First Time at Düsseldorf Show: Seeking Info (1 Viewer)

[Bailey 15]

Info / advice regarding August show.
Thinking of attending this show for first time, traveling from Plymouth Devon, and using ferry don’t like tunnel

Looking on web site we can get on site parking overnites with shuttle which sounds good
They say tickets on sale from June ? Is this correct?
How many days would you recommend

Thanks for help in advance

 

[funflair]

If you are going just to "have a mooch" then two days will do you, if you are going to strike a deal on the next van you might need three days I would say. Join the Caravan Salon for discount tickets and book you camping slots there as well.

Tickets on sale from June seem correct.

You can register for Caravan Salon.

To the ticket shop - Aktiv stellen bei Shop Abschaltung

Weiche

shop.messe-duesseldorf.de

 

[Soycd]

We will be going, just to have a look around. I'd suggest you sign up at the link below, if you haven't already. They will send you ticket details etc. in May /June time. The stelplatz/campground is good, and as in usual German style, everything is highly organised. Depending on the purpose of your visit you might want to spend two days, unless you know specifically what you are looking for. It is huge, much bigger than Birmingham NEC.

Ticket shop

The ticket sale for CARAVAN SALON will start in July 2024! However, you can register anytime for CARAVAN SALON in the ticket shop.

www.caravan-salon.com

Below is the link to the 'Caravan Center' as in the camping site.

Caravan Center

For caravaning enthusiasts, the Caravan Center is the ideal accommodation right at the fairground.

www.caravan-salon.com

You can book a pitch once you have a ticket for the show.
Below is the ling to the German PDF file about the campsite. (last years event)

https://www.caravan-salon.de/cgi-bin/md_caravan/lib/pub/object/downloadfile.cgi/csd2302_00288_Prospekt_Caravan_Center_148x148_sRGB.pdf?oid=10499&lang=1&ticket=g_u_e_s_t

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[Bailey 15]

Great info thanks x

 

[Soycd]

Forgot to mention, that if you do not yet have a German emission (plakette) then you can get one at the link below. It would be very easy to stray into the 'clean air zones' especially around cities like Dusseldorf and get fined. Lots of companies offering them but link below is official and will get you one for €5:95, they will send it to you.

Online-application environmental zone sticker - Berlin.de

www.berlin.de

 

[Brains]

Info / advice regarding August show.
Thinking of attending this show for first time, traveling from Plymouth Devon, and using ferry don’t like tunnel

Looking on web site we can get on site parking overnites with shuttle which sounds good
They say tickets on sale from June ? Is this correct?
How many days would you recommend

Thanks for help in advance

FYI

465 Miles
Plymouth to Harwich (307 miles) sleep on the overnight ferry in a nice cabin (part of the ticket price) to Rotterdam and then drive to Dusseldorf (158 miles)
(No queues, no tolls)
Door to door time under 24 hrs

580 miles
Plymouth to Dover (320 miles), campsite in Kent, ferry to Calais Calais to Dusseldorf (260 miles)
Long queues possible on M20 due to stacking particularly in summer
(Plus this route includes the M25 section prone to queues and the notorious Brussels ring road)
Door to door time about 30 hrs (excluding any queues)

Ferry costs are similar, depends on the deal on the day as to which one is cheaper.

(Don't use Google maps to do the route end to end, as it's wrong, you have to break it into the land sections only)

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[Bailey 15]

Ohh how interesting thank you very much
Certainly look at this sound great

 

[LithiumConvert]

Well worth going.

If you need EHU, then it has to be booked very early.

Othherwise, the bus will take you in to the show from the camp site.
German efficiency.

 

[Bailey 15]

Just looking now, you don’t use m25 then for Harwich? You take the smaller roads?
Thank you for this help - this site never fails to amaze me

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[Brains]

Just looking now, you don’t use m25 then for Harwich? You take the smaller roads?
Thank you for this help - this site never fails to amaze me

You do use the M25
The worst section is the M4 to the M3 anti-clockwise

If you come up the A303/M3 and then hit the M25 going clockwise you should be fine (except not at rush hour)

Also from the M3 to the A12, you can go around the M25 either way, there is a 3 mile difference (and a Toll at Dartford),
but I usually find M3 to A12 is faster clockwise unless heavy traffic.

(Expat Cornishman, so have done that route more times that can count in the last 40+ years)

 

[Clive Mott]

I say allow 3 days and in that time you will still not cover all of it. The on site camping is excellent with many rows with 16A mains hookup. Shuttle bendy busses run between all the show entrances and the parkings. You can hire mobility buggies to get around the show which are free to blue badge holders, they hold your badge while you have the buggy. but most importantly BOOK EVERYTHING IN ADVANCE. If you are press and have registered as such with them then its all free. The Press Centre is excellent, has a subsidised canteen, free wifi, space, chairs and tables and puts anything at the NEC to shame.
It is a very BIG show, probably the best in Europe. It is a little over half a days drive from Calais. and you arrive at the Caravan Service Centre where you empty and fill up before being pitched.
The camping is massive in tight rows, Dont expect space like UK camp sites. Do expect comradery, evening entertainment, food and beer outlets close by. Forget satellite TV as most is under trees. The airport is next door. You will hear every plane. They dont fly throughout the night. BUT It is an experience everyone should enjoy at least once.
Think we have done it 20 years by now.
C.

 

[Razamataz]

Ohh how interesting thank you very much
Certainly look at this sound great

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[Jenben]

We have been but only in a car however think we may also make a visit with the van this year

 

[Richardcamper]

Info / advice regarding August show.
Thinking of attending this show for first time, traveling from Plymouth Devon, and using ferry don’t like tunnel

Looking on web site we can get on site parking overnites with shuttle which sounds good
They say tickets on sale from June ? Is this correct?
How many days would you recommend

Thanks for help in advance

We were there three years ago. Enjoyed it very much. It is so big! Take at least three days to experience everything. We had a temperature in the Van of 42C and were parked straight under a flight path. It was OK until an Airbus 380 passed overhead on finals!

 

[Bailey 15]

That heat I would of ran outside in my knickers to get the breeze

It sounds great thou so hoping to go

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[Bailey 15]

We were there three years ago. Enjoyed it very much. It is so big! Take at least three days to experience everything. We had a temperature in the Van of 42C and were parked straight under a flight path. It was OK until an Airbus 380 passed overhead on finals!

What time of year was that pls?
Did you go during week or weekend I would of thought it’s less busy during weekday