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Koelnmesse

Koelnmesse is the modern and innovative trade fair exhibition centre of Cologne. With 40 successful trade fairs a year, total hall space of 286,000 square meters, over 38,000 exhibitors and some two million buyers, Koelnmesse is one of the world's leading trade fair organisers.

The Cologne Congress Center East is located at:
Congress-Centrum Ost Koelnmesse/ KölnKongress
Deutz-Mülheimer Straße 51
50679 Köln

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Hotels

Recommended hotels:

	Hotel Casa Colonia - Cologne Machabäerstraße 63 50668 Cologne Tel: +49. 221.160 60 0 Fax: +49. 221.160 60 18 Blocked rooms are available until May 31, 2010.
	Cologne Marriott Hotel Johannisstrasse 76-80 50668 Cologne Tel: +49 221 942220 Fax: +49 221 94222777
	Hotel Ibis Koeln City Messe Arena Bruegelmannstr.1 50679 Cologne Tel: +49 221 989310 Fax: +49 221 98931555
	Grand City Hotel Cologne Zentrum Domstr. 10-16 50668 Cologne Tel: +49 (0)221-1649-0 Fax: +49 (0)221-1649-333
	Maritim Hotel Cologne Heumarkt 20 50667 Cologne Tel: +49 (0) 221 2027-0 Fax: +49 (0) 221 2027-826
	Park Inn Cologne Belfortstrasse 9 50668 Cologne Tel: +49 221-7721-401 Fax: +49 221-7721-259
	Hotel Lyskirchen Cologne Filzengraben 26-32 50676 50676 Cologne Tel: +49 (221) 20970 Fax: +49 (0) 221 2097 718
	Appartel Am Dom Allerheiligenstr. 2 50668 Cologne Tel: +49 (0) 2 21 / 16 07-80 Fax: +49 (0) 2 21 / 16 07-89

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Transportation

Air Travel | Public Transportation | Local Transportation | Driving

Air Travel:

You can get to Cologne quickly and comfortably by air from all major European cities. In fact, it takes only around an hour to fly to Cologne-Bonn Airport from Copenhagen, Berlin, Paris, Prague, London, Munich, Milan or Zurich. The Koelnmesse can be reached quickly and easily from Cologne-Bonn Airport and Düsseldorf Airport.

The new railway station at Cologne-Bonn Airport was opened on June 13, 2004. Intercity Express, regional and suburban trains, for example the S-13 S-Bahn (suburban train) operate regularly from the airport and stop directly at the exhibition center station Köln-Deutz.

Timetables and more detailed information on the German railway company Deutsche Bahn can be found under the Public Transportation section below.

Learn about nearby airports:

Public Transportation:

Thanks to its central location in the heart of Europe, Cologne can be quickly reached from many cities in Germany and foreign countries by Deutsche Bahn.

Also, find more information about using DB NachtZug to help you get to Cologne:

Service hotline +49 1805 141-514 (6 a.m. - 12 p.m.)
At train stations
At licenced travel agencies of Deutsche Bahn
www.dbnachtzug.de

Local transportation:

You can easily reach Cologne and the Koelnmesse using the well-developed local public transport network. By using local transportation, you will reach your destination quickly and help to protect the environment. All the key destinations in Cologne can also be reached within a maximum of 10 minutes by public transportation.

Find more information and timetables here:

Driving:

Ten motorways lead into Cologne´s motorway ring. You can reach Cologne and the Koelnmesse directly without junctions or traffic lights.

Follow the Koelnmesse signs on the motorways and federal highways. Around the exhibition centre, there are around 14,500 parking spaces. From there, free shuttle buses take you to the entrances. Click here for a map to the Koelnmesse.

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