Plan your visit at DMEXCO 2025!

Whether travel, hotel booking, program, speakers, admission process and much more - on this page you will find all the important information about your visit to DMEXCO 2025 in Cologne.

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Create your unique DMEXCO experience!

We are really excited to welcome you on-site in the exhibition halls in Cologne on September 17 and 18 2025! Plan your visit in advance and experience two days full of inspiration, networking and business! Please note that this year only digital admission tickets will be issued. Therefore, it is necessary that you buy your DMEXCO ticket or redeem your voucher code in advance of the event. You will find your ticket exclusively in the ticket wallet of the DMEXCO app.

What to expect Site plan and opening hours Access to DMEXCO Arrival Overnight stay

What to expect

Conference Agenda

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Speakers 2025

Experience the leading minds and groundbreaking topics of the digital business live in Cologne!

See the speakers

Companies

Whether emerging start-ups or global players - discover the latest trends and technologies and find the right partners for your business!

See the exhititor list of DMEXCO 2025

Site plan and opening hours

Opening Hours

Wed, Sept 17, 2025 from 9:00 AM until 6:30 PM
Thu, Sept 18, 2025 from 9:00 AM until 5:30 PM

Address

Koelnmesse GmbH
Messeplatz 1
50679 Köln

Exhibition halls

Halls 6 - 8
Congress Centre North

Entry via

Entrance South
Entrance North

Access to the exhibition grounds

1. Get your ticket

Please register in the ticket shop and create your Koelnmesse account.
In the ticket shop you can buy your ticket or redeem your digital voucher code.

To the ticket shop

2. Download the DMEXCO app

This year, only digital admission tickets will be issued. Therefore, it is necessary that you download the DMEXCO app, which is available in the App Store or Play Store.
Login with the same e-mail address that you used to register in the Ticket Shop. You can set up a password during the first login to the App.
Your ticket will be automatically displayed in the ticket wallet of the DMEXCO app.

3. Access to DMEXCO

You will be granted access to the fair grounds on presenting the admission ticket in the DMEXCO app. The ticket is personalized and non-transferable.

Arrival

Due to Koelnmesse’s central and convenient location in Europe, visitors can reach Koelnmesse quickly by car, train, airplane and public transport from many cities in Germany and abroad.

Arrival by train

Arrival with the local public transport network

Arrival by car

Arrival by airplane

Visa Support

Koelnmesse can be quickly reached by trains from many cities in Germany and abroad. In addition, the Köln Messe/Deutz station for high-speed trains is located directly next to the exhibition grounds. Find out more about our Deutsche Bahn Special and get your best price ticket now.

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The following local public transport stops are located within walking distance of the fair grounds.

Entrance South:

Suburban train stop “Köln Messe/Deutz”: Numbers S6, S11, S12, S13
Tram and underground stop “Köln Messe/Deutz (Underground) Station”: Numbers 1 and 9

Entrances East, West, North:

Tram and underground stop “Köln Messe/Deutz”: Numbers 3 and 4

Your admission ticket as a public transport ticket (VRS):
In addition to your admission ticket, you will receive your public transport ticket in a separate e-mail. Please print this PDF file out in A4 format and bring it with you to the trade fair. The public transport ticket only entitles you to travel to and from Koelnmesse over the period of the trade fair (2nd class) using the extended network of the Rhine-Sieg transport system ( VRS ).

Exempted are Deutsche Bahn AG trains that are subject to a supplementary charge (e.g. IC/EC or ICE trains). Only valid in connection with valid photo identification and an admission ticket of Koelnmesse GmbH.

Koelnmesse is quickly and directly accessible from the highway. Ten motorways are linked with the motorway ring around Cologne. This leads you directly to the fair grounds without being held up by crossroads or traffic lights. For the smart way, we recommend the Koelnmesse app NUNAV Navigation .

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Cologne-Bonn Airport makes Koelnmesse easy and convenient to reach by air from all of Europe’s major cities.

Special Lufthansa Group airlines fares

The Lufthansa Group airlines bring people together – every day, all around the world. The global route network of Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, SWISS, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings offers optimal connection and combination options, so you will benefit from quick and direct flights to the event.

You will reach the booking platform via this link https://www.lufthansa.com/de/en/meetings-and-events-delegates and with the event code DEAPWPN. The reduced fares are automatically displayed.

NB: Please enable pop-ups permanently in your browser while booking, otherwise the window in the booking platform will not open.

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Support with your visa application

Visa Support for DMEXCO

Trade fair participants from countries, whose citizens require a visa for travelling to Germany, have to present an official letter of invitation from Koelnmesse in the scope of their visa application.

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Overnight stay and accommodation

Book a hotel room

Tips for your stay

In our hotel booking portal you can book up to five rooms directly and conveniently online.

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Viva Colonia! With its numerous sights and cultural highlights, the trade fair city of Cologne offers an attractive supporting program for every trade fair visit. In addition to the Cologne Cathedral, numerous Romanesque churches, the historical Town Hall, museums, parks and gardens as well as architecture and design await you.

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