Your way to IFA
Map of Berlin / Location IFA Exhibition Grounds
The exhibition grounds operated by Messe Berlin are easy to reach thanks to excellent road and rail links. The city itself also has an extensive and clearly laid out public transport network, for example by S-Bahn to the Messe Süd (main entrance of the Exhibition Grounds), Westkreuz and Messe Nord/ICC stations.
How to reach us
Use the journey planners to find your best way to IFA with public transport:
- Info request S-Bahn Berlin
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Info request Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe BVG
- Download Public Transport Map of Berlin
(.pdf, 2 MB)
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Rail Travel Info DB
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From airports to IFA exhibition grounds / ICC Berlin
Airport Berlin Tegel - exhibition grounds / ICC Berlin
- IFA Airport Tegel Shuttle - Download Timetable
- Bus X9 (Express) or Bus 109:
in direction of Zoologischer Garten, to stop S-Bahnhof Jungfernheide, then change in S 42 (Ringbahn) in direction Westend, to stop Messe Nord/ICC
Airport Berlin Tempelhof - exhibition grounds / ICC Berlin
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Bus 104 in direction of Neu-Westend, Brixplatz, to stop Haus des Rundfunks
Airport Berlin Schönefeld - exhibition grounds / ICC Berlin
- S 45
in direction of Gesundbrunnen, to stop Hermannstraße, then change in S41 to stop Messe Nord/ICC
- S 9
in direction of Bahnhof Spandau, to stop Westkreuz or Messe Süd
From railway stations to IFA exhibition grounds / ICC Berlin
Railway station Hauptbahnhof, Zoologischer Garten, railway station Charlottenburg, railway station Ostbahnhof und railway station Lichtenberg - exhibition grounds / ICC Berlin
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S 75, S 9 in direction Spandau, to stop Westkreuz or Messe Süd
Railway station Schönefeld - exhibition grounds / ICC Berlin
- S 45
in direction of Gesundbrunnen, to stop Hermannstraße, then change in S41 to stop Messe Nord/ICC
- S 9
in direction of Bahnhof Spandau, to stop Westkreuz or Messe Süd
Railway station Spandau - exhibition grounds / ICC Berlin
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S 9 in direction of airport Schönefeld, to stop Messe Süd
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S 75 in direction of Wartenberg, to stop Messe Süd
Railway station Potsdam - exhibition grounds / ICC Berlin
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S 7 in direction of Ahrensfelde to stop Westkreuz
Public transport to IFA exhibition grounds / ICC Berlin
U 2 in direction of Ruhleben, to stop Kaiserdamm
S 75 or S 9 to stop Messe Süd
S 41, S 42, S 46 to stop Messe Nord / ICC
S 5, S 7, S 9, S41, S42, S46, S 75 to stop Westkreuz
X34, X49, 104, 139, 149, 218 to stop Messedamm/ ZOB/ ICC
Tickets for public transport
We recommend you the purchase of the low-priced
“Tageskarte” (day ticket, fare zone AB € 6.10 €)
or the “7-Tage-Karte” (7-day ticket, fare zone AB €
26.20, including the airport) depending on the length of your duration
of stay in Berlin. Tickets can be purchased at one of the many S-Bahn sales points. Also available at the S-Bahn ticket machines –
available 24 hours a day on all S-Bahn platforms.Please note, that IFA tickets are not valid for public transportation.
Arrival by car
Autobahns radiate from the German capital like a star,
and most of these motorways can now carry six lanes of fast moving
traffic. Once you are on the A10 (Berliner Ring), look for the signs to
"Messegelände" at the "Drewitz", "Oranienburg", "Schönefelder
Kreuz" and "Pankow" junctions. These will lead you directly to the
A100, A111 and A115 (Avus) motorway and the "Funkturm" junction, where
you turn off at the "Messegelände" exit.
Environmental Zone
An Environmental Zone will come into force in Berlin on 1 January 2008.
The Environmental Zone is the area within the so-called S-Bahn ring, the light railway line encircling central Berlin. Vehicles may only enter this area if they display a valid sticker showing that their emissions do not exceed a specified level of fine particulates. Signs have been erected on the roads clearly showing where the Environmental Zone begins. Although the southern section of the city expressway, the Stadtautobahn, is within the S-Bahn ring, it is not classified as part of the Environmental Zone because it is also used to enable vehicles to drive around the restricted area.
It is an offence to drive a vehicle inside the Evironmental Zone without the appropriate sticker, and this is punishable by a fine. Offenders may also be awarded one penalty point on their driving licences.
The Exhibition Grounds and ICC Berlin are located outside the Environmental Zone. Visitors arriving by car via the motorway system and entering the Exhibition Grounds directly via the interchange marked "Messegelände/Messedamm" are outside the zone and do not therefore require a sticker.
Additional details can be found here.




