A method for transporting a tower section (112, 114, 116) of a wind turbine, comprising the steps of: A) providing a tower section (112, 114, 116) which is adapted to be transported in a predetermined transport position, wherein the tower section (112, 114, 116) when in the transport position has a longitudinal axis extending in the horizontal direction and a wall extending along the longitudinal axis, wherein the tower section (112, 114, 116) is adapted to adopt a first vertical height (h 1) when in an unstressed state in the transport position, B) applying a deformation force (F, F 1, F 2) to the wall so as to elastically deform at least one portion of the tower section (112, 114, 116) in such a way that the tower section (112, 114, 116) adopts a second vertical height (h 2) that is smaller than the first vertical height (h 1) when in an elastically deformed state in the transport position, and C) locking the tower section (112, 114, 116) in the elastically deformed state, wherein the deformation force (F, F 1, F 2) is introduced into the wall of the tower section (112, 114, 116) by at least one tensioning system (130, 132) which is coupled to a number of corresponding load introducing elements (128, 129) of the tower section (112, 114, 116), characterized in that the tensioning system has a number of pull rods each having two coupling sections at their ends and which are coupled at each of their coupling sections to a corresponding load introducing element (128, 129) of the tower section (112, 114, 116), wherein the deformation force (F, F 1, F 2) for elastic deformation is introduced into the load introducing elements and the wall by means of the pull rods, and/or the tensioning system has a tensioning strap or tensioning cable that is coupled to at least two load introducing elements (128, 129) of the tower section (112, 114, 116), wherein the deformation force (F, F 1, F 2) for elastic deformation is introduced into the load introducing elements (128, 129) and the wall by means of the tensioning cable. A) providing a tower section (112, 114, 116) which is adapted to be transported in a predetermined transport position, wherein the tower section (112, 114, 116) when in the transport position has a longitudinal axis extending in the horizontal direction and a wall extending along the longitudinal axis, wherein the tower section (112, 114, 116) is adapted to adopt a first vertical height (h 1) when in an unstressed state in the transport position, B) applying a deformation force (F, F 1, F 2) to the wall so as to elastically deform at least one portion of the tower section (112, 114, 116) in such a way that the tower section (112, 114, 116) adopts a second vertical height (h 2) that is smaller than the first vertical height (h 1) when in an elastically deformed state in the transport position, and C) locking the tower section (112, 114, 116) in the elastically deformed state, wherein the deformation force (F, F 1, F 2) is introduced into the wall of the tower section (112, 114, 116) by at least one tensioning system (130, 132) which is coupled to a number of corresponding load introducing elements (128, 129) of the tower section (112, 114, 116), characterized in that the tensioning system has a number of pull rods each having two coupling sections at their ends and which are coupled at each of their coupling sections to a corresponding load introducing element (128, 129) of the tower section (112, 114, 116), wherein the deformation force (F, F 1, F 2) for elastic deformation is introduced into the load introducing elements and the wall by means of the pull rods, and/or the tensioning system has a tensioning strap or tensioning cable that is coupled to at least two load introducing elements (128, 129) of the tower section (112, 114, 116), wherein the deformation force (F, F 1, F 2) for elastic deformation is introduced into the load introducing elements (128, 129) and the wall by means of the tensioning cable.