Arrival by car / bus
From the north / east
Take the A7 motorway towards Kassel as far as exit 59 (Laatzen), then turn right onto the B443 towards Pattensen / Sarstedt. Before Pattensen, turn right onto the B3 towards Alfeld / Elze and then turn right after Thiedenwiese. Follow the L460 in the direction of Springe / Gestorf.
From the west
Take the A2 motorway to exit 37 (Lauenau), then take the B442 towards Bad Münder / Springe. Continue through Springe and then turn right towards Alvesrode/ Völksen and drive straight on towards Gestorf.
From the south
From the south: A7 motorway to exit 62 (Hildesheim), then B1 towards Sarstedt / Elze / Hildesheim. After Elze take the B3 towards Hannover. Before Thiedenwiese turn left onto the L460 and then follow the signs.
Arrival by train
Travelling from the nearest main railway station in Hanover
The admission ticket is not a combined ticket for free travel on local public transport.
Public transport
Journey time approx. 45 minutes
- S5 towards Hameln/Paderborn
- From Völksen/Eldagsen and Springe there is a shuttle service to the event site every hour.
Shuttle service
The departure/arrival of the shuttle service is based on the S5 timetable.
The shuttle service will take you to the exhibition centre free of charge and, according to the timetable, also back to the connection to the public transport network.
- The shuttle service stop in Völksen/Eldagsen is signposted.
Taxi service
Journey time from Hanover main station approx. 40 minutes
Hannoversche Taxi-Zentrale
☏ +49 511 38 11
✉ info@taxi-hannover.de
Funk Taxen Springe
☏ +49 5041-5015
Taxi Makowski
☏ +49 5041 776868
Arrival by plane
Nearest airport: www.hannover-airport.de.
Travel time from Hanover Airport to the exhibition grounds approx. 1 hour
Public transport
The S5 runs from Hanover Central Station via Hanover Airport to Springe or Völksen/Eldagsen. For further details, see "Arriving by train."
Shuttle service
A shuttle service is also available from Hanover Airport. For information and reservations, visit www.bfmhaj.com.
Taxi service
Journey from Springe or Völksen approx. 10 minutes
Funk Taxis Springe
☏ +49 5041 50 15
Journey from Hanover Airport: approx. 50 minutes
Hannoversche Taxi-Zentrale
☏ +49 511 38 11
✉ info@taxi-hannover.de
For group bookings, you can receive personal assistance by email at reservations@revolugo.com or by phone at +33 (0)1 80 06 62 88 (toll-free, available from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.).
Our partners
Hanno Fair Event
Mrs Anette Burgdorf
☏ +49 532 135 880 21
✉ info@hanno-fair.com
www.hanno-fair.events/messe-hotel/potatoeurope.html
Tourist information in the surrounding area
Plan your accommodation options in Mittelrode and the surrounding area well in advance.
Host directories and further information can be found here: Springe and Hanover
Visa Information
Important information for visitors and exhibitors from countries requiring visa
- A visa to visit the trade fair should be applied for at the earliest six months, but no later than four weeks before travelling. In many cases, however, processing by the responsible German embassy or consulate takes longer than four weeks. Please plan accordingly.
- Information on the visa procedure, the requirements for obtaining a visa, visa fees and application forms can be found on the website of the Federal Foreign Office and on the websites of the relevant embassies and consulates in your home country.
- As early as 2013, the Federal Foreign Office informed the visa offices of German embassies and consulates worldwide that trade fair visitors and exhibitors generally no longer require a letter of invitation from the trade fair organiser to apply for a trade fair visa (see: AUMA website). If necessary, please refer to this information when applying for your visa.
- As the organiser of the trade fair, DLG Service GmbH assumes no legal and/or financial responsibility in connection with your visit to the trade fair. For this reason, general letters of invitation from the trade fair organiser are generally not helpful. This is in contrast to business trips for which a specific German business partner as the inviting company potentially coordinates and finances your trip.
- Instead of a letter of invitation, exhibitors require confirmation of their paid stand registration and the visa fee is usually waived for them (see website of the Federal Foreign Office).