Everything here is rented by the hour, including the room you rent it in.

Driving licence

An EU or EEA licence is accepted as it stands. Licences from outside that area are generally accepted for a limited period after arrival, often alongside a translation or an International Driving Permit, and rental desks apply their own stricter rules on top. Bring the physical card.

The airport is the market

A very large share of hires here start and end at the airport, from parking decks rather than a terminal kerb. Returning means finding the correct deck and level, and the signposted route out is not the fastest one — allow more time than the distance suggests, in both directions.

The fair calendar

Prices here track the exhibition calendar rather than the season. During a major fair the car and van fleet, the meeting rooms and the formalwear all tighten at once, and rates move to a different level. Book against the published hall calendar, not against the month.

Deposits

Standard car deposits are modest and held on a credit card in the driver's name. AV and exhibition equipment is contracted differently, usually with a corporate account or a deposit plus proof of insurance, and delivery windows are dictated by the hall rather than by you.

The low-emission zone

The city operates an environmental zone requiring a windscreen sticker. German-registered rental vehicles normally carry one; confirm it for anything brought in from outside the country.

Rooms by the hour

Meeting rooms, studios and desks let by the hour here in a way they do not in most German cities, and the terms are commercial rather than consumer: cancellation windows are short, and catering and AV are separate. Read what is included before comparing two hourly rates.

Licence categories, age limits and what may be taken out without a certificate change, and operators set stricter terms than the law requires. Treat everything above as orientation and confirm it with the operator and the local authority before you book.