North Rhine-Westphalia’s excellent motorway network plan makes travel by car easy and comfortable and allows you to enjoy maximum flexibility on site. Take the major Rhine-Ruhr motorways A52, A3, A40 and A42 to reach MESSE ESSEN. The signs for the exhibition centre will guide you easily to our site where you find ample parking spaces. From there, you can reach MESSE ESSEN easily on foot or with the exhibition centre bus.
Relaxed parking next to the fairground
MESSE ESSEN offers ample parking facilities for visitors travelling by car, including a modern car-park routing system. About 5,000 parking spaces next to the fairground and another 7,000 in the P + R system enable a relaxed visit to the fair by car.
Parking Fees: P1, P2, P3, P5, P6, P9: 18 €
Address for navigation systems: Messeplatz 1, 45131 Essen (For P10 please take the highway exit "Essen-Kettwig"!)
Use our P10 car park!
Use the new parking garage of the University of Essen (Reckhammerweg, 45141 Essen) with our tariff this year
With two campsites available in the South of Essen, a visit to the fair can become a relaxed short holiday.
Plan your visit to the trade fair!