We provide a shuttle bus between Main Train Station Karlsruhe and Karlsruhe Trade Fair Center (West Mainentrance).

The journey lasts approx. 20 minutes.

Here you can find the current timetable in few month.

Karlsruhe is a hub for ICE, InterCity, EuroCity and InterRegio trains, and is located directly on the Hamburg-Frankfurt-Basel intercity line. The east-west line Karlsruhe-Stuttgart-Munich begins here too. And the high-speed TGV train takes you from Paris to Karlsruhe in just three hours.

Always a good move: Travel by train to your event

For Platformers' Days participants exclusively: Travel comfortable, sustainable and affordable throughout Germany by train.

DB event offers provide you with several beenfits:

• Attractive priced: low entry price from just EUR 16.19
• Flexible combination: apply additional BahnCard discount
• Sustainability guaranteed: arrival and departure on Deutsche Bahn trains using 100% renewable power
• Use your time effectively: work or relax on your journey

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You can make the most of your travel time by using your journeys to and from your destination for work, relaxation or enjoying our on-board services. You can also rest assured that your long-distance travel is completely powered by electricity generated by renewable resources. Click here for further information. Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress GmbH and Deutsche Bahn wish you a pleasant journey! The event ticket provided by Deutsche Bahn does not include the ticket for access to the Platformers' Days exhibition or congress.

You can also reach the exhibition grounds easily and in an environmentally friendly way with KVV.nextbike - the public bike and e-bike rental system of the Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund (KVV). The rental station near the exhibition grounds is located at the tram stop Messe/ Leichtsandstraße (line S2).

Rental stations

This is how easy it is to use the KVV.nextbike: Select the bike at www.kvv-nextbike.de or at a rental station, scan it and off you go. Please note that the number of KVV.nextbikes available is limited.

Cost of the KVV.nextbike rental bike at the basic rate:

• 1 € per 30 min (normal)
• 2 € per 30 min (e-bike)

The exhibition grounds are easily accessible via a well-developed and signposted network of cycle paths:

• Karlsruhe main station: 5.5 km
• Karlsruhe city centre: 6.3 km
• Ettlingen centre: 7 km

Further information at www.kvv-nextbike.de.

Bicycle breakdown service

With our bicycle breakdown service, we offer you a basic set of tools and aids for quickly solving a breakdown. Be it a punctured tyre, a defective inner tube, a jammed brake or simply too little air: help can be called up and equipment borrowed via the service hotline 0721 3720-5222.

From the motorway A5 / A8:

On the A8 from Stuttgart follow the A5 in the direction of "Basel". Leave the A5 at exit no. 48 "Karlsruhe-Süd" and follow the signs "Messe".

From the motorway A65:

The A65 turns into the B10. Leave the B10 at exit no. 8 and follow the signs for "Messe".

Important note on traffic obstructions

Period: End of July to end of October 2024

Area: B3/L607/Ettlingen

Due to construction work, there may be considerable traffic obstructions and restrictions in the area of the B3/L607/Ettlingen during this period. We ask all road users to avoid the area if possible and to follow the instructions on the detour signs.

Download detour plan

Please allow extra travel time and use the signposted detour.

We thank you for your understanding and patience.

Parking spaces

On the exhibition grounds you will find a total of 2600 car parking spaces on 3 parking lots as well as a parking lot for VIP/press. Parking fee: € 8,00/day

Book Parking ticket here

Karlsruhe Trade Fair Centre has excellent connections to at least 4 airports:

Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (approx. 30 minutes by road) and other major international airports such as Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Strasbourg (50–60 minutes by road).

Are you travelling with a camper van or trailer and would like to stay overnight directly at the fair? We offer you the opportunity to do so on our parking lot P3. Electricity can only be guaranteed if you order in time.

Please use the following formula to book your parking space up to 14 days before the fair begins. Electricity can only be guaranteed if you order in time:

Camper van parking space order

Wheelchairs reservations

• Free service for your visit to the fair: Please contact the colleagues from the DRK on site on the relevant day of the fair by calling 0721-3720 5230.
• A wheelchair will then be brought to you for the duration of your visit to the fair. Please choose the main entrance of the fair.

Carparks

• Carparks are available for you in the first row of the P1 carpark.

Trade-fair shuttle bus service

• A complementary barrier-free shuttle bus service operates between the central railway station and the Trade fair for the duration of the event.
• More information about getting to the trade fair grounds by public transport can be found here.

Public transport

• Information on the KVV’s reduced-mobility itinerary planning is available here, or please call 0721/6107-5886 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Deutsche Bahn

• Please use the following service for more information about Deutsche Bahn’s rail links and train attendants:
  • Telephone number: 030 65212888
  • Fax number: 030 65212899
  • Email: msz@deutschebahn.com

There is also a “toilet for everyone” at the trade fair. This toilet is specially conceived for use by people with multiple handicaps. It is additionally equipped with a lifter and an emergency-call mechanism. This toilet is open during the regular opening hours of the current event on the trade fair’s campus.

Free WLAN access

As a registered user, wireless Internet access is available for you free of charge throughout the entire campus during the trade fair

Free WLAN on the trade fair’s campus

You will need a WLAN-capable device of your own with a Web browser function.

Please note the following details:

• To use the free WLAN, you need a WLAN-capable device with the globally common WLAN Standard IEEE 802.11 n/ac..
• When there are large numbers of simultaneous users, reception is not guaranteed at every location on the campus.
• The bandwidth per device is maximally 8 Mbit/sec. However, depending on the momentary traffic in the hall, the bandwidth may be less than this maximum.
• One user /device can go online with a mobile device for maximally 4 hours.

Premium Wi-Fi

If you need higher bandwidth, we recommend that you order our premium Wi-Fi for the highest online demands (without bandwidth restriction). A fee will be charged for this service. You may purchase it either online or in the Business Centre at Entrance West.

How do I connect to the WLAN?

Karlsruhe Trade Fair makes available for its visitors an EC automat directly on the fair’s campus. The automat is located in the Events Hall at the main entrance.

This automat dispenses cash without a fee for customers with accounts at Volksbank. This is also true for customers of savings banks in the city of Karlsruhe-Ettlingen, but not for customers of savings banks outside this district or customers of other banks.

During the trade fair no cloakroom is available.

Digital lockers can be found in the entrance area (main entrance) on the left-hand side. In addition to the digital lockers, the lockers in the basement are also available. Lockers are available in the basement using a 1 euro deposit coin.

12 of 24 LiveLockers are equipped with the possibility to charge batteries of mobile devices. After opening the LiveLocker, you will find

• a 220V/16A socket to connect your own power supply units, e.g. for charging laptops or bicycle batteries, and,
• a USB type A and a USB type C socket with a combined output of 18W.

You can reserve these in advance for your stay at live-locker.com.

There is a charge of 5 euros per day for their use.

Four charging stations for electric vehicles (type 2 plugs up to 22 kW) are available to visitors to Karlsruhe Trade Fair Centre in car park P1; charging costs €6. Please note: There is a charge for access to car park P1. The charging stations cannot be reserved.

Lost and dropped off items are collected by our control room.

Phone: +49 721 3720 5222

If you do not find what you are looking for, please contact the Lost and found office of the city of Rheinstetten, Phone: + 49 7242 9514 350.

Or to the

Lost and Found Office of the City of Karlsruhe, Phone: + 49 721 133 3310.