Directions to HeimsheimA8 · exit 46

Your destination

Tip: enter the exact house number in your sat nav. From the Heimsheim exit, both addresses are reached via the L 1134 towards Heimsheim.

Driving times

Guide values without traffic.

Routes by car

From Karlsruhe, Pforzheim and France (west)

1. Take the A 8 towards Stuttgart. After the Pforzheim exits (43–45), the next exit is Heimsheim (46).
2. From France: A 5 or A 65 to Karlsruhe, then the A 8 towards Stuttgart.
3. Congestion near Pforzheim: leave at Pforzheim-Süd (45) and drive via Tiefenbronn (L 573) and Friolzheim (L 1175) to Heimsheim.

From Stuttgart, Ludwigsburg and Munich (east)

1. From Stuttgart city or Ludwigsburg: A 81 towards Leonberg/Karlsruhe, at the Leonberg interchange (49) onto the A 8 towards Karlsruhe, then past Leonberg-West (48) and Rutesheim (47) to exit Heimsheim (46).
2. From Munich and Ulm: stay on the A 8 towards Karlsruhe through the Stuttgart junction (51) and the Leonberg interchange (49) to exit Heimsheim (46).
3. Congestion at the Leonberg interchange: leave at Leonberg-Ost (50) and drive via Leonberg, Rutesheim and Perouse (L 1180) to Heimsheim.

From Sindelfingen, Böblingen and Herrenberg (south-east)

1. A 81 north to the Stuttgart junction (51), follow Karlsruhe and stay on the A 8 to exit Heimsheim (46).
2. Country-road alternative: B 464 via Magstadt to Renningen, then via Rutesheim and Perouse (L 1180) to Heimsheim.

From Mühlacker, Calw and the Black Forest (north / south)

1. From Mühlacker and Mönsheim: the L 1134 leads directly to the Heimsheim exit.
2. From Calw: B 295 via Althengstett to Weil der Stadt, then via Hausen (L 1179) to Heimsheim.

Messe & Stuttgart Airport

Messe Stuttgart and Stuttgart Airport are next to each other on the A 8 – no city traffic on the way to Heimsheim. Ideal when hotels near the trade fair are fully booked.

Messe → Heimsheim approx. 40 km · 30–35 min

1. At the Stuttgart-Flughafen/Messe junction take the A 8 towards Karlsruhe, via the Stuttgart junction (51) and Leonberg interchange (49), to exit Heimsheim (46).
2. In the evening after the fair closes, traffic around the Messe and Leonberg is often heavy – allow 45–60 minutes.

By bus approx. 1 h

1. Express bus X60 from the airport/Messe to Leonberg (about 35 minutes; Mon–Fri 6 am–8 pm every 30 minutes, otherwise hourly until midnight), then bus 652, 653 or 660 to Heimsheim (about 20 minutes).
2. Late at night: taxi from the Messe/airport about €90–110; for teams a rental car from the airport is often worthwhile.

By bus and train

Heimsheim has no railway station. The nearest S-Bahn stations are on the S6 line (Stuttgart main station – Leonberg – Rutesheim – Renningen – Weil der Stadt). Buses run from there to Heimsheim; the central stop is Heimsheim Marktplatz.

1. From Stuttgart: S6 to Leonberg or Rutesheim, then bus 652, 653 or express bus 660 to Heimsheim. Mon–Fri roughly every 15 minutes from about 5 am to 8 pm, less often at weekends. About one hour in total from Stuttgart main station.
2. From Böblingen, Sindelfingen and Renningen: S60 or S6 to Renningen, then bus 762 (about hourly, approx. 20 minutes).
3. From Pforzheim and Karlsruhe: train to Pforzheim main station, then bus 762 (about hourly, 30–40 minutes). The last buses run in the early evening.

Timetables change, usually in December. Please check your connection beforehand, e.g. with the DB Navigator or VVS app.

By taxi

Taxis wait at Leonberg station, Pforzheim and Stuttgart main stations and Stuttgart Airport. At the smaller S-Bahn stations (Rutesheim, Renningen, Weil der Stadt) please order a taxi by phone in advance. After about 8 pm a taxi is often the only option – with self check-in you can still arrive late at the Business-Motel.

Guide prices based on regional taxi fares, without surcharges (night, luggage, large taxi).

Trucks, vans and motorhomes

• Please use the A 8 and leave at exit Heimsheim (46) – from there it is only a few hundred metres on the L 1134, no driving through villages.
• Truck spaces at the Business-Motel (everything longer than a car) only with prior booking via the TRAVIS app or a booking request, €25 per night. Reefer and dangerous-goods trucks are not allowed; please switch off engines.

By electric car

Charge at your destination: 4 charging points at the campus (Alemannenstr. 23) and 2 at the Business-Motel (Römerstr. 40), 11–22 kW each, payment by debit or credit card.

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