Exhibition centre · Cologne
Koelnmesse
Exhibition centre in Deutz opened on 11 May 1924; North Halls since 2006. Run by Koelnmesse GmbH. Next major trade fair here: ORGATEC, 27–30 October 2026.
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- 11
- halls
- 290,000 m²
- hall space
- 100,000 m²
- outdoor space
- 1924
- opened
- Messeturm Köln, 85 m, built in 1928 by Adolf Abel next to the historic Rheinhallen
- Messehochhaus (the former KHD tower, 61 m) at the North entrance, home of the administration
- Confex: new conference and exhibition centre on the site
Entrances
Which entrance for which route
| Entrance | How to get there |
|---|---|
| South entrance | Köln Messe/Deutz ICE and S-Bahn station (S6, S11, S12, S19); light rail lines 1 and 9 |
| East, West and North entrances | Light rail lines 3 and 4, stop “Koelnmesse” |
Getting there
How to get there
Admission ticket = travel ticket. With your admission ticket you get a travel ticket by email for the journey to and from the fair on the VRS network (2nd class, not on IC/EC/ICE), only with photo ID; exceptions vary by fair.
Rail and local transport
Köln Messe/Deutz ICE and S-Bahn station (S6, S11, S12, S19) at the South entrance; light rail lines 1 and 9 to “Bf Messe/Deutz”, lines 3 and 4 to “Koelnmesse” for the East, West and North entrances.
From Cologne Bonn Airport
About 11 minutes by train to Köln Messe/Deutz; Düsseldorf Airport is about 28 minutes away by ICE.
Car and parking
The site can be reached directly from the motorway. Lorry access during build-up and dismantling only with a booked time slot (eSlot).
Stops at the venue
- At the venue
- Station (long-distance and regional trains, S-Bahn) “Köln Messe/Deutz” · 250 m to the South entrance
- Light rail “Bf Deutz/Messe” · 300 m to the South entrance
- Light rail “Koelnmesse” · 350 m to the South entrance
- Köln Messe/Deutz: S6, S11, S12, S19; Bf Messe/Deutz: lines 1 and 9; Koelnmesse: lines 3 and 4 (according to Koelnmesse)
- Long-distance trains
- Köln Messe/Deutz ICE station right by the venue, opposite the South entrance (according to Koelnmesse)
- Main station
Köln Hauptbahnhof · 1.3 km straight-line distance to the South entrance
Location of stops and stations: © OpenStreetMap contributors, retrieved on 11 October 2026; distances are straight-line. Lines, journey times and tickets: the linked official pages, checked on 11 October 2026. Timetables and ticket rules change – check them before you travel. How we work
Major trade fairs
What takes place here
Anuga
The world's largest trade fair for the food and beverage industry, ten trade shows under one roof · every two years
Hotels 23–26 February 2027gamescom
The world's largest fair for computer and video games, in Cologne since 2009 · every year
Hotels 23–29 August 2027IDS – Internationale Dental-Schau
Leading trade fair for dentistry and dental technology · every two years
ORGATEC
Leading international trade fair for office and commercial furnishing · every two years
Hotels 27–30 October 2026
All dates in the trade fair calendar.
For the day of the fair
Good to know
- The travel ticket for your admission comes in a separate email and must be printed on A4 and brought with you.
- Taxis wait right at the entrances when you leave.
- Cologne's main station is just under a kilometre away on the other side of the Rhine.
Hotels near Koelnmesse – by straight-line distance to the entrance
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