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bauma
✓ Official sourcebauma is a construction & building fair held at Messe München in Munich, Germany, from 3–9 Apr 2028. It is one of 90 construction & building fairs and one of 53 fairs in Munich tracked by ExpoArena.
World's leading trade fair for construction machinery.
Tickets & entry
Visitor passes and exhibitor registration for bauma are handled by the organizer at bauma.de. ExpoArena links to the official page and does not resell tickets.
Official site & tickets →Where it is
Messe München, Munich, Germany · open the venue on a map
What bauma is
bauma is the world's largest trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, construction vehicles and construction equipment. Messe München stages it every three years at the Trade Fair Center in Munich, and the 2028 edition — the 35th — runs from 3 to 9 April. With roughly 600,000 visitors, more than 3,500 exhibitors and 614,000 square metres of hall and outdoor space, it sets the innovation agenda for the whole industry.
Scale
| Exhibitors | 3,548 (2025) |
|---|---|
| Visitors | 605,974 (2025) |
| Floor space | 614,000 m² (2025) |
| Countries represented | 57 (2025) |
Figures as published by the organiser; see the source under each section.
Past editions
| Year | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-04-07 → 2025-04-13 | Messe München |
| 2022 | 2022-10-24 → 2022-10-30 | Messe München |
| 2019 | 2019-04-08 → 2019-04-14 | Messe München |
Who exhibits and who attends
Exhibiting: Construction machinery, building material and mining machines, construction vehicles, cranes, formwork and scaffolding, plus drives, hydraulics, electronics and digital site technology.
Attending: Contractors, plant hire firms, quarry and mining operators, and procurement teams: Messe München reports 35% of trade visitors from industry and manufacturing and 23% from the processing industry.
How to get in
Buy online in advance through the bauma Ticket Shop, which opens in autumn 2027, then print the ticket or carry it as a PDF; vouchers are redeemed in the same shop.
Day ticket EUR 38, three-day ticket EUR 79, permanent ticket EUR 98 (2025 prices, 19% VAT included); sales were online only.
Getting there
The U2, U7 and U8 stop at Messestadt West and Ost. In 2025 the admission ticket also worked as an MVV ticket for zones M-6 on the day of the visit.
Airport: Munich Airport (MUC), about 42 km from the exhibition grounds
Getting in from the airport: Airport shuttle buses run every 15 minutes to the North Entrance in around 45 minutes; by rail, take the S1 or S8 into Munich and change to U2 towards Messestadt West or Ost.
Questions
When is bauma 2028?
bauma runs April 3, 2028 → April 9, 2028 (7 days) at Messe München.
Where is bauma held?
Messe München, Munich, Germany. Coordinates 48.1400, 11.6900.
How do I get tickets for bauma?
Tickets and visitor registration are handled by the organizer at bauma.de. ExpoArena links to it directly and never resells tickets.
Is this bauma listing official?
This page is official source: the organizer’s own site is on record for this fair. Sources: official organizer sites. Last verified Nov 11, 2026.
How often does bauma take place?
Every three years in Munich: 2019, 2022, 2025 and next 3–9 April 2028. The 2022 edition ran in October rather than April, from the 24th to the 30th.
How large is the bauma exhibition ground?
Messe München quotes 200,000 square metres of hall space plus 414,000 square metres outdoors in 2025 — 614,000 square metres in total, the largest area of any trade fair.
Can anyone buy a bauma ticket?
Tickets are sold online only, and children up to and including five are admitted free but still need a children's ticket from the service counter at an entrance.
Which airport serves bauma?
Munich Airport (MUC), 42 km away. Shuttle buses reach the North Entrance in about 45 minutes, or take the S-Bahn into the city and change to the U2.
Researched and checked 2026-11-08. bauma.debauma.debauma.de
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