Messestadt Dortmund - important information

Messe Dortmund: Address, arrival, parking, hotels and tips

Messe Dortmund specializes in individually tailored public and trade fairs with an international focus. The trade fair program offers more than 50 dates. These also include industry-specific leading trade fairs.

The world's leading events at the Westfalenhallen Dortmund include Jagd & Hund, Boe and the CREATIVA trade fair.

There are a total of 9 exhibition halls on a gross area of around 60,000 m². The sizes vary between 1,800 and 10,000 m².

  • Hunting & Dog - as the largest hunting fair in Europe with exhibitors from over 40 countries and over 82,000 visitors
  • Boe - as an international trade fair for experiential marketing with over 10,000 trade visitors
  • CREATIVA - as the largest creative fair in Europe with around 650 exhibitors and approx. 80,000 visitors annually

Current trade fair dates in Dortmund

Note: Trade fair information is currently not translated into English and is therefore only available on the German site.


Addresses of Messe Dortmund

Main trade fair location Dortmund

Fair Westfalenhallen Dortmund
Rheinlanddamm 200
44139 Dortmund


Further trade fair & congress locations in Dortmund

Ice rink - Revierpark Wischlingen
Höfkerstrasse 12
44149 Dortmund

KHC Westfalenhallen Congress Center
Strobelallee 45
44139 Dortmund

Congress Center of the Westfalenhallen
Rheinlanddamm 200
44139 Dortmund

Leibniz-Gymnasium
Kreuzstrasse 163
44137 Dortmund

Mercedes-Benz branch
Wittekindstrasse 99
44139 Dortmund

Signal Iduna Park
Joseph-Scherer-Strasse 3
44139 Dortmund


How to get to the Dortmund trade fair

Arrival via the highway

The Westfalenhallen Dortmund are located directly on the B1, which is connected to the various highways. The A1, A45, A2, A42 and A44 highways provide easy access.

There are signs to the exhibition center on the freeways that you just have to follow.

Arrival by plane

Dortmund Airport is around 13.5 km away from the exhibition grounds. Guests from distant countries have the option of arriving by plane.

continue with the AirExpress bus

There is an AirportExpress bus at Dortmund Airport, which you board. Now only travel in the direction of Dortmund Hauptbahnhof and get off at this stop. Then take the U45 in the direction of Westfalenhalle Dortmund. Allow around 40 minutes for the journey.

Costs for AirportExpress: usually €8.50 per adult and €2 per child

continue by cab to the exhibition grounds

Alternatively, you can also take a cab. It will take you to the Dortmund trade fair center in around 20 minutes.

Costs: around 25€

Arrival by train

Dortmund has an easily accessible main railway station, which is about 4 km from the exhibition grounds. There is also an extra event ticket for the one-way journey at a fixed nationwide price.

  • One-way ticket, 2nd class, with train connection: €54.90
  • One-way ticket, 1st class, with train connection: €89.90
  • One-way ticket, 2nd class, without train connection: €74.90
  • One-way ticket, 1st class, without train connection: €109.90

Continue with the subway

Once at the station, take the subway in the direction of Westfalenhallen. Get off at the stop of the same name.


Parking at the Dortmund exhibition grounds

There are around 8,800 parking spaces for buses and cars in the immediate vicinity of the Westfalenhallen. In addition, there are several P+R parking spaces in the city area for a relaxed arrival at the exhibition grounds.

Parking lots main entrance

There are two large parking areas, A4 and A5, right next to the main entrance.

Parking spaces north

There are parking lots A3 and A4 at the north entrance, which visitors are welcome to use.

Parking lots West

If you would like to park at the western entrance to the exhibition center, you can park in spaces A1 and A8.

Parking lot and underground garage south

Parking lot A7 is located near the south entrance. There is also the underground parking garage A6.

Parking lot and underground garage Forum

There is a large parking area A3 in the Messe Forum area. Parking is also possible in the underground parking garage A2.

Other parking spaces in the surrounding area

Further parking spaces in the area are available at the TSC-Eintracht and at the Remydamm tram stop.

Costs: On all parking lots in the immediate vicinity usually 7€


Hotels & Motels 
near the Dortmund exhibition grounds

Distance Messse DortmundCategoryNameAddressPrice
1.7 km4 star hotelRadisson Blu Hotel DortmundAn der Buschmühle 1, 44139 Dortmundfrom 87€
5.5 km4 star hotelstays design Hotel DortmundPaderborner Str. 79, 44143 Dortmundfrom 56€
4.0 km4 star hotelHotel der LennhofMenglinghauser Str. 20, 44227 Dortmundfrom 48€
6.0 km3 star hotelibis Dortmund CitySorbenweg 2, 44149 Dortmundfrom 49€
3.5 kmHostelA&O Dortmund Central StationKönigswall 2, 44137 Dortmundfrom 23€

Promoter in Dortmund

Note: Promoter information is currently not translated into English and is therefore only available on the German site.


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