Hotels

Recommended hotels:

	Hotel Casa Colonia - Cologne Machabäerstraße 63 50668 Cologne Tel: +49. 221.160 60 0 Fax: +49. 221.160 60 18		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		Appartel Am Dom Allerheiligenstr. 2 50668 Cologne Tel: +49 (0) 2 21 / 16 07-80 Fax: +49 (0) 2 21 / 16 07-89

	Hotel Lyskirchen Cologne Filzengraben 26-32 50676 Cologne Tel: +49 (221) 20970 Fax: +49 (0) 221 2097 718 www.hotel-lyskirchen.com	Sales Manager: Mr. Radim Vosecký Tel: 0049 221 2097 740 Fax: 0049 221 2097 718 Email: radim.vosecky@ eventhotels.com	Reservation: Ms. Martina Balling Tel:  0049 221 2097 0 Fax: 0049 221 2097 718 Email: martina.balling@ eventhotels.com
	Park Inn Cologne Belfortstraße Belfortstrasse 9 50668 Cologne Tel: +49 221-7721-401 Fax: +49 221-7721-259 park-inn-koeln-belfortstrasse.de	Sales Manager: Ms. Sara Houben Tel: 0221 7721 433 Fax: 0221 7721 432 Email: sara.houben@ eventhotels.com	Reservation: Mr. Dennis Schelling Tel: 0221 7721 435 Fax: 0221 7721 259 Email: dennis.schelling@ eventhotels.com
	Park Inn Cologne West Innere Kanalstraße 15 50823 Cologne Tel: +49 221-7721-401 Fax: +49 221-7721-259 http://www.pikcw.de/	Sales Manager: Mr. Sebastian Scholz Tel: 0049 221 5701 960 Fax: 0049 221 5701 965 Email: sebastian.scholz@ proventhotels.com	Reservation: Ms. Anika Uhlich Tel: 0049 221 5701 924 Fax: 0049 221 5701 925 Email: reservierung.koeln@ proventhotels.com

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Transportation

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:

• Airport Cologne-Bonn
• Airport Düsseldorf
• Airport Frankfurt/Main

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:

• Cologne Transport Executive (KVB)
• Rhine-Sieg Transport Authority (VRS)

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 and directions to the Koelnmesse.

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Travel Agency/General Contact Information

Have travel questions or need help booking? Emporium Travel can help you.

Contact: Mr. Patrick Skillen Emporium Travel e.K. Badensche Strasse 29 10715 Berlin
Tel: +49 (0)30.80 20 83 711 Fax: +49 (0)30.80 20 83 729 E-Mail: info@emporiumtravel.de http://www.emporiumtravel.de

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