Trade fair city of Leipzig - important information

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

Messe Leipzig is one of the leading trade fair organizers in Germany. Leipziger Messe has been in existence for over 850 years and offers a wide range of events. In addition to around 30 trade and public fairs, many other events take place every year.

The well-known and leading trade fairs at the Leipzig Exhibition Center include the Intec (leading metalworking trade fair), the Home-Garden-Leisure Trade Fair and the Leipzig Book Fair.

The gross covered exhibition area of Leipziger Messe is 111,900 m². There are a total of five exhibition halls, a glass hall as a highlight, 70,000 m² of outdoor exhibition space and the CCL Congress Center.

  • Intec - International trade fair for machine tools, automation and production technology with over 22,000 visitors
  • Home-Garden-Leisure - together with the Central German Craft Fair as the largest shopping and experience fair in Germany with over 1,100 exhibitors
  • Leipzig Book Fair - Trade fair for reading fans with over 2,540 exhibitors and around 286,000 visitors

Current trade fair dates in Leipzig

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


Addresses of Messe Leipzig

Main trade fair location Leipzig

Leipziger Messe GmbH
Messe-Allee 1
04356 Leipzig


Further trade fair & congress locations in Leipzig

Agra Trade Fair Park
Bornaische Strasse 210
04279 Leipzig

Congress Center Leipzig
Seehausener Allee 1
04356 Leipzig

KONGRESSHALLE at Leipzig Zoo
Pfaffendorfer Street 31
04105 Leipzig

Mädler Villa Leipzig
Hans-Driesch-Strasse 2
04179 Leipzig

Museum of Fine Arts
Katharinenstrasse 10
04109 Leipzig

Passage Cinemas
Hainstrasse 19 A
04109 Leipzig


How to get to Messe Leipzig

Arrival via the highway

Getting here by car is very convenient thanks to the good connection to the highway network. You can reach your destination via the A14 as well as the A9 and A38.

Thanks to the good signposting from the highway to the Leipzig exhibition grounds, you can reach the event quickly.

Leipziger Messe is not located in an environmental zone, so the green sticker is not absolutely necessary. However, if you want to drive into the city center, you must pay attention to the low emission zone.

Arrival by plane

The trade fair city of Leipzig has an airport, which is only 10 to 15 minutes away by car. Car rental companies are stationed at the airport. There are also good connections to the S-Bahn network at the airport.

take the S-Bahn from the airport to the trade fair

The S-Bahn S5 runs from the airport to the exhibition grounds every half hour.

by cab to the exhibition grounds

It is also possible to continue your journey by cab. Cabs are waiting for guests at Terminal B at the airport to take them to the exhibition grounds.

Costs: around € 28.00 from the airport to the exhibition grounds

Arrival by train

Leipzig has a modern and large ICE train station, which is served from all directions. The city offers an environmentally friendly journey.

continue with the S-Bahn

You can get from the station to the exhibition grounds by S-Bahn. There are lines S2, S5, S5X and S6, which take travelers to Leipzig Messe station. From the main station, the S-Bahn will take you to Leipziger Messe in about 6 minutes.

It should be noted that the exhibition station and the exhibition grounds are another 750 meters away. There is also an S-Bahn for this route. However, the Leipziger Messe can be reached on foot within a few minutes from the trade fair station.


Parking at the Leipzig exhibition grounds

There is no shortage of parking spaces for visitors and exhibitors. There are over 12,500 visitor parking spaces, 2,000 parking spaces for exhibitors and 200 truck parking spaces. The city's parking guidance system will guide you to a free parking space. The parking areas are open depending on the event.

Visitor parking lots P1 and P2 at the east entrance

Parking lots P1 and P2 offer visitors the most parking spaces for their vehicles.

Car costs: 6€ per day (after 14:00 5€)

Parking spaces at the CCL at the west entrance

Visitors will also find a large number of parking spaces at the CCL. The CCL premium parking spaces are more expensive.

Car costs: 8€ per day (after 14:00 6€)

There may also be variations in parking fees, depending on the event.

P+R parking lot at Leipzig Messe S-Bahn station

The P+R parking lot near the Leipzig Messe S-Bahn station offers around 1,200 parking spaces. From there, take the S-Bahn to the trade fair. The parking lots are open at all times.

Costs: free of charge


Hotels & Motels 
near the Leipzig exhibition grounds

Distance Messse LeipzigCategoryNameAddressPrice
0.5 km4 star hotelSachsenpark-HotelWalter-Köhn-Straße 3, 04356 Leipzigfrom 50€
0.9 km4 star hotelHotel NH Leipzig MesseFuggerstraße 2, 04158 Leipzigfrom 67€
1.3 km3 star hotelDays Inn Leipzig Trade FairSeehausener Str. 29, 04158 Leipzigfrom 64€
1.9 km3 star hotelHiemann Hotel and Restaurant GmbHDelitzscher Landstraße 75, 04158 Leipzigfrom 89€
1.3 kmMotelDays Inn Leipzig Trade FairSeehausener Str. 29, 04158 Leipzigfrom 46€

Promoter in Leipzig

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


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