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.
What to expect
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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.
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.
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.
DB event-offers provide you with several benefits:
- Attractive prices: lowest entry price from just EUR 16.19
- Flexible combination: apply additional BahnCard benefits
- Sustainability guaranteed: arrival and departure on Deutsche Bahn trains using 100% renewable power
- Use your time effectively: work or relax on your journey
Book online now, discover all DB event-offers for your preferred route and secure your discounted ticket.
Technical questions?
The DB service team will be happy to help you on +49 (0) 30 297 19 0 19.
Further information: www.bahn.de/eventangebote
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 .
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 .
The reduced fares are automatically displayed.
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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.
Overnight stay and accommodation
In our hotel booking portal you can book up to five rooms directly and conveniently online.
For larger groups you can request rooms here.
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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