| Techno Classica Essen 2012 | | |
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| Date | March 21 - 25 | ||
| Opening hours | Wednesday
14.00-20.00 (Preview day) Thursday 9.00-18.00, Friday 9.00-19.00 Saturday, Sunday 9.00-18.00 | ||
| Entry charges | Adult 20 Euros, Child (8-14) 10 Euros (under 8 free with adult) | Advance tickets are available from | |
| Premium ticket for preview day 35 Euros | |||
| Group (over 20 persons) 18 Euros | www eventim.de | ||
| Catalogue 10 Euros | |||
| Location | Messe Essen, Norbertstrasse, Essen, Germany | ||
| Train information for Essen area | website | ||
| Ferries/Eurotunnel (Discount fares) | |||
| Orcar Travel (Jamie Blanchard) | Tel 01753 685668 Fax 01753 684925 | ||
| Coach trips | |||
| Miami Motors | Tel 01923 263773 Fax 01923 401401 | ||
| Flight tours | |||
| Grandstand Motorsports | Tel 0845 3750300 Fax 0116 2874999 | Website | |
| Car tours | |||
| Prestige Car Tours | Tel 01992 428662 | Website | |
Distances by road from channel ports are :(Miles) Dover 250, Ostend 180, Hook of Holland 160, Rotterdam 150. The nearest airports are Dusseldorf and Dortmund. Flights are available from:
| Heathrow | 8 daily | British Airways/Lufthansa | To Dusseldorf International |
| Gatwick | 2 " | British Airways | " |
| Stanstead | 3 " | Air UK | " |
| Manchester | 5 " | British Airways/Lufthansa | " |
| Birmingham | 5 " | British Airways/Lufthansa | " |
| Stanstead | 3 " | Air Berlin | " |
| Southampton | 2 M-F 1 S,S | Flybe | " |
| Bristol | 1 | British Airways | " |
| Gatwick | 1 M-F | Eurowings | To Dortmund |
| Luton | Easyjet | " | |
| Gatwick | Easyjet | To Cologne | |
| East Midlands | Easyjet | " | |
| Stansted | 2 daily | Ryanair | To Dusseldorf Weeze (approx 1½ hours from Essen) |
| Gatwick | 1 daily | Ryanair | " |
| Glasgow (Prestwick) | 1 flight alternate days | Ryanair | " |