Skip to content
Hotels an der MesseShort distances to the trade fair. – home page

Exhibition centre · Stuttgart

Messe Stuttgart

New exhibition centre at the airport, officially opened on 19 October 2007; previously the Killesberg exhibition grounds. Run by Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG. Next major trade fair here: CMT, 16–24 January 2027.

Hotels near Messe Stuttgartsorted by straight-line distance to the entrance

Ad: the hotels come from our partners – if you book, we receive a commission and your price stays the same. We are independent and not a service of Landesmesse Stuttgart GmbH & Co. KG.

10
halls
120,000 m²
hall space
40,000 m²
outdoor space
2007
opened
  • Bosch car park: 440 m long, spanning the A8, around 4,200 spaces
  • Paul Horn Halle (Hall 10), a timber building with a curved roof

Entrances

Which entrance for which route

Entrances of Messe Stuttgart and how to reach them
EntranceHow to get there
East entranceOn the Messepiazza; U6 “Flughafen/Messe” a 6-minute walk, Bosch car park P20/P21
West entranceIn front of the Paul Horn Halle; U6 light rail stop “Messe West”

Getting there

How to get there

Admission ticket = travel ticket. KombiTickets printed with the VVS logo give you admission plus free travel by bus and train across the whole VVS network.

Rail and local transport

S2 and S3 from Stuttgart Hbf in 27 minutes with no change; the stop is about 200 m (an 8-minute walk) from the entrance. Alternatively the U6 light rail to “Flughafen/Messe” or “Messe West”.

From Stuttgart Airport

The exhibition centre is right next to the airport – only 355 steps from the terminal, according to the operator.

Car and parking

The A8 runs right alongside the site, with several exits; connection to the A81. 6,700 parking spaces right at the site, plus the airport car parks.

Stops at the venue

At the venue
  • Light rail “Flughafen/Messe” · 300 m to the East entrance
  • S-Bahn “Stuttgart Flughafen/Messe” · 450 m to the East entrance
  • Light rail “Messe West” · 750 m to the East entrance
  • The U6 light rail runs to Flughafen/Messe (a 6-minute walk from the East entrance) and stops at Messe West (according to Messe Stuttgart)
Main station

Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof · 10 km straight-line distance to the East entrance

  • S2 or S3 with no change: 27 minutes; 200 metres from the stop to the entrance (according to Messe Stuttgart)
Airport

Stuttgart Airport (STR)

  • The exhibition centre is right next to the airport – 355 steps, according to Messe Stuttgart (according to Messe Stuttgart)

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

  • CMT

    Consumer fair for caravans, motoring and tourism · every year in January

    Hotels 16–24 January 2027

  • LogiMAT

    Europe's largest annual logistics trade fair (intralogistics) · every year

    Hotels 16–18 March 2027

  • Motek

    Trade fair for production and assembly automation · every year

  • INTERGASTRA

    Trade fair for hotels and restaurants · every two years

All dates in the trade fair calendar.

For the day of the fair

Good to know

  • You don't need a low-emission sticker to visit the fair, as the site is outside the city – but you do for trips into the city.
  • Taxi ranks, VIP and bus drop-offs are right at the entrances to the exhibition centre and the ICS.
  • There are charging points for electric cars in front of the East entrance; the neighbouring airport has more.

Hotels near Messe Stuttgart – by straight-line distance to the entrance

See hotels