Why go
- City in Switzerland.
- Served by EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL).
History
Basel is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine, at the transition from the High Rhine to the Upper Rhine. Basel is Switzerland's third most populous city, with 177,595 inhabitants within the city municipality limits.
Where to stay
Marktgasse 19, 4001 Basel, Switzerland · hotel-maerthof-basel.ch
Im Lohnhof 4, 4051 Basel, Switzerland · au-violon.com
Petersgraben 23, 4051 Basel, Switzerland · hotelrochat.ch
Centralbahnpl. 1, 4002 Basel, Switzerland · schweizerhof-basel.ch
Steinenvorstadt 42, 4051 Basel, Switzerland · arthousebasel.ch
Leonhardsgraben 47-49, 4051 Basel, Switzerland · teufelhof.com
Blumenrain 19, 4051 Basel, Switzerland · hoteld-basel.ch
Aeschengraben 25, 4051 Basel, Switzerland · movenpick.accor.com
Margarethenstrasse 33/35, 4053 Basel, Switzerland · all.accor.com
Schwarzwaldallee 179, 4058 Basel, Switzerland · royal-hotel.ch
Hegenheimermattweg 179, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland · hiexpress.com
Rheingasse 12, 4058 Basel, Switzerland · krafftbasel.ch
Centralbahnpl. 3/4, 4002 Basel, Switzerland · hotel-victoria-basel.ch
Messepl. 12, 4058 Basel, Switzerland · h-hotels.com
Elisabethenanlage 5, 4051 Basel, Switzerland · cityinn.ch
Gempenstrasse 64, 4053 Basel, Switzerland · hyve.ch
St. Jakobs-Strasse 195, 4052 Basel, Switzerland · hotel-bb.com
Riehenring 83, 4058 Basel, Switzerland · hotel-alexander-basel.ch
Messepl. 25, 4058 Basel, Switzerland · marriott.com
Steinentorstrasse 25, 4051 Basel, Switzerland · radissonhotels.com
Rheingasse 2, 4058 Basel, Switzerland · merian-basel.net
Riehenring 109, 4058 Basel, Switzerland · easyhotel.com
Indoor
Indoor
Newcity Suisse Sárl, Hammerstrasse 46, 4058 Basel, Switzerland · adagio-city.com
92 Av. de Bâle, 68300 Saint-Louis, France · adagio-city.com
Barfüssergasse 16, 4051 Basel, Switzerland · motel-one.com
Restaurants & places to go
Regional, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-23:30; Su 11:00-22:00 · 4 Baslerstrasse, Allschwil, 4123 · landhus-allschwil.ch
International, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo 11:00-23:00; Tu-Fr 11:00-24:00; Sa 00:00-02:00,11:00-24:00; Su 00:00-02:00,14:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating · kuechlin.ch
Local, Restaurant · Features: outdoor seating · 61 Hammerstrasse, Basel, 4058 · rheinfelderhof.ch
Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 09:00-24:00; Su 11:00-22:00 · 29 Hauptstrasse, Reinach BL, 4153 · schluessel-reinach.ch
Tapas, Spanish, Restaurant · Tapas ⋅ Bar ⋅ Café Opening hours: Mo-We 10:00-23:00; Th-Fr 10:00-24:00; Sa 14:00-24:00 Features: outdoor seating · 1 Tellplatz,… · lesquina.ch
Sandwich, Cake, Regional, Cafe · Drive-in : SMS oder WhatsApp an 01746837712 Opening hours: Mo-Fr 06:00-18:00; Sa 06:00-17:00; Su,PH off Features: takeaway,… · cafe-fritz-weil.de
Brunch, Fondue, Breakfast, Restaurant · Die Café-Bar Pförtnerhaus ist ein Ort, an dem die Freude am Genuss und dem unbeschwerten Zusammensein gefeiert wird.… · pfoertnerhaus.ch
Vietnamese, Restaurant · Vietnamesische Küche mit Mittagsmenüs Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-14:00, 17:00-21:00; Sa 17:00-00:00 Features: outdoor seating · 45… · mumskitchen.ch
Lebanese, Restaurant · Oriental Soul Food Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:30-20:30 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, vegan options · 87 Gerbergasse, Basel, 4051 · zazaa.ch
Fish And Chips, Restaurant · April - Oktober Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access, dogs welcome · St.… · saintlouis-buvette.ch
Ice Cream · Genieße das süße Leben im Eiscafé Da Tony! Unsere handgemachten Eiscremes und erfrischenden Sorbets werden deine Geschmacksknospen verzaubern!.… · da-tony.de
Pizza, Italian, Restaurant · Gaststätte des ESV Weil am Rhein Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, vegetarian options · 8 Dr.-Peter-Willmann-Allee, Weil am… · esv-restaurant.de
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 08:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 08:00-24:00; Su 09:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · 18 Marktplatz, Basel, 4001 · mcdonalds.com
Italian, Fast Food · small Italian takeaway and specialty shop · tripadvisor.com
French, American, European, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:30-23:30; Fr-Sa 11:30-00:30; Su 11:30-23:30 · aubureau.fr
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Th 05:00-21:00; Fr 05:00-23:00; Sa 05:30-23:00; Su 05:30-21:00 Features: takeaway, vegetarian options, step-free access… · spettacolo.ch
Donut, Coffee Shop, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-21:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · 18 Barfüsserplatz, Basel, 4051 · dunkindonuts.ch
Japanese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:30-14:00,16:30-20:00 · 138 Güterstrasse, Basel, 4053 · wasabi2go.ch
Cake, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00; Su 10:00-18:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, vegan options · 93 Freie Strasse, Basel, 4051 · cinnamood.de
Pretzel, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-We 08:00-19:00; Th-Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa 08:00-19:00; Su off; PH off · 5 Marktplatz, Basel, 4001 · brezelkoenig.ch
Greek, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:30-14:30,17:30-22:30; We off; Sa 11:30-14:30,17:30-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, vegetarian options,… · poseidon-loerrach.de
Thai, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-14:00 Features: outdoor seating, delivery, vegan options · 41 Maulbeerstrasse, Basel, 4058 · kitchen41.ch
Afghan, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Fr 11:30-14:00,17:30-22:00; Sa 17:30-22:00 · 100 Güterstrasse · amanis.ch
Steak House, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Fr 11:30-14:00, 18:00-23:00; Sa 18:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating · 4 Grünpfahlgasse, 4001 · beef7.ch
Mexican, Tacos, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:30-14:00,17:30-23:00; Fr-Sa 11:30-14:00,17:30-24:00; PH off; 2025 Dec 23-24 off; 2025 Dec 30-31 off; 2025… · cartell.ch
Indian, Sri Lankan, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Th,Su 12:00-22:30; Fr,Sa 12:00-00:00 Features: outdoor seating, step-free access · 12 Croisée des Lys,… · linktr.ee
Swiss, Meat, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:30-23:00 Features: outdoor seating · 11 Schneidergasse, Basel, 4051 · gifthuettli.ch
Bagel, Breakfast, Sandwich, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-16:00; PH,Su 10:00-15:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegan options · lamanufacture-restaurant.com
Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:30-14:00,17:30-22:00; Sa 11:30-23:00; Su 17:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · 170 Güterstrasse,… · nambasel.ch
American, Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:30-14:00,17:30-21:30; Fr 11:30-14:00,17:30-22:00; Sa 11:30-22:00; Su 11:30-21:30 Features: outdoor… · pandasmashburger.ch
Portuguese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-22:00 Features: vegan options · 166 Güterstrasse, Basel, 4053 · sparklingventure.com
Fries, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-22:00 · 19 Steinenvorstadt, Basel, 4051 · spizzbommfrizz.ch
Cafe · Fresh healthy food bar · 8 Centralbahnplatz, Basel, 4051 · deananddavid.ch
Kebab, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-22:00; Su 10:00-22:00 Features: step-free access · 80 Hammerstrasse, Basel, 4057 · baslerkebabhaus-basel.ch
Turkish, Kebab, Italian, Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 10:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-23:00; Su 13:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating · 47 Hauptstrasse,… · birsgrill.ch
Couscous, Barbecue, Chicken, Seafood, Soup, Arab, Lebanese, Mediterranean, Restaurant · Opening hours: 11:00-14:30; 17:00-23:00; Mo off · 146 Basler Straße,… · al-hambra.de
Mediterranean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-00:00; Sa 09:00-00:00; Su 10:00-00:00 · 100 Kriegackerstrasse, Muttenz, 4132 · restaurantalessia.ch
German, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo,We-Su 15:00-24:00 · 217 Hauptstraße, Weil am Rhein, 79576 · alpina-weil.de
Ramen, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-14:00,18:00-22:00; Mo,Su,PH off Features: outdoor seating · 52 Metzerstrasse, Basel, 4056 · bistrojohannes.ch
Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:30-14:00,18:30-22:30 Features: delivery · 8 Rue de Bourgfelden, 68220 · chinatown68.fr
Grill, Mediterranean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-14:00, 17:00-23:00; Sa-Su 10:00-00:00 · 302 Baslerstrasse, 4123 · demrestaurant.ch
Pancake, Fast Food · Opening hours: Tu,We 12:00-19:00; Th-Mo off Features: vegan options · Weilweg, Weil am Rhein, 79576 · die-pfannkucherei.de
Argentinian, Steak House, Restaurant · Opening hours: We,Th 17:30-22:00; Fr 17:30-23:00; Sa 11:30-14:30,17:30-23:00; Su 11:30-14:30,17:30-22:00 · 11… · loerrach.elmilagro.de
Pasta, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-We 11:30-14:00; Th-Fr 11:30-14:00,17:30-22:00 · 47 Rheingasse, Basel, 4058 · gabrispasta.ch
Peruvian, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Th 18:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 18:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options · 25 Friedrichstrasse, Basel, 4055 · lima31.com
405 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) 6.7 km to the centre
Bâle / Mulhouse, GES, FR — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 21 airlines (easyJet, Swiss International Air Lines, TUIfly, Air Berlin…) · direct flights to 66 destinations incl. Amsterdam, Brussels, Catania, Frankfurt, Gran Canaria… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Serves Zürich (80 km) — the low-cost way in
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 21 airlines, 66 direct destinations
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 45 routes: Ajaccio, Alicante, Amsterdam, Antalya, Barcelona, Berlin, Bordeaux, Brindisi, Brussels, Budapest, Cagliari, Catania, Copenhagen, Dresden, Edinburgh, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Hamburg, Keflavik, Krakow, Larnaca, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Malaga, Manchester, Marrakech, Montpellier, Nantes, Naples, Nice, Olbia, Palma de Mallorca, Porto, Pristina, Rome, Santiago, Sevilla, Split … +5 more
- Swiss International Air Lines LX (AR1, CRJ-700, A319, CRJ-900, Dash 8-400) · 9 routes: Barcelona*, Brussels*, Frankfurt*, Hamburg*, London*, Munich*, Prague*, Rome*, Vienna*
- TUIfly X3 (737-800) · 9 routes: Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gran Canaria, Heraklion, Kos, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodos, Tenerife, Zweibruecken
- Air Berlin AB (A320, A319, A321, 737-800) · 7 routes: Catania, Gran Canaria, Heraklion, Ibiza, London*, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (CRJ-700, AR1, CRJ-900) · 3 routes: Frankfurt, Hamburg*, Munich*
- Air France AF (F70, Embraer 190, ATR 72) · 2 routes: Amsterdam*, Paris
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (F70, EMJ, ATR 72) · 2 routes: Amsterdam*, Paris*
- Pegasus Airlines PC (737-800, A320) · 2 routes: Istanbul, Izmir
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 2 routes: Dublin, London
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (CRJ-700, CRJ-900) · 2 routes: Frankfurt, Munich
- SunExpress XQ (737-800) · 2 routes: Antalya, Izmir
- Air Mauritius MK (ATR 72) · 1 route: Paris*
- American Airlines AA (A319, A320) · 1 route: London*
- Austrian Airlines OS (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Belair Airlines 4T (A320) · 1 route: Hurghada
- British Airways BA (A319, A320, A321) · 1 route: London
- Brussels Airlines SN (A319, AR1) · 1 route: Brussels
- Germanwings 4U (CRJ) · 1 route: Duesseldorf
- Meridiana IG (A320) · 1 route: Catania*
- Tunisair TU (A320) · 1 route: Djerba
- Turkish Airlines TK (737-800) · 1 route: Istanbul
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Herten-Rheinfelden Airfield 12 km to the centre
Rheinfelden (Baden), BW, DE
Dittingen Airfield 15 km to the centre
Dittingen, BL, CH
Fricktal-Schupfart Airfield 28 km to the centre
Schupfart, AG, CH
Hütten Glider Field 28 km to the centre
Rickenbach, BW, DE
Olten Airfield 33 km to the centre
Olten, SO, CH
Getting there by ferry
Klingental Fähre "Vogel Gryff"
Ferry terminal · 0.5 km from the centre
Basel Schifflände
Ferry terminal · 0.5 km from the centre · BPG
Rhytaxi / Rheintaxi
Ferry terminal · 0.6 km from the centre
Münster Fähre "Leu"
Ferry terminal · 0.7 km from the centre
St. Johann Fähre "Ueli"
Ferry terminal · 1.3 km from the centre
Basel St. Alban-Tal
Ferry terminal · 1.3 km from the centre · BPG
Münster-Fähre / Leu
Ferry route
St. Alban-Fähre / Wild Maa
Ferry route
Klingental-Fähre / Vogel Gryff
Ferry route
St. Johann-Fähre / Ueli
Ferry route
Basel Schifflände - St. Alban-Tal
Ferry route
Basler Fähren
Ferry route · Fähri-Verein Basel
Dreiländereck - Basel Schifflände
Ferry route
Basel Schifflände-Muttenz
Ferry route
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL); 5 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: BSL has direct flights to 66 destinations on 21 airlines (incl. Amsterdam, Brussels, Catania, Frankfurt, Gran Canaria…). Alban-Fähre / Wild Maa, Klingental-Fähre / Vogel Gryff. Alban-Fähre / Wild Maa, Klingental-Fähre / Vogel Gryff. By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Klingental Fähre "Vogel Gryff", 0.5 km); routes include Münster-Fähre / Leu, St. Alban-Fähre / Wild Maa, Klingental-Fähre / Vogel Gryff.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Basel. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Rail operator
Rail operator
Rail operator
National rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Charter, management, FBO, MRO · Managed fleet worldwide · General Dynamics company: charter, completions and FBOs in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Charter, management · Large-cabin & VIP airliners · Geneva-based operator known for large-cabin and VIP airliner charters.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Tours & experiences
Boat Tour
Sightseeing
Sightseeing
Adventure