Tickets

You qualify as a trade visitor if you are professionally involved in the development, production, sales, or management of printed and electronic media as well as in art or antiques or are active in the area of education.

Authorised trade groups include, for example:

• Employees of publishing houses, literary agencies, bookstores, and libraries
• Authors, illustrators, and translators
• Employees of printing presses, software firms and other service companies for the book and media industry
• Teachers and school directors of all types of schools, educators, or other pedagogical personnel
• Members of the creative industries, creative artists, and agents
• Students of all disciplines and trainees in the book and media industry

The following groups are entitled to purchase discounted trade visitor tickets:
Students, booksellers, librarians, trainees and apprentices in the book and media industry, trade visitors with disabilities (from degree of disability 50%)

Proof required when entering the fairgrounds.

The trade visitor ticket/RMV-ticket entitles you to travel with the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) for free for arrival and departure to the fairgrounds. Please print out the ticket pdf when using the local transport network.

Please note: Complimentary tickets are excluded from free use of local public transport (RMV).

The following groups are entitled to purchase discounted general public tickets:
Schoolchildren, students, pensioners, the unemployed, people with disabilities (for those with a disability recognised as level 50 and above), holders of the Frankfurt Pass and Culture Pass, Federal or Social or Ecological Service Volunteers as well as volunteers and trainees.

A proof is required when entering the fairgrounds.

Children aged 0-6 years (inclusive) do not need a ticket and can enter the fairgrounds free of charge when accompanied by an adult. Proof of age may be required at the entrance.

Persons in wheelchairs or disabled persons with a "B" on their disabled person's pass will be admitted free of charge for themselves and their companion on presentation of their disabled person's pass.

Children up to and including 6 years of age accompanying a trade visitor or visitor will be admitted free of charge.

No, the public transport in Frankfurt (RMV) can unfortunately not be used free of charge with the general public tickets.

It is not necessary to print out your ticket, the digital version is sufficient.