From the A5/A8 motorway (Autobahn):

Coming along the A8 from Stuttgart drive south onto the A5, following signs for Basel. Leave the A5 at junction 48 for Karlsruhe-Süd and follow signs to "Messe“. The road name for satellite navigation systems is Leichtsandstraße (on some systems Leichtsandstrasse) in the Karlsruhe district of Rheinstetten.

From the A65 motorway (Autobahn):

The A65 merges with the B10. Leave the B10 at junction 8 and follow signs to "Messe“. The road name for satellite navigation systems is Leichtsandstraße (on some systems Leichtsandstrasse) in the Karlsruhe district of Rheinstetten

Rail travel

Karlsruhe is a main railway hub for InterCityExpress (ICE), InterCity, EuroCity and InterRegio connections. And it’s on the direct ICE link between Hamburg and Basel which also stops at Frankfurt. Karlsruhe is also the starting point for trains running west to east via Stuttgart to Munich. Coming from Paris it only takes around 3 hours to reach Karlsruhe on the high speed TGV.

Air travel

Karlsruhe Trade Fair Center has excellent connections to at least 4 airports: Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (a drive of approx. 30 minutes) and other major international airports such as Frankfurt, Stuttgart und Strasbourg (a 50–60 minute drive).

Public transport

Take the S2 (suburban railway), travelling towards Rheinstetten. Alight at Messe/Leichtsandstraße. Main station: take line 6 (towards Daxlanden/Rappenwörth) or line 4 (Waldstadt) until you reach Europaplatz; change to line S2, travelling towards Rheinstetten. Alight at Messe/Leichtsandstraße. From Durlacher Tor: take line S2.