Exhibiting at Messe Karlsruhe from abroad? One German partner for your booth, briefed in English: fixed-price EXPRESS from €5,999 net or a custom EXFAIR build.
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Travelling to Karlsruhe from outside Germany? Brief us in English. The booth at Messe Karlsruhe is planned, built and dismantled locally, and your team only travels for the show.
→ First brief ▸Briefed in EnglishForm, email or phone: one contact for booth, graphics, logistics and exhibits at Messe Karlsruhe.
No German VAT for companies abroadWithin the EU under the reverse-charge procedure with a valid VAT ID; the quote states the treatment.
Exhibits shipped, customs handledShipping your exhibits to Messe Karlsruhe and customs clearance are organised together with the booth.
Fixed price or custom buildEXPRESS from €5,999 net per show, all-in; EXFAIR from concept and 3D visualisation to storage.
Venue rules checkedHall heights, floor loads, rigging and delivery windows at Messe Karlsruhe are set by the venue's technical guidelines; they are checked per project before the stand is planned. The grounds: 4 halls, 60,000 m² of hall space.
Getting to Messe KarlsruheFrom the main station by tram 2 or 3 to Europaplatz, then the S2 towards Rheinstetten to the Messe/Leichtsandstraße stop; shuttle from the main station during major fairs; Baden Airpark, Frankfurt and Strasbourg airports are around an hour away by car or rail.
International fairs at Messe KarlsruheInternational exhibitors are part of the picture here: LEARNTEC (digital education & e-learning); art KARLSRUHE (art market & galleries): 180 galleries from 18 countries in 2026; IT-TRANS (it & digitalisation in public transport): about 200 exhibitors from 22 countries in 2026; NUFAM (commercial vehicles, transport & logistics): 430 exhibitors from 23 countries in 2025; RecyclingAKTIV (recycling, demolition, civil engineering & road construction).
To start, send the fair, dates, hall and stand number if assigned, floor area and goal.
If the booth has to start fast, with clear pricing and low coordination, EXPRESS is usually the right entry point. If brand impact, spatial impact and visitor flow become more important, EXFAIR fits better.
Good when you need to decide quickly for Messe Karlsruhe and want a professional booth without a long concept phase.
from €5,999 net per trade show
| S | 9–16 m² | from €5,999 |
|---|---|---|
| M | 18–25 m² | from €7,999 |
| L | 25–36 m² | from €10,999 |
Included: stand system, fabric banners, lighting, carpet, setup and dismantling, logistics, storage, project management.
Final fixed price usually within 24 h, 5 to 15% off from two shows a year.
The better fit when the booth at Messe Karlsruhe should be planned individually and tailored more tightly to brand, products and conversations.
custom priced by size, build type and equipment
Pick size and stand type: sketch, matching path and guide price for Messe Karlsruhe (leading fairs: LEARNTEC, art KARLSRUHE, IT-TRANS, NUFAM).
Matching path
EXPRESS size M
from €7,999 net, fixed price per trade show
Guide prices from express-booth.com, 30 Sep 2026. The quote is binding.
So your team coordinates as little as possible internally, we group planning, build and on-site support into three clear steps.
The starting point only needs the essentials: what the presence should achieve, how large the floor area is and how tight the timing is.
From there it gets quick: whether EXPRESS is the more economic fit or whether EXFAIR offers more leverage for brand, visitor flow and impact.
Production, setup, dismantling and the coordination around the presence get organized so your team stays unburdened.
Two examples for fast, clearly structured EXPRESS booths. Two examples for more custom EXFAIR projects with stronger brand impact.
Clear product booth with a strong graphic wall and a quick decision logic.
Focused presence with a tall back wall and a clear product message.
Technical brand space with clear product staging and a meeting situation.
High-impact product booth with long-distance visibility and clear brand presence.
Dates for planning your trade show presence. A first enquiry works best 8–12 weeks before the fair starts.
2–4 Feb 2027 LEARNTEC Digital learning Request booth → 18–21 Feb 2027 art KARLSRUHE Art fair Request booth → 3–5 Jun 2027 RecyclingAKTIV & TiefbauLIVE Recycling & civil engineering Request booth → 22–25 Sep 2027 NUFAM Commercial vehicles Request booth →Leading trade fairs: LEARNTEC, art KARLSRUHE, IT-TRANS, NUFAM, RecyclingAKTIV
Messe Karlsruhe is compact and thematically well sorted: LEARNTEC covers digital education and brought together more than 340 companies in 2026, while art KARLSRUHE showed around 180 galleries in 2026. IT-TRANS for IT in public transport, NUFAM for commercial vehicles and RecyclingAKTIV with TiefbauLIVE as an outdoor demonstration fair complete the programme.
For booth planning: At RecyclingAKTIV and NUFAM, working machinery is the focus, clarify outdoor space, access and live demonstrations early. At LEARNTEC and art KARLSRUHE it is the quality of the space that counts, because conversations last longer.
LEARNTEC is Karlsruhe's annual trade fair and congress for digital education in schools, higher education and companies. On show are learning platforms, web-based training, AR/VR applications, blended-learning solutions and AI applications for learning, in 2026 more than 11,000 visitors came to see over 340 represented companies.
art karlsruhe is Messe Karlsruhe's annual international fair for classical modern and contemporary art, held in February. In 2026, 180 galleries from 18 countries presented their programmes, complemented by sculpture areas, special exhibitions and awards such as the Loth Sculpture Prize.
IT-TRANS is Karlsruhe's biennial international congress and trade fair for digital solutions in public transport. Topics include ticketing, data exchange, cybersecurity, AI and autonomous mobility, the 10th edition in 2026 drew around 5,500 participants from 51 countries and about 200 exhibitors from 22 countries.
NUFAM is Messe Karlsruhe's biennial commercial vehicle fair in September, showing commercial vehicles of all classes, bodies, trailers, semi-trailers, accessories, workshop equipment and telematics, complemented by a demo park and special shows on alternative drives. In 2025, 430 exhibitors from 23 countries presented to around 24,000 visitors from haulage, logistics, the trades and municipal fleets.
RecyclingAKTIV & TiefbauLIVE (RATL) is Messe Karlsruhe's biennial demonstration fair for construction, demolition and recycling, where machinery for civil engineering and road construction, landscaping, demolition and recycling is shown in live operation, mostly on the outdoor grounds. Around 55 shows on model construction sites and action areas, such as scrap & metal, wood & biomass, infrastructure construction and e-mobility, complement the live demonstrations at the stands.
Venue data: 4 halls, 60,000 m² of hall space, 105,000 m² of outdoor area
The questions that come up most often for a quick orientation, a clear brief and a professional presence at Messe Karlsruhe.
When time, budget clarity and a fast decision process matter, EXPRESS Booth is usually the right fit. For custom architecture, larger floor areas and stronger brand staging, EXFAIR is the better path.
EXPRESS Booth fits when a Messe Karlsruhe presence should be delivered fast, with clear pricing and low coordination effort. It works especially well when clear packages, short paths and an efficient booth structure matter more than maximum customization.
EXFAIR is the better choice when the booth should be planned strategically: custom architecture, brand impact, visitor flow, product staging and a solution tailored more tightly to brand and conversations.
Helpful inputs are the goal of the presence, planned floor area, timing, desired impact, existing graphics or systems, technical requirements and whether you're leaning toward a fast fixed-price path or a custom brand space.
Main factors are floor area, level of customization, graphics, technology, logistics, setup, dismantling, on-site support and the potential to reuse existing elements. As a benchmark, EXPRESS booths start at €5,999 net fixed price per show (companies based outside Germany pay no German VAT), including set-up, dismantling, wall graphics and flooring. Custom EXFAIR brand spaces are quoted per project because these factors combine differently each time.
Yes. We cover design, technical implementation, graphic production, logistics and the actual coordination around the Karlsruhe presence, so internal coordination for marketing, sales and project leads stays low.
At Messe Karlsruhe, five leading trade fairs shape the calendar: LEARNTEC (Digital education & e-learning, annual); art KARLSRUHE (Art market & galleries, annual); IT-TRANS (IT & digitalisation in public transport, every two years); NUFAM (Commercial vehicles, transport & logistics, every two years); RecyclingAKTIV (Recycling, demolition, civil engineering & road construction, every two years). The next confirmed dates are listed in the trade fair calendar on this page, with details on each fair in the section Leading trade fairs in detail.
LEARNTEC is held annual. The next edition runs from 2 to 4 February 2027. An EXPRESS booth needs little lead time: quote within 24 hours, set-up in one day. A custom EXFAIR brand space needs considerably more time for concept, 3D planning and production; the earlier floor area and stand type are fixed, the more room remains for design.
At RecyclingAKTIV and NUFAM, working machinery is the focus, clarify outdoor space, access and live demonstrations early. At LEARNTEC and art KARLSRUHE it is the quality of the space that counts, because conversations last longer. The venue has 4 halls with 60,000 m² of hall space and 105,000 m² of outdoor area. From the main station by tram 2 or 3 to Europaplatz, then the S2 towards Rheinstetten to the Messe/Leichtsandstraße stop; shuttle from the main station during major fairs; Baden Airpark, Frankfurt and Strasbourg airports are around an hour away by car or rail. The technical guidelines of Messe Karlsruhe are binding: hall heights, floor loads, rigging and delivery windows come from those documents and are checked per project before the stand is planned.
Yes. Planning, production, set-up and dismantling happen locally at Messe Karlsruhe, so where your company is based does not change the process; only your team and exhibits travel to Karlsruhe.
Yes, via the enquiry form on this page, at hello@exfair.de or by phone at +49 7721 885880.
No. Companies based outside Germany are invoiced without German VAT, within the EU under the reverse-charge procedure, which requires a valid VAT ID. The treatment is stated in the quote.
Yes. Besides the booth, shipping your exhibits to Messe Karlsruhe and customs clearance are organised as part of the project, so products arrive on the stand in time for the show.
The fair and dates, hall and stand number if assigned, floor area, stand type (row, corner, peninsula or island) and the goal of the presence. A first assessment follows within 48 hours.
A few solid data points are enough. We open a prepared email to EXFAIR directly, no data is stored on this page.
Send the key factsFair (e.g. LEARNTEC), space, dates, ideally with the stand type.
First assessment within 48 hEXPRESS or EXFAIR, open points, cost drivers.
QuoteEXPRESS fixed price usually within 24 h, EXFAIR quote usually within 1–2 weeks.
Prefer to talk: +49 7721 885880 or hello@exfair.de
For custom brand spaces, talk to EXFAIR directly. For fast fixed-price solutions, EXPRESS Booth is the direct entry point.
For teams that need more impact, more customization and tighter brand control for their Messe Karlsruhe booth.
For teams that want a fast, professional solution with clear cost logic.