How to get here - Gartenstrasse 93

Basel has an extensive tram and bus network. Basel-Stadt's green city trams and buses are operated by BVB. All tickets are also valid on Basel-Land's yellow trams and buses, operated by BLT.

• Tickets are bought in advance at any of the ticket machines located at each stop.
• Ticket machines offer English language instructions.
• If you select your destination on the ticket machine, you will be sold the appropriate standard one-way ticket. 
• Tickets allow you to travel in the 'same general direction away from the start point', changing trams/buses as you need, for a fixed time (one hour for a standard city ticket). You can see detailed information on BVB's single journey tickets and prices page here (external site)
• Most machines have suspended coin operation for the time being, and offer card-only payment. 
• There is no need to validate standard tickets, or show them on boarding. Keep your ticket in case a ticket inspector boards.

The closest stop to Gartenstrasse is Bahnhof SBB (the Swiss Federal Railway's train station), though Aeschenplatz is a close second.

You can see a plan of Basel's public transport network by clicking here (external site). Basel SBB (Bahnof SBB)  is at the centre of the plan.

You can open BVB's journey planner by clicking here (external site).

Euroairport is located in France, north west of Basel: a customs road links the airport directly to Basel.

By bus

At peak times there is a shuttle bus (Line 50) every nine minutes for the 15 minute journey from Euroairport to Bahnhof SBB. 

You can see the timetable for the bus here.

• Make sure you leave the airport through the Swiss side.
• The bus stop is very close to the main exit from the Arrivals level.
• Buy your ticket in advance from the ticket machine at the bus stop. The 3-zone ticket will cost around 6 CHF (4 CHF for under 16)
• Most machines have suspended coin operation for the time being, and offer card-only payment. 
• There is no need to validate standard tickets, or show them on boarding. Keep your ticket in case a ticket inspector boards.
• The shuttle moves quickly along the bendy customs road into Basel: we recommend you find a seat.

By taxi

Taxis are often available at the rank opposite main exit from the Arrivals level.

• Swiss taxis can only take you to Switzerland: leave the airport by the EU exit if you need to travel to France or Germany before ELA Basel.
• Taxis are often no faster than the shuttle bus.
• Expect to pay 50 CHF to travel to central Basel.
• Most taxis accept Swiss francs, Euros, and cards.

Bahnhof SBB is Basel's principle train station, connecting to most of the Swiss network and French railways.

Connections to the German network are through Basel Badischer Bahnhof, the Deutsche Bahn operated station, north of the Rhein. There are frequent connections across the city to Bahnhof SBB, by train or tram.

Basel does not encourage car use in the historic city centre: public transport is often faster and less expensive .

To drive to ELA Basel we would recommend the use of GPS navigation with voice: like many cities, Basel has one-way systems that are not intuitive to navigate.

Street parking is

• often difficult to find
• paid for through multi-bay parking meters that require Swiss coins (no change given), and
• for short term only (30 or 90 minutes)

For ELA Basel we would recommend parking in the lower levels (P1, P2, P3) of the underground Bahnhof SBB car park.

• Located at Gartenstrasse 150, 4052 Basel, access is off Nauenstrasse from either direction.
• The car park uses variable (peak and off-peak) rates: you can see the hourly rates at the car-park website here (external site).