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IDS 2023: Dates, Tickets, Travel, Life style tipps for Cologne.
The IDS 2023 countdown is on! We prepared all information, which is tremendously important to spend a good time at the IDS 2023 in Cologne. Here you can read all about the admission fees and how to travel to Cologne. In addition to that we recommend a lot of hotels, restaurants, attractions and breweries. Now the journey can start!
IDS 2023 Dates and opening times
- Tuesday, 14th until Saturday 18th of March 2023
- Trade Dealer Day: Tuesday, 14th of March 2023
- Visitor Days: 15th until 18th of March 2023
- Daily from 9.00 a.m. – 6.00 p.m.
Admission fees IDS 2023
Advance sale
- 1-Day ticket: 13.00 €
- 2-Day ticket: 17.00 €
- Season ticket: 21.00 €
- 1-Day ticket for students*: 7.50 €
- Catalogue: 24,00 €
Box-Office
- 1-Day ticket: 17.00 €
- 2-Day ticket: 21.50 €
- Season ticket: 27.00 €
- 1-Day ticket for students*: 8.50 €
- Catalogue: 24,00 €
During the trade fair, all admission tickets bearing the symbol of the Rhine-Sieg Transport Authority (VRS) serve as travel tickets for all means of public transport except trains operated by Deutsche Bahn AG and subject to a surcharge.
* Legitimation necessary
Travel information IDS 2023
Arriving by car
Ten highways lead into Cologne’s beltway, which brings you directly to the exhibition center without junctions or traffic lights. Simply follow the green signs marked “Koelnmesse”. There are about 14,500 parking spaces around the exhibition center. Free shuttle buses run from the car parks to the entrances.
Arriving by train
Due to its location in the center of Europe, Koelnmesse can be quickly reached on trains of Deutsche Bahn 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. Deutsche Bahn offers attractive special terms for train tickets to Cologne: www.bahn.de
Arriving by plane
Cologne-Bonn Airport can be reached by plane in about 60 minutes from many major European cities, such as Copenhagen, Berlin, Paris, Prague, London, Munich, Milan, and Zurich. The exhibition center can be reached quickly and easily from the Airport. In addition, high-speed ICE trains connect the airports in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, and Brussels directly to the exhibition center. See here.
Free of charge with tickets for local traffic
During the trade fair, all admission tickets bearing the symbol of the Rhine-Sieg Transport Authority (VRS) serve as travel tickets for all means of public transport except trains operated by Deutsche Bahn AG and subject to a surcharge.
Breweries in Cologne
- Päffgen
- Oma Kleinmann
- Bierhaus in d’r Salzgass
- Brauhaus Früh am Dom
- Brauhaus Sion
- Gilden im Zims
- Gildenhaus
- Peters Brauhaus
- Haxenhaus zum Rheingarten
- Brauhaus Sünner im Walfisch