Getting There By Air:EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse Freiburg (MLH)
Tel: (061) 325 3111.
Website:
www.euroairport.comBasel’s international airport is located just 6km (4 miles) to the west of the city center. In the terminal building there are newsagents and duty-free shops as well as cafes, bars and a restaurant. ATMs, currency exchange and Internet access are also available.
Regular bus services connect the airport and Basel’s city center. Bus 50, operated by
Basel Bus Company (tel: (061) 685
1414; website:
www.bvb.ch), runs between the airport and Basel railway station every 15 minutes. The journey takes 20 minutes.
Airport Taxi (tel: (061) 325 2700) and
Taxi am Euroairport (tel: (061) 325 2900) are among taxi companies operating at the airport.
Getting There By Road:Basel is an important European motorway junction with direct road connections to the rest of Switzerland and to France and Germany. The A2 leads south towards Bern and Lucerne, the A3 southeast towards Zurich, the A35 northwest towards Mulhouse and the A5 north towards Freiburg, to mention just some of the motorways connecting with Basel.
There are two motoring associations in Switzerland. These are
Touring Club Suisse (TCS) (tel: 0844 888 111; website:
www.tcs.ch) and
Automobil Club der Schweiz (ACS) (tel: (031) 328 3111; website:
www.acs.ch).
Emergency breakdown service:
TCS/ACS (tel: 140)
Switzerland has the densest railway network in the world, and between cities trains are the most common means of public transport. However, there is a network of local and regional routes operated by
PostBus (tel: 0848 888 888; website:
www.postbus.ch).
Eurolines (tel: 08705 808 080; website:
www.eurolines.com) operates coach services between Basel and other European cities.
Getting There By Rail:There are three rail stations in Basel, and they operate frequent, modern train services that link the city with the rest of Switzerland and all parts of Europe. The
SBB (tel: 0900 300 300; website:
www.sbb.ch) and
SNCF (website:
http://web.sncf.fr) stations are located next to each other in the city center south of the Rhine and serve trains to and from destinations in Switzerland and France respectively. The
DB (tel: 0800 150 7090; website:
www.bahn.de) station can be found north of the river and administers train services to and from destinations in Germany. The easiest way to move from the Swiss and French stations to the German station is to take tram 2.
Getting Around:Public TransportLike most Swiss cities Basel has an excellent public transport network that operates frequent and reliable services throughout the urban and suburban areas.
Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe (BVB) (tel: (061) 685 1414; website:
www.bvb.ch) operates the city’s many
trams and
buses. There are 10 tramlines and many more bus lines, and both buses and trams run every 6-7 minutes during the day and every 15 minutes late in the evening. Day cards and three-day tickets are available. As a supplement to the public transport network there are four
ferries crossing the Rhine between the city’s bridges. They are operated by the
Basel Ferry Association (tel: (061) 692 7173; website:
www.faehri.ch), and they travel across the river without a motor, propelled only by the force of the current.
TaxisThere are several taxi companies in Basel, and it is never hard to get hold of a taxi. Companies include
Taxi Zentrale AG (tel: (061) 222 2222),
33er taxi AG (tel: (061) 333 3333) and
Taxiphon-Genossenschaft Basel (tel: (061) 444 4444).
Car HireCar rental is offered by
Avis (tel: (061) 325 2840; website:
www.avis.ch),
Europcar (tel: (061) 325 2903/4; website:
www.europcar.ch),
Hertz (tel: (061) 325 2780; website:
www.hertz.ch),
National-Alamo (tel: (061) 325 1743; website:
www.nationalcar.com or
www.alamo.com) and
Sixt (tel: (061) 325 1540/1; website:
www.sixt.ch).
Bicycle HireBicycles can be hired from
Rent A Bike (tel: (051) 229 2345; website:
www.rentabike.ch) at the SSB railway station.
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