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Here you will find all the information on trade visitor and general public tickets as well as access to the ticket shops.
- Online ticket available now
- 18 - 22 October 2023
- Opening hours: 9:00 - 6:30 pm (Sundays until 5:30 pm)
- On-site ticket sales only possible with card payment
Note: Use our online ticketing to avoid queues at the on-site ticket offices
Your ticket options at a glance
Trade visitor tickets now entitle you to use the local public transport network (RMV) for free for arrival and departure to fairgrounds*
Trade visitor tickets
- Trade visitor days from Wednesday, 18 till Sunday, 22 October, admission from 9.00 am
Day ticket
Wed-Sun Flexible use each day
5-day ticket
Wed-Sun Valid all days of the fair
Day ticket, discounted**
Wed-Sun Flexible use each day
*Free use of local public transport (RMV) is not included in complimentary tickets
**Only valid with proof of entitlement
FAQ Trade visitor tickets
What qualifies you for a trade visitor ticket?
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
Who is entitled to purchase discounted trade visitor tickets?
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.
How can I use the trade visitor ticket for traveling with local public transport network Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund?
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).
General public tickets
- Admission for general public from Friday 20 October till Sunday, 22 October
- Tickets available online and at the ticket office (only card payment possible)
Friday afternoon ticket
Fri From 2pm
Day ticket Saturday**
Sat Valid one day
Day ticket Sunday**
Sun Valid one day
Weekend ticket**
Fri from 2m till Sun Valid during the weekend
Family day ticket
Sat till Sun Valid one day, max 2 adults and 3 children (up to and including 18 years)
Day ticket, discounted**
Fri from 2pm till Sun Valid one day, limited availability
*Discounted tickets are only valid with proof of entitlement
**Please note that the ticket contingents for the fair weekend are limited
FAQ General public tickets
Who is entitled to purchase discounted general public tickets?
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.
Do children aged 0-6 years need to purchase a ticket?
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.
Who is entitled to enter the fairgrounds free of charge?
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.
Do general public tickets entitle the holder to use local public transport network Frankfurt Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV) free of charge?
No, the public transport in Frankfurt (RMV) can unfortunately not be used free of charge with the general public tickets.
Tickets for exhibitors and for LitAg participants
Get to know everything at a glance on creating tickets and redeeming tickets codes for exhibitors (including Publishers Rights Centre) as well as for LitAg participants.
Press tickets
Accredited journalists and bloggers receive free entrance. Please note that press tickets do not include local public transport network Frankfurt Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV). Accreditation will be possible from 15 August on.
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