BIO-Europe 2026 · Nov 9–11 · Koelnmesse

Skip the taxi queue at Koelnmesse.

A private chauffeur at a fixed hourly price. Booked in one WhatsApp message, confirmed within 15 minutes.

from €110 / hour incl. VAT · minimum 4 hours
The problem at every big partnering event

8,000+ attendees.
One taxi rank.

Taxi at BIO-Europe

Your chauffeur

Pick-up
Taxi at BIO-Europe: Queues at Eingang Nord when the last partnering meetings end at 18:30
Your chauffeur: Waits at the entrance you name, at the time you say
Booking
Taxi at BIO-Europe: Three apps open and still no car
Your chauffeur: One message to book, one message to change
Price
Taxi at BIO-Europe: Meter running across the Rhine to your hotel, no fixed price
Your chauffeur: Fixed hourly price, VAT included, no surprises
Driver
Taxi at BIO-Europe: A new driver every ride, nobody knows your meeting schedule
Your chauffeur: Same chauffeur all day, knows your hotel and your off-site meetings

Predictability

Chauffeur's name, plate and pick-up point confirmed in writing before the ride, so your meeting schedule holds.

Punctuality

Flight into CGN or DUS tracked, partnering hours known. The car is there before your first meeting.

Convenience

One chat for all three days: book, change, extend. Prepare the next pitch in the back seat.

Status

A black Mercedes and a chauffeur in a suit. Arrive at an investor dinner the way the deal deserves.

Fixed hourly prices

Choose your car.
A fixed price per hour.
Nothing else.

Chauffeur, fuel, waiting time and 19% VAT are included. Minimum booking 4 hours; longer days and multi-day bookings on request in the same chat.

Mercedes E-Class

Business-class sedan

Mercedes E-Class

€110 / hour

min. 4 h · incl. 19% VAT

Best for

One or two BD executives moving between Koelnmesse, the hotel and off-site meetings in the Altstadt.

  • Up to 3 passengers, 2 suitcases
  • Rear-seat charging and Wi-Fi hotspot
  • Still water on board
  • Discreet, unmarked black car
Book on WhatsApp
Recommended for teams

Mercedes V-Class

Executive van for teams

Mercedes V-Class

€130 / hour

min. 4 h · incl. 19% VAT

Best for

Partnering teams of up to 6 with back-to-back meetings, or a quiet meeting room on wheels in between.

  • Up to 6 passengers, 6 suitcases
  • Face-to-face seating, tables on request
  • Room for luggage and presentation material
  • Same price for 1 or 6 passengers
Book on WhatsApp

Mercedes S-Class

First-class sedan

Mercedes S-Class

€145 / hour

min. 4 h · incl. 19% VAT

Best for

C-suite, board members, investors and licensing partners you are hosting.

  • Up to 3 passengers, 2 suitcases
  • Reclining rear seats, privacy glass
  • Chauffeur in suit, door service
  • Meet & greet with name board
Book on WhatsApp

Fixed-price airport transfers

CGN → Koelnmesse or your hotel

Meet & greet in arrivals, flight tracking and 60 minutes of waiting included.

from €110

E-Class or V-Class

from €140

S-Class

Book on WhatsApp

Prices apply to Cologne city, Koelnmesse and CGN airport during BIO-Europe 2026. Transfers from DUS, trips outside Cologne — Bonn, Düsseldorf, Leverkusen — and Mercedes Sprinter or coaches for larger groups are quoted in the same chat.

See also: Airport transfers Hourly chauffeur Group transport

How it works

Just send a message.

A dedicated manager, the whole trip.

No call centre and no app. One WhatsApp thread with the same manager, from the first message to the last ride, and an answer within 15 minutes.

Plans change. That's fine.

A partnering meeting that runs over, a partner who would rather talk at their hotel, an investor dinner moved to the Altstadt: send one message and we re-plan. No new booking, no fee for changes within the booked time.

Start the chat
Example of a booking conversation on WhatsApp.

Global Travel Solutions

Replies within 15 minutes, 24/7

  1. BIO-Europe, Tuesday, 4 people, partnering from 08:00 to 17:30

    10:02

  2. Good morning. For 4 people we suggest the V-Class: Tuesday 07:30–17:30, 10 h × €130 = €1,300 incl. VAT. Shall we confirm?

    10:09

  3. Confirmed. Pick-up at the hotel lobby, first meeting at 08:00.

    10:11

  4. Your chauffeur for tomorrow: name, mobile number and number plate follow this evening. In the lobby at 07:30.

    18:05

Same chauffeur, same car, one WhatsApp thread for all three days.

A day at BIO-Europe with a chauffeur

From the lobby to the last dinner. One car.

  1. 07:30

    Hotel → Koelnmesse

    The chauffeur is in the lobby, coffee in hand if you like. Drop-off at Eingang Nord, a few minutes before your first partnering meeting at 08:00.

  2. 12:30

    Off-site meeting in the Altstadt

    Same car, same chauffeur. A confidential conversation over lunch near the Dom rather than in a partnering booth, and back at Eingang Nord in time for the afternoon meetings.

  3. 18:30

    Last meetings end

    Out through Eingang Nord to a car that is already waiting while the taxi queue grows. Notes written up before you cross the Rhine.

  4. 20:00

    Investor dinner, then the reception

    The car waits outside the restaurant, then takes you on to the evening networking reception. Back at the hotel when you say, and the same chauffeur is in the lobby tomorrow at 07:30.

We know Koelnmesse

Pick-up where the crowd isn't.

BIO-Europe fills halls 7 and 8 at Koelnmesse, and the last edition saw more than 32,000 one-to-one meetings. When the partnering day ends, everyone heads for the taxi rank at Eingang Nord at once. Your chauffeur goes where you tell them.

CGN airport → Koelnmesse
20–25 min
Messe → Deutz hotels on the Rhine (Hyatt Regency)
5–10 min
Messe → Altstadt and hotels by the Dom (Excelsior Hotel Ernst)
10–20 min
Messe → Köln Hauptbahnhof
10–15 min
Pick-up points we use
  • Eingang Nord

    The BIO-Europe entrance for halls 7 and 8, busiest when the partnering day ends.

  • Köln Messe/Deutz station

    For ICE arrivals: met at the station, at the halls in minutes.

  • CGN arrivals

    Meet & greet with a name board in Terminal 1 or 2.

  • Your hotel lobby

    The chauffeur waits inside and carries the luggage.

Why Global Travel Solutions

High-value clients.
Ordinary and unordinary situations.

1,000+

bookings by corporate clients and delegations in 2026

24/7

operations desk during the event

1 message

to book, change or extend, at any hour

Diverted to DUS

A BD team's late-evening flight to Cologne was diverted to Düsseldorf. The chauffeur drove to DUS instead, our desk moved the morning pick-up by an hour, and the first partnering meeting at 09:00 went ahead as planned.

The meeting that moved to a hotel

A licensing partner asked to continue a promising conversation at his hotel in the Altstadt. The car was at Eingang Nord within ten minutes, and the team was back in time for their next meeting.

Questions before you book

Cars cancelled 24 hours or more before pick-up are free of charge. Less than 24 hours before pick-up the booked price is due, as set out in our Terms of Service.

Global Travel Solutions

Attending BIO-Europe?
Your car is one message away.

Tell us the dates and the class you want. We reply within 15 minutes, 24/7.