Getting There/Around

Getting There

By Air

EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (+41 61 325 2512 / http://www.euroairport.com/) serves Switzerland, France and Germany.
Airlines include:

Air France (+1 800 237 2747 / http://www.airfrance.com)

British Airways (+1 800 217 9297 / http://www.ba.com)

Condor (+1 800 524 6975 / http://www.condor.com)

Hapag-Lloyd (+49 40 3001 / http://www.hlag.de/de/index.html)

Lufthansa (+1 800 803 5838 / http://www.lufthansas.com)

Sky Europe (+421 2 4850 1111 / http://www.skyeurope.com/in.php)

Swiss (1 877 FLY SWISS (1 877 359 7947) /
http://yourcountry.swiss.com/local/index-usa)

Turkish Airlines (+90 212 444 0849 /
http://www.turkishairlines.com/en/index.php)


Rental Car Companies:

Avis (+1 800 230 4898 / http://www.avis.com)

Hertz (+1 800 654 3001 (US) / +1 800 654 3001
(Intl)/ http://www.hertz.com)

Alamo (+1 800 462 5266 / http://www.alamo.com)

Europcar (+1 877 940 6900 / http://www.europcar.ch)

Budget (+1 800 527 0700 / http://www.budget.com)

Sixt (+49 180 525 2525 / http://www.e-sixt.com)


By Taxi:

Airport taxi (+41 61 325 2700)

Taxi am Euroairport (+41 61 325 2900)

33er Taxi AG (+41 61 333 3333)

Taxiphon-Genossenschaft Basel (+41 61 444 4444)

Taxi Zentrale AG (+41 61 222 2222)

By Rail:

Three railway stations are housed in the city and represent the Swiss, French and German rail networks.
Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) (+41 0900 30 0300 http://www.sbb.ch/en/index.htm)

From France: SNCF (http://www.sncf.com/)
From Germany: Die Bahn (DB) (http://www.bahn.de/)

By Bus:

Eurolines (+41 22 716 9110)

By Car:

Basel can be accessed by major highways such as A98, A5, A36, A2, E25, E35.

Getting Around:

Public Transport:

It is easy and inexpensive to get around Basil via public transportation. Purchase bus or tram tickets in advance. Tourists staying at the city's hotels can get a "Mobility Ticket" which entitles you to complimentary use of all public transportation during your stay.
Basel Bus Company (BVB) (+41 61 685 1414 / http://www.bvb-basel.ch)
Freiburg (http://www.freiburger-reisedienst.de)


By Foot/Bike:

Since most of the tourist attractions are located in the historic center of the city, it is easiest to tour Basel on foot. Another good option is to rent a bike at the rail station next to the information center.

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