FAQ for Visitors

Citizens from countries requiring a visa to travel to Germany to visit ACHEMA or exhibit at ACHEMA require a business travel visa. We can support you with a personalized visa invitation letter.

At the exhibition grounds of Messe Frankfurt GmbH.

Address:
Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1
60327 Frankfurt am Main
Germany

By car:

Via Autobahn A5 change to A648 at interjunction Frankfurt Westkreuz. There is direct access from the Autobahn exit Frankfurt West (i.e. no "green badge" required) to the Rebstock multi-storey car park.
Access from the city center via Theodor-Heuss-Allee to Katharinen-Kreisel (N.B. "green badge" required).
There is a free shuttle bus from the Rebstock area to the exhibition grounds (probably to the entrances Galleria, Portalhaus Hall 11 and Hall 3) every 5 - 10 minutes.

By train:

From the central station to the exhibition grounds by S-Bahn (departure from central station, tief, platform 104, stop "Messe Frankfurt" station).

• S3 direction Bad Soden
• S4 direction Kronberg
• S5 direction Friedrichsdorf
• S6 direction Friedberg

From the central station to the exhibition grounds by tram (departure in front of central station, stop "Festhalle/Messe" station).

• Tram 16 direction Ginnheim
• Tram 17 direction Rebstockbad

Walking distance from the main station to the exhibition grounds approx. 15 minutes.

Information on rail connections
Information on public transport

By plane:

The fastest connections from the airport to the Frankfurt exhibition grounds are as follows:

1. By S-Bahn S8 and S9 from the regional train station to the central train station in approx. 10 minutes.

From the central station to the exhibition grounds by S-Bahn (departure from central station, tief, platform 104, stop "Messe Frankfurt" station).

• S3 direction Bad Soden
• S4 direction Kronberg
• S5 direction Friedrichsdorf
• S6 direction Friedberg

From the central station to the exhibition grounds by tram (departure in front of central station, stop "Festhalle/Messe" station).

• Tram 16 direction Ginnheim
• Tram 17 direction Rebstockbad

2. By airport express bus (from the airport Terminal 1 - arrivals level, charter bus lane stop - via Terminal 2 - bus stop in Exit E area - to the exhibition grounds - entrance Portalhaus Hall 11 - and back.)

The single fare is € 7.50

Please visit Messe Frankfurt's website on barrier-free exchanges.

During trade fairs, you have the option of borrowing wheelchairs and scooters for a deposit of € 50,00 from the clinic in the Operation & Security Center (OSC) in hall 4 and the clinic in hall 8.0.

We recomend that you phone in advance to make a reservation:

Information hotline
Telefon: +49 69 7575-6999
barrierefrei[at]messefrankfurt.com

Online:

Information on all exhibitors of ACHEMA 2024 and their products is available via our extensive search page and directory Exhibitors and Products.

App:

A mobile app for smartphones is available for download (IOS and Android).

Print:

The printed ACHEMA 2024 catalogue can be purchased for EUR 40.00 within Europe and EUR 50.00 overseas including VAT and shipping. If you are interested in the catalogue, please send your request to editorialteam[at]dechema.de.

The hall allocation follows the thematical structure of the exhibition groups of ACHEMA 2024. For your orientation you will find the hall plan with the exhibition groups here.

• Restaurants
• Supermarkets
• Souvenir shop
• Newspaper shops

Numerous other stores are located in the Skyline Plaza shopping center directly adjacent to the exhibition grounds (opposite the Festhalle Süd exit).

Business Center/MultiMedia-Shop
Torhaus Service Centre, Level 3
Phone: +49 69 7575-1309
Chargeable service:
Copying service (black and white and colour copies)
Fax service
Printing of business cards
Internet terminals with e-mailing, uploading/downloading and printing facilities
Laminating
Saving
Sale of floppy disks, transparencies and copying paper

Theft
Please report to the police:
Hall 4.0 South/West, Entrance Operation and Security Center (OSC)
Phone +49 69 7575-6555

Lost and Found
Fair lost property office
Torhaus Service Centre, Level 0
Phone: +49 69 7575-1448
E-mail: fundbuero[at]messefrankfurt.com

Church services
Torhaus Service Centre, level 4
Tel.: +49 69 752476
Room of Silence/ecumenical prayer room: open all day
Muslim prayer room:
Hall 3C

ATM machine
For EC and credit cards:
Torhaus entrance, S-Bahn terminal
Hall 4.1 Foyer

Post service
DHL Trade Fairs & Events GmbH
Torhaus Service Centre, Level 3
Phone: +49 69 7575-5462

Baby changing and breastfeeding room
Baby changing and breastfeeding room:
Hall 3.1, south side, room 10 (opposite the hall master's office)
Baby-changing rooms:
Halls 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2 West and East
in both the ladies' and gents' toilets.
Further baby changing facilities:
Sanitary station in Hall 4.0 South/West, Operation and Security Center (OSC) entrance.
Torhaus Service Center, Level 3, ladies' and gents' toilets

Site plans Messe Frankfurt