Basel - Getting Around

Sailboat on the Rhine, Basel © 123rf.com
Most Popular Hotels in Basel:
Hammerstrasse 46, 4058
Messeplatz 25, CH-4005
Schönaustrasse 10, CH-4058
Aeschengraben 31, 4002
 
 




Public Transport

Like 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; www.bvb.ch) operates the city's many trams and buses. There are 15 tramlines and numerous bus lines, most operating every 6-7 minutes during the day and every 15 minutes late in the evening (although some lines only operate at rush hour). Day cards and two-, three-, four- and seven-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; www.faehri.ch), and they travel across the river without a motor, propelled only by the force of the current.

Taxis

There 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 Hire

Car hire is available from Avis (tel: (061) 325 2840; www.avis.ch), Europcar (tel: (061) 325 2903/4; www.europcar.ch), Hertz (tel: (061) 325 2780; www.hertz.ch), Alamo (tel: (061) 325 1743; www.alamo.ch) and Sixt (tel: (061) 325 1540/1; www.sixt.ch).

Bicycle Hire

You can hire bicycles from Rent A Bike (tel: (051) 229 2345; www.rentabike.ch) at the SSB railway station.
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