This place is ridiculously large, and very spread out. Wear your comfortable shoes and be prepared…read moreto walk. This was my first time to Messe Frankfurt so I didn't know what to expect. The CPhI show that I attended used 11 halls I believe, and several were using 2 floors. To get between each hall you must use interconnecting walkways, but from Hall 1 to Hall 11 is quite a trek. There is a shuttle that runs between them also, but the line was also quite long. The halls are clean and well lit. Most have very high ceilings, but a few were much lower and felt cramped (and hot). There were plenty of restaurants available for lunch, and the food was of decent quality and price. Getting to the Messe was easy as there was a subway station located within the center. Getting onto a train after the show can take awhile however. The Messe is about 20-25 minute walk from the city center shopping area. Overall, it is not one of my favorite venues for trade fairs.

I get to see a lot of massive European exhibition halls as part of work trips and this is…read moredefinitely one of the bigger ones. Your could trail around this for a full day (we did) and still not get to see every hall. We managed 9 out of around 15-20 but that was definitely enough. There are a couple of things to say. Positives are that it has good transport links, there is a shuttle bus to run you between halls (yes it's that big) and I quite like that some of it is built up the way rather than just sprawling over a huge area. Means lots of escalators to get you to the higher halls, but that's ok in my opinion. Other than that it was clean, efficient and A ok all round. Nothing to fear here if you are exhibiting at or visiting a show here. We were at the ambiente show and it was excellent. Well worth a look.

Frankfurt Motorshow IAA takes place every 2 years at the Messe trade fair lasting for 10 days…read more During this time the whole city becomes the automobile capital of the world and this is surely not an exaggerated term. Almost every hotel in and around the city is fully booked, traffic on the streets and pavements become more dense than usual due to visitors from around the world. Obviously, it's even more crowded inside the fair but it won't bother car fanatics to visit the well-prepared and organized booths/halls with the latest cars on display. Over the past decades and up until today, each car maker (esp. the Germans) occupies the same designated hall, which significantly improved in terms of presentation and performance. And so are the cars nowadays, which are becoming more and more like self-driven space ships on wheels. Maybe even driver's licenses will become obsolete in the future, because cars can actually move by themselves.. However the trend, this motor show is a great opportunity to not only take a look but also to take a seat into the newest cars the world has to offer.

Amazing! I happened to be at Frankfurt airport with a 10 hour layover and it just happened to be…read morethe opening day of the Frankfurt International Auto Show. How could I pass on this opportunity? I took the S8 subway to the Messe. The entry was EU16, which is reasonable, given this is the worlds premier auto show. The different vendors are spaciously laid out and expect to walk quite a bit, if you intend to cover most of it. The staff was helpful. Given it was the first day, it was really crowded, you could barely walk - but I cannot a star off (day 1). 5 stars.