Venue information and directions

The Venue

The conference will take place at:

Messe Essen GmbH
Messehaus WEST
Messeplatz 1
45131 Essen
Germany

Website: www.messe-essen.de/messeplatz-essen
Contact: Loreen Glattkowski, loreen.glattkowski@messe-essen.de

About Essen

Essen is now renowned as one of the greenest cities in Germany. It has lots to offer, whether you prefer some retail therapy along buzzing streets, hiking and cycling in beautiful scenery, or cultural pursuits like visiting top-notch museums and theatres, Essen has it all. Make sure you take the time to see the city while you're here! For more information we recommend the Visit Essen website.

How to get there

Environmental Impact

To support our commitment to sustainability, we encourage all participants to consider the environmental impact of their travel choices. When booking travel, please prioritise options that minimise carbon emissions, such as rail travel and using public transportation. Together, we can contribute to a greener future while delivering impactful and engaging conferences.

Travelling from the airport:

Düsseldorf Airport is a 20-minute drive from the Essen exhibition grounds and is also well connected by train. With over 500 take-offs and landings every day, it offers flight connections to over 170 cities in Germany and abroad. In the middle of the arrivals level of Terminal B there is a separate information counter of MESSE ESSEN.

In addition to Düsseldorf Airport, Essen/Mülheim Airport is also a good option. From there, MESSE ESSEN can be reached by car or taxi in 10 minutes.

Directions from the train station:

Essen Central Station is well connected and is a hub for more than 120 ICE, InterCity, EuroCity and InterRegio connections in all directions every day. From there you can reach MESSE ESSEN in just 5 minutes by metro line 11.

Travelling by car:

You can get to MESSE ESSEN via the Rhine-Ruhr motorways A52, A3, A40 and A42. The signs for the trade fair will easily guide you to our grounds, where you will find plenty of parking spaces from which MESSE ESSEN can be easily reached on foot or by trade fair bus.

Address for navigation systems:
Messeplatz 1, 45131 Essen

Parking fees:
Outside the trade fair and event periods, the parking fee is €1.50/hour or €10.00/day.

Staying in Essen

For suggestions of where to stay, as well as further travel information, we recommend  the Visit Essen website.

WARNING: Please beware unsolicited contact from 'housing services' or 'travel agents'

Third-party companies may target EACR speakers, exhibitors and participants. These companies may call or email you falsely claiming to be the official accommodation partner, and make false claims about themselves in order to obtain your credit card information.

Please note that the EACR has no agreement or affiliation with these providers, and we recommend that you do not give any information to them.

Above: the conference venue, Messe Essen