Fly to Basel at the Best Prices
Basel, Switzerland's most populous city after Zürich and Geneva, comes to prominence with its deep-rooted history and movements keeping pace with modernism. Divided into two as Lesser Basel and Greater Basel by the River Rhine, the city offers its visitors a wonderful atmosphere with views from its bridges. The Greater Basel side of the city is a region that preserves all its historical grandiose while the Lesser Basel side reflects the modern city understanding.
Basel, which was part of the Holy Roman Empire in the 13th century and whose history goes back to the 5th century B.C., is very important for the European history. Therefore, very valuable museums, marvelous architectural structures meet you in the city. You must definitely explore this city that has the University of Basel, Switzerland's oldest university, a marvelous cuisine, enthusiastic events in summer, and wonderful streets.
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26.02.2021 Friday / 04:29
Swiss Franc (CHF)
CURRENCYFrench, Italian, German and Romansh
LANGUAGE SPEAKEDGMT+2 (Kış saati) - GMT+3 (Yaz Saati)
TIME PERIODwww.bs.ch/
WEBSITE+41-61
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How to go to the City Center from Basel Mulhouse Freiburg Airport?
The common airport of the cities Basel of Switzerland, Freiburg of Germany and Mulhouse of France, Basel Mulhouse Freiburg Airport is always busy for it is the airline field for 3 cities and has a marvelous location.
The construction of the airport was started in 1930 but stopped because of the Second World War. In 1946, the construction was resumed, and the airport was put into service the same year.
Since it is just 6 km to Basel city center, the transportation is rather easy. There are numerous public transportation vehicles from Basel Airport to the city center.
Bus
You can take the bus number BVB 50 to go to the city center from Basel Airport. This bus takes you to Basel city center in 23 minutes. By the same bus, you can go to Bahnhof SBB Train Station in 17 minutes. In this way, you can go uptown and Germany by train.
The bus that departs every 10 minutes from 04.53 to 00.35 o’clock every day is just outside the terminal. The tickets are sold at the BVB booths in the airport.
Taxi
Since it is just 6 km from the airport to the city center, you can also use taxi as an alternative. You can be in Basel city center in 12 minutes by taxi depending on the traffic and the weather conditions. The stands of the French and Swiss taxi firms are just outside the main terminal.
Car Rental
Renting a car from the international car rental firms in the airport is another option. You can choose this option to be able to go to the city center or any region you want by a car private to you.