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IAP / ESP 2016 · Cologne
e AIR TRAVEL TO COLOGNE
Cologne / Bonn Airport is the international airport of Co-
logne. The airport is centrally located in the Cologne/Bonn
region approximately 15 km southeast of Cologne city cen-
tre. It is also possible to travel by train from the region's
other major airports Düsseldorf Airport in 37 min and the
Rhein-Main Airport in Frankfurt in 48 min to Cologne.
e JOURNEY TO COLOGNE BY ROAD
Ten highways lead into Cologne's beltway, consisting of
A1, A3, A4, A57, A59, A555, and A559, which brings you
directly to Congress-Centrum Ost Koelnmesse without
junctions or traffic lights. Simply follow the green signs
marked “Koelnmesse”.
Most of Cologne's metropolitan area is a low emission
zone, into which only vehicles sporting one of the stick-
ers for emission group 4 (green sticker) are allowed to
enter. Congress-Centrum Ost Koelnmesse is accessi-
ble without the afore mentioned stickers. You will find
more detailed information and directions on the website
.
Parking Information
Congress-Centrum Ost Koelnmesse offers about 14,500
parking spaces, which cost about EUR 6,00 per entry.
e TRAVEL TO COLOGNE BY TRAIN
Cologne is one of Europe's most important railway junc-
tions. It can be reached from all major cities in Germany
and other European metropolis. International high-speed
trains connect Cologne's main train station, Köln-Deutz
station and Cologne Bonn Airport station with Düsseldorf,
Frankfurt, London, Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels. The
Köln Messe/Deutz station is located directly next to Con-
gress-Centrum Ost Koelnmesse. The Cologne Convention
Bureau and Deutsche Bahn offer special event rates for
the XXXI International Congress of the IAP and the 28th
Congress of the ESP. Please see the congress website for
details: and
e HOW TO GET FROM THE CITY CENTRE
TO THE CONVENTION CENTRE
Cologne's public transport system (KVB – Kölner Verkehrs-
betriebe) is part of the network Verkehrsverbund Rhein-
Sieg (VRS) offering a unified ticket system for Cologne
and the surrounding region. The extended VRS network
consists of busses, trams, S-Bahn (commuter trains), un-
derground trains, and regional trains.
Due to its location in the centre of Cologne, Congress-
Centrum Ost Koelnmesse can be quickly reached by public
transport. The underground lines 1 and 9 (station Köln-
Deutz), S-Bahn lines S6, S11, S12, S13 (station Köln-Deutz)
and tram lines 3 and 4 (station Koelnmesse) connect the
city centre and surrounding region with Congress-Cen-
trum Ost Koelnmesse.
e HOTELS IN COLOGNE
CPO HANSER SERVICE GmbH has reserved a large num-
ber of hotel rooms in various hotels in different price cat-
egories in Cologne. The majority of the hotel rooms are
located close to Congress-Centrum Ost Koelnmesse.
Reservations will be possible via CO HotelOnline ® on the
website and .
Bookings by email or telephone cannot be accepted.
Congress and Exhibition Office
CPO HANSER SERVICE GmbH
Office Berlin
Paulsborner Str. 44
14193 Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49–30–300 669-0
Fax: +49–30–305 73 91
E-mail:
Travel to Cologne /Hotels in Cologne