Tickets for Leipzig Book Fair
Get your ticket for Leipzig Book Fair here and benefit from our online discount for advance sales! Be it day ticket or full ticket for all trade fair days - find all ticket rates in our overview.
About the tickets:
- These tickets are only valid for the public and for trade visitors.
- Tickets are valid for both Leipzig Book Fair and Manga Comic Con as well as Leipzig Antiquarian Book Fair (Leipziger Antiquariatsmesse).
- Admission is only possible on the day that the ticket was purchased for.
- The afternoon ticket allows admission to LBF26 from 2 pm.
- Our admission tickets entitle the holder to free travel to and from the exhibition grounds on the day of your visit using local public transport of MDVin tariff zone 110 (see below).
Box offices
You would like to get your tickets from one of the many box offices? We offer you a tool to search box offices by postal code or city.
Ticket rates for Leipzig Book Fair 2026
Tickets for Thursday, Friday or Sunday
Day tickets only grant admission for the day that the ticket was purchased for.
| Tickets for Thur, Fri or Sun | Early Bird Ticket [3.12.25 - 18.2.26]* | Advance Sale Ticket [19.2. - 18.3.26]* | Last Minute Ticket [19. - 22.3.26]* | Box Office Rates [3.12.25 - 22.3.26]* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day ticket | € 25.00 | € 27.00 | € 28.00 | € 28.00 |
| Day ticket - discount rate** | € 20.50 | € 22.50 | € 23.50 | € 23.50 |
| Day ticket - child (6 - 12 years)*** | € 11.50 | € 12.50 | € 13.50 | € 13.50 |
| Children 0 - 5 years*** | free admission | free admission | free admission | free admission |
| Day ticket - social pass holders | - | - | € 14.00 | - |
| Day ticket - afternoon (admission from 2:00 pm) | € 16.50 | € 18.50 | € 19.50 | € 18.00 |
| Day ticket - group general (price per person, minimum group size 10, only for commercially organised group travel ) | € 24.50 | € 24.50 | - | - |
| Day ticket -
student group
(price per person, only for school classes, tickets only avaiable during advance sale and on-site on Thur or Fri) | - | - | € 13.50 | - |
Tickets for Saturday
Day tickets only grant admission for the day that the ticket was purchased for.
| Tickets for Saturday | Early Bird Ticket [3.12.25 - 18.2.26]* | Advance Sale Ticket [19.2. - 18.3.26]* | Last Minute Ticket [19. - 22.3.26]* | Box Office Rates [3.12.25 - 22.3.26]* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day ticket | € 31.00 | € 33.00 | € 35.00 | € 35.00 |
| Day ticket - discount rate** | € 26.00 | € 28.50 | € 30.00 | € 30.00 |
| Day ticket - child (6 - 12 years)*** | € 15.50 | € 16.50 | € 17.50 | € 17.50 |
| Children 0 - 5 years*** | free admission | free admission | free admission | free admission |
| Day ticket - social pass holders | - | - | € 19.00 | - |
| Day ticket - afternoon (admission from 2:00 pm) | € 21.00 | € 22.50 | € 24.00 | € 24.00 |
| Day ticket - group (price per person, minimum group size 10, only for commercially organised group travel ) | € 29.00 | € 29.00 | - | - |
Full ticket
The full ticket is valid on all trade fair days.
| Full tickets | Early Bird Ticket [3.12.25 - 18.2.26]* | Advance Sale Ticket [19.2. - 18.3.26]* | Last Minute Ticket [19. - 22.3.26]* | Box Office Rates [3.12.25 - 22.3.26]* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full ticket (valid every trade fair day) | € 59.00 | € 62.50 | € 64.50 | € 64.50 |
*The Early Bird Ticket can be purchased from 3.12.25 - 18.2.26 only in our online ticket shop.
The Advance Sale Ticket can be purchased from 19.2. - 18.3.26 only in our online ticket shop.
The Last Minute Ticket can be purchased from 19. - 22.3.26 in our online ticket shop and at the box offices at the trade fair. Exception: The day ticket for social pass holders is only available at the box offices.
Different rates apply for public box office sales throughout the city from 3.12.25 - 22.3.26 (see tables above).
**The following groups of people are eligible for a discount upon presentation of their identification: pupils, students, trainees, severely disabled persons with a degree of disability of at least 20, pensioners, unemployed persons, welfare recipients, EU pensioners (= disability pensioners), people on disability, participants in the federal and youth voluntary service, volunteer card holders and social pass holders (e.g. Leipzig card). In addition, an accompanying person of any severely disabled person with mark "B" in their ID card may enter free of charge (accompanying persons do not require a separate admission ticket) upon presentation of their identification. We reserve the right to validate reduction credentials on-site. The appropriate evidence must be brought along.
***Children up to and including 5 years receive free admission. In accordance with the rules of Leipziger Messe GmbH, children under the age of 14 will only be admitted if accompanied by an adult.
Important Information on Public Transport
Travel sustainably with your trade fair ticket! Our admission tickets, including online tickets, entitle the holder to free travel to and from the exhibition grounds on the day of your visit using local public transport operated by the MDV (Mitteldeutscher Verkehrsverbund) in the tariff zone 110.
Before starting your journey, tick the day on the weekday strip on your ticket. For online tickets: please enter the name of the visitor in the online ticket shop. Failure to do so may result in the ticket not being valid for free travel on local public transport.
Please note: Our local transport ticket service is only valid for Leipziger Messe's own events - insofar as this is expressly stated on the respective ticket.
mdv-Tarifzonen (PDF, 205 kB) (German only)
