The NEW WORK EVOLUTION for visitors

Around 40 exhibitors from the New Work sector will show you their products and services for innovative working environments and modern corporate culture.
The trade fair is accompanied by an exciting lecture programme with experts on the topic of New Work and numerous best-practice examples as well as networking opportunities.
We have compiled all the information, from ticket prices and travelling to your stay in Karlsruhe, on this page.
The themes of the NEW WORK EVOLUTION
Following the successful launch in 2023, NEW WORK EVOLUTION will be even bigger and more creative in 2024! In addition to the programme on the Main Stage and the exhibitors' presentation areas, there will also be space for workshops. There will also be four Focus Areas: In the Technology area, the focus will be on the potential of AI and co. to make work more efficient. Offices will show the optimal design of spaces in the working world. DE&I (Diversity, equity and inclusion) represents the diversity of New Work and how New Work is possible for everyone. People & Culture puts people and their well-being at the centre.
NEW WORK EVOLUTION is a meeting place for decision-makers from companies such as CEOs, HR managers, facility and infrastructure managers, architects, IT managers, New Work planners and New Work consultants. Here you will find a unique network of partners, experts, multipliers and media partners - the ideal place to make new contacts!

Our services for your trade fair visit
We also offer you full service on site. Here you can find out more about our electronic visitor information system and what information our information desk has for you. In addition, you can find out more about the possibilities of using the internet at our exhibition centre.

At the info point in the action hall you will find information on restaurants and hotels in the area as well as a preview of upcoming trade fairs. At the info counters in front of the halls, they will be happy to help you personally with any questions you may have about the current event.

There is a "toilet for all" on the exhibition grounds that is specially designed for use by people with multiple disabilities. It is also equipped with a lift and an emergency call system. This toilet is open during the respective opening hours of the event on the exhibition grounds.
Wheelchairs:
- Free service for your visit to the fair. Please contact the colleagues of the DRK on site on the respective day of your visit by calling 0721 3720 5230.
- A wheelchair (without electric drive) will be brought to you for the duration of your visit to the fair (subject to availability).

Free WLAN access
During the fair, as a registered user, wireless internet access is available free of charge in the hall area of our exhibition grounds.
Free W-LAN on the exhibition grounds
You will need your own WLAN-enabled terminal with a web browser function.
Please note the following information:
- To use the W-LAN, you need a WLAN-capable end device with the worldwide common WLAN standard IEEE 802.11 n/ac.
- Area-wide reception may not be guaranteed if there are a large number of users.
- The maximum bandwidth is 2Mbit/s per end device. Depending on the hall load, the bandwidth may be lower.
- A user/end device can go online for a maximum of 30 minutes with a mobile end device.
- Premium Wi-Fi
If you need a higher bandwidth, we advise you to order our Premium Wi-Fi for the highest online demands (without bandwidth limitation) for a fee (buy online or in the Business Center Entrance West).

Messe Karlsruhe provides its visitors with an EC cash machine directly on the exhibition grounds. This is located in the action hall near the main entrance.
Cash withdrawals from these machines are free of charge for Volksbank customers. This also applies to savings bank customers of the city of Karlsruhe-Ettlingen, but not to savings bank customers outside this district and other banks.

On the exhibition grounds, a fee of 2 euros is charged for the use of the cloakroom service for items of clothing and 3 euros for items of luggage. Lockers are available in the basement using a 1 euro deposit coin.
You will find digital lockers in the entrance area (main entrance) on the left-hand side.
12 out of 24 LiveLockers are equipped with the option of charging batteries from mobile devices. After opening the LiveLocker, you will find
- a 220V/16A socket to connect your own power supply units, e.g. for charging laptops or bicycle batteries and
- a USB type A and a USB type C socket with a combined output power of 18W.
You can book these in advance for your stay at live-locker.com
There is a charge of 5 euros per day for use.

Visitors to Karlsruhe Trade Fair Centre can use the charging stations for electric vehicles in car park P1, one charge costs 6 euros. A type 2 plug is required. Please note: Vehicular entrance to P1 is subject to a fee.
Die Messe Karlsruhe gestattet keine Tiere auf dem Messegelände.
Ausnahmen sind Führhunde für Menschen mit Behinderungen, Blindenhunde und Diensthunde.

Our control room collects lost and handed-in items.
Phone: +49 721 3720 5222
If you do not find what you are looking for here, please contact the
lost property office of the city of Rheinstetten, phone: + 49 7242 9514 350.
Or to the
lost property office of the city of Karlsruhe, phone: + 49 721 133 3310.
Business evening

The business evening at the NEW WORK EVOLUTION trade fair and LEARNTEC is the ideal opportunity to find out about the latest developments and innovations in the industry and to make valuable contacts. The event brings together industry leaders, experts and decision-makers from companies concerned with the future of the world of work.
Enjoy the evening in a summery atmosphere in the Atrium (outdoor area of Messe Karlsruhe) with delicious buffet and DJ music in our beautiful outdoor area.
Travelling to the NEW WORK EVOLUTION
Whether by car, local transport, train or plane - this is how you travel comfortably to the New Work Evolution.
From the A5 / A8 motorway:
On the A8 from Stuttgart follow the A5 in the direction of "Basel", there leave the A5 at exit no. 48 "Karlsruhe-Süd" and follow the signs "Messe".
From the A65 motorway:
The A65 becomes the B10. Leave the B10 at exit no. 8 and follow the signs to "Messe".
Parking spaces
On the exhibition grounds you will find a total of 7,000 parking spaces in 2 car parks as well as a car park for VIPs/press. Parking fee: 8,00 €/day. Please use P1 or P2 during new Work Evolution.
On the days of the fair, tickets for tariff zone 100 are valid to the Messe/Leichtsandstraße stop.
By tram
Stop Messe/Leichtsandstraße or also Messe Nord
FROM THE CITY CENTRE / DURLACHER TOR:
Line S2 (underground), direction Rheinstetten
FROM THE MAIN STATION:
- From the main station, you can take various trains to the city centre to change at the Europaplatz underground station:
- Line S1/S11 in the direction of Neureut or Hochstetten.
- Line 2 direction Knielingen Nord
- Line 3 direction Daxlanden or Rappenwörth
- At Europaplatz, take the S2 underground line in the direction of Rheinstetten (Messe/Leichtsandstraße stop).
By bus
Bus stop Messe Nord or Messe/Leichtsandstraße
FROM ETTLINGEN CHANGEFREE:
Bus line 106 (direction Neuburgweier Breslauer Str.).
All KVV bus route maps can be found here.
FROM RASTATT:
Change at the Silberstreifen stop to bus route 106 in the direction of Neuburgweier Breslauer Str.
Further information on departure times and prices can be found on the KVV website.
Karlsruhe is a hub for ICE, InterCity, EuroCity and InterRegio connections and lies directly on the ICE route from Hamburg via Frankfurt to Basel. The west-east axis from Karlsruhe via Stuttgart to Munich also starts from here. From Paris, you can reach Karlsruhe in just about three hours by TGV.
Arrive successfully.
From €51.90 (one way) with the event ticket.
In cooperation with Deutsche Bahn, Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress GmbH offers you an exclusive package for your comfortable arrival and departure to trade fairs and congresses in Karlsruhe.
This way, travel time quickly becomes your time. Simply use your outward and return journey to work, read or relax. Whatever you choose, you will always travel with the Deutsche Bahn long-distance event ticket using 100 % green electricity.
The extra for you as a visitor! Your event ticket at a fixed price nationwide, from any DB station.
The price for your event ticket one-way is:
- With train connection (while stocks last)
- 2.class 51,90€.
- 1st class 84,90 €
- Fully flexible (always available)
- 2.class 72,90 €
- 1st class 106,90 €
The offer is valid until 09.12.2023.
Book online now and secure the guaranteed cheapest ticket. We offer you an overview of all rail offers on your desired route.
Make travel time your time and use your journey to work, relax or enjoy yourself - with 100% green electricity on long-distance services.
All information on the DB Event Ticket can be found here.
Further information at www.bahn.de/bahn.bonus
We wish you a pleasant journey.
The Deutsche Bahn event ticket does NOT include the admission ticket to the trade fair or congress.

Messe Karlsruhe can be easily reached via 4 airports:
The flight to Stuttgart from metropolises such as Brussels, Milan and Vienna takes little more than 1 hour.
The excellent rail connections ensure a fast onward journey to Karlsruhe.
From Baden-Airpark you can reach the exhibition centre in just 30 minutes by car.
Via Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden airport (approx. 30 minutes by car) as well as the international airports of Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Strasbourg (50-60 minutes by car).
We recommend that you travel via Frankfurt Airport.
Are you travelling with a motorhome or caravan and would like to stay overnight directly at the trade fair? We offer you the opportunity to do so at our car park P3. Electricity connection can only be guaranteed if ordered in good time.
Please book your parking space using the following form up to 14 days before the start of the fair. Electricity can only be guaranteed if ordered in good time:
Messe Karlsruhe is barrier-free and therefore handicapped accessible. All halls and entrances are at ground level, so there are no access restrictions.
Reserve a wheelchair
- Free service for your visit to the fair: Please contact the colleagues of the German Red Cross on site on the respective day of the fair under the telephone number: 0721-3720 5230.
- A wheelchair will then be brought to you for the duration of your visit. Please use the main entrance of the fair.
Parking spaces
- Parking spaces are available in the first rows in car park P1.
Trade fair shuttle
- During the event, a barrier-free trade fair shuttle will be available to you free of charge between the main railway station and the Exhibition Centre.
- Further information on how to get to the fair by local transport can be found here.
Local transport
- You can find information about the KVV travel plan for people with reduced mobility here, or by telephone from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on 0721/6107-5886.
German Railways
- Information on connections and Deutsche Bahn services and discounts for mobility-impaired travellers can be obtained from the following contact details:
- Telephone number: 030 65212888
- Fax number: 030 65212899
- E-mail: msz@deutschebahn.com
You can also reach the exhibition grounds easily and in an environmentally friendly way with KVV.nextbike - the public bike and e-bike rental system of the Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund (KVV). The rental station near the exhibition grounds is located at the tram stop Messe/ Leichtsandstraße (line S2).
This is how easy it is to use the KVV.nextbike: Select the bike at www.kvv-nextbike.de or at a rental station, scan it and off you go. Please note that the number of KVV.nextbikes available is limited.
Cost of the KVV.nextbike rental bike at the basic rate:
- 1 € per 30 min (normal)
- 2 € per 30 min (e-bike)
The exhibition grounds are easily accessible via a well-developed and signposted network of cycle paths:
- Karlsruhe main station: 5.5 km
- Karlsruhe city centre: 6.3 km
- Ettlingen centre: 7 km
Further information at www.kvv-nextbike.de.
Bicycle breakdown service
With our bicycle breakdown service, we offer you a basic set of tools and aids for quickly solving a breakdown. Be it a punctured tyre, a defective inner tube, a jammed brake or simply too little air: help can be called up and equipment borrowed via the service hotline 0721 3720-5222.
Your stay at the NEW WORK EVOLUTION

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