhibition grounds.
Costs: usually €7 per day
Parking lots West
There are further parking spaces in the West area. There are parking lots P9 with 800 parking spaces and P6 with around 1,000 parking spaces.
Costs: usually €7 per day
P+R parking lot and other parking areas
There are other parking lots that are not directly at the exhibition grounds. These include the P+R parking lot at Grugapark, which is free of charge.
There is also the Aalto-Musiktheater underground parking garage with a further 500 parking spaces. The underground parking garage is located in Rolandstraße and is about 2.5 km away.
Hotels & Motels
near the Essen exhibition center
| Distance Messse Essen | Category | Name | Address | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 km | 4 star hotel | Holiday Inn Essen City Center | Frohnhauser Str. 6, 45127 Essen | from 62€ |
| 0.6 km | 4 star hotel | ATLANTIC Congress Hotel Essen | Messepl. 3, 45131 Essen | from 90€ |
| 4.0 km | 3 star hotel | NH Essen | Am Porschepl. 9, 45127 Essen | from 93€ |
| 6.1 km | 3 star hotel | H&S Astoria City Resort Essen | Wilhelm-Nieswandt-Allee 175, 45326 Essen | from 76€ |
| 4.4 km | 2 star hotel | McDreams Hotel Essen-City | Altendorfer Str. 220, 45143 Essen | from 45€ |
Promoter in Essen
Note: Promoter information is currently not translated into English and is therefore only available on the German site.
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