Tickets
Look forward to an unforgettable day at the abf: The latest travel and leisure trends and culinary delights await you in the abf theme worlds! Of course, a varied program is part of it, so that the trade fair visit becomes an experience for you! Your advantage: When buying the Early Bird ticket, you save five euros compared to buying tickets on site.
Please also note the promotional period for the Early Bird Ticket from 16.11. to 16.12.2022!
Ticket Shop Prices (online)
++ Promotion period: 16.11. until 16.12.2022 ++
(*Pupils aged 18 and over, students, trainees, senior citizens aged 65 and over, persons doing voluntary military service, federal voluntary service or the voluntary social/ecological year, unemployed persons, severely disabled persons, recipients of social assistance
*ADAC members
*DCC members)
Wed - Fri: free of charge when accompanied by an adult
Children up to 12 years (accompanied by an adult) do not need their own ticket.
*Authorisation for a reduced ticket must be proven on site .
Your Benefits when buying the Online Ticket
Money saved
Save 2 EUR (family ticket 4 EUR) when buying the online day ticket compared to buying the ticket on site!
Time saved
Avoid waiting times on site through direct access to the turnstile
Nerves spared
Start your abf/B.I.G. visit relaxed
Ticket purchase on site (box office)
You can't or don't want to buy a ticket online? We will set up one box office per entrance on site.
Wardrobes and Luggage Storage
Entrances NORD 1 + WEST 3 (fee to be paid on site)
Wardrobe: 2 € per piece
Luggage: 3 € per piece
FAQs for online ticket purchase
The day tickets entitle the holder to a single visit to abf - as well as B.I.G.
As a buyer, you need your own email address to create a user account. This will allow you to access your tickets later and use it for future purchases.
You can only pay by credit card (VISA or Mastercard) and PayPal. Unfortunately, other payment methods are not possible.
Only at the box office you can also buy tickets at the normal price in cash or by EC card.
After purchasing, you can download your tickets as a PDF file or as a wallet in a suitable app on your smartphone. Please bring your tickets with you to the trade show.
The invoice will be sent as a PDF file to the email address specified in the order process. If you have not received an email, please check your spam folder.
No, the exchange or return of tickets is excluded. However, you can give your ticket to a third party.
To open and print you need Adobe Reader. You can download Adobe Reader for free.
No, the trade fair ticket is not valid as a public transport ticket.
If an accompanying person is registered on the disabled person's ID, please send your request for a free ticket by e-mail to service-hotline@messe.de. For this purpose, we also need the transaction number on your invoice or the registration code on your ticket as well as a copy of your disabled ID.
In case of exchange or complaint, you can buy a pass for a deposit of 14 € at the box office upon presentation of the goods and the receipt.
The deposit will be refunded within 45 minutes after purchase and upon presentation of the pass at the cash desk.
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