Where to

stay in the

best location

Why you can start the day in a more relaxed frame of mind. ...

MAP

How to assure yourself to choose the right hotel location

The location of the Hotel Schweizerhof Basel is marked with an red "balloon".
Go to the link route planner leading you to "google maps".
Let the system give you the connections between the hotel and your destinations.
Finally, you will assert that your hotel is excellently situated.

Please note if you are arriving by car:

With the exception of Google Maps (as at 27 June 2016) the standard online route planner services calculate the route to the Hotel Schweizerhof Basel incorrectly. If you are not using Google Maps, please follow the route described below under "CAR" or enter "Heumattstrasse" as the destination.

CAR

The best way to get to the Hotel Schweizerhof Basel

Coming from the north or west (Germany and France)

After crossing the border follow the Basel-Süd/Bern/Luzern/Zürich signs
After crossing the Rhine, follow the signs for Basel-Süd
Take the right-hand lane: Exit (Ausfahrt) Basel-West/Bahnhof

Coming from the south (Italy, Gotthard, Zurich, Bern)

On the A2 approaching Basel, use the left or middle lane
Exit (Ausfahrt) Basel-City

Common instructions from all directions

Follow the "Bahnhof SBB" signs
Get into the left-most lane as you pass the dark-red Post Office building
Turn left >Bahnhof SBB, Centralbahn, Post >Hotel sign "Schweizerhof"
Follow the "Schweizerhof" hotel sign (ignoring the vehicle prohibition)
Turn right into the first side street (Heumattstrasse)
At the end of the Heumattstrasse, before the traffic lights, turn left into the hotel driveway

PARKING

Why you will always find a free car parking space near your hotel room

Centralbahnparking at the reduced hotel flatrate

Park your car at the reduced hotel parking flatrate of CHF 23.- per 24 hours. You can always be sure of finding a parking space in the neighbouring Centralbahnparking. Just drive in directly:

Take the right lane > follow "Langzeit parken / Hotel parken"
Main driveway to level 2 (not Hotel Victoria) >obtain a ticket
Park your car in a free space at level 2 or 3
Take the parking ticket to the hotel
Before departure, settle the reduced parking fee
Your ticket will be encoded for exit, directly at the hotel

TRAIN

Just a minute to the best connection

The ideal spot to make sure of making your connection

Basel SBB / SNCF main station is the biggest border station in Europe. Every day, there are up to 500 departures.

There are hourly ICE services from Basel to Berlin, Hamburg and other German cities. Trains run several times a day to Milan and there is also the TGV to Paris.

Thanks to Basel’s location on the border, regional rail traffic is not restricted to north-west Switzerland but is also oriented to Germany and France.

And just 120 steps from this international and national railway hub, you can stay in comfort in the Hotel Schweizerhof Basel.

SBB timetable | DB timetable | More about the Railway Station Basel | TGV-Lyria.com

TRAM

Discover an entire region for free

How to get to your destination easily, quickly and without paying a penny

As a guest of the Hotel Schweizerhof Basel, you can travel free of charge on the tram, bus and suburban railway through the city of Basel and its surrounding districts (zones 1, 2, 10, 11, 13).

Five of Basel's eleven tram lines pass directly in front of the hotel. They offer a fast, simple means of transport with no worries about finding somewhere to park.

These tram and bus routes operate from right outside the hotel:

Timetable & route network

BUS 50

EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg

TRAM 1

Zoo
Novartis Campus

TRAM 2

Stadttheater
Kunsthalle
UBS
Shopping centres
Kunstmuseum
Cathedral
Old town
Exhibition and congress centre
Badischer Bahnhof station
Fondation Beyeler
Zoo
Binningen

TRAM 8

BIZ
Marktplatz
Shopping centres
Schifflände
Claraplatz
Kleinbasel
Weil am Rhein (Germany)

TRAM 10

Zoo
Park im Grünen (Grün 80)
Münchenstein
Arlesheim (baroque cathedral, Ermitage)
Dornach (Goetheanum)
Binningen
Bottmingen
Oberwil
Therwil
Ettingen
Witterswil
Bättwil
Flüh
Leymen (France)
Rodersdorf

TRAM 11

Centre
St. Johann district
St. Louis-Grenze (French border)
Münchenstein
Schaulager
Reinach
Aesch

BUS 30

University
University Hospital

BUS 48

Bachgraben (Allschwil, Actelion)
Monday - Saturday only

1	Zoo, Novartis Campus
2	Stadttheater, Kunsthalle, UBS, shopping centres, Kunstmuseum, cathedral, old town, exhibition and congress centre, Badischer Bahnhof station, Fondation Beyeler, Zoo, Binningen
8	BIS, Marktplatz, shopping centres, Schifflände, Claraplatz, Kleinbasel, Weil am Rhein (Germany)
10	Zoo, Park im Grünen (Grün 80), Münchenstein, Arlesheim (baroque cathedral, Ermitage), Dornach (Goetheanum), Binningen, Bottmingen, Oberwil, Therwil, Ettingen, Witterswil, Bättwil, Flüh, Leymen (F), Rodersdorf
11	Centre, St.Johann district, St.Louis-Grenze (French border), Münchenstein, Schaulager, Reinach, Aesch
30	University, University Hospital
48	Bachgraben (Allschwil, Actelion) \| Monday - Saturday only
50	EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg

AIRPORT

Where to win time for the more important things

Get from the airport to your hotel in 20 minutes free of charge

The terminal for the airport bus line 50 at the Basel SBB / SNCF main station is a two-minute walk away. The airport bus provides a link with EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg several times an hour between 04:35 and 24:00. The maximum journey time is 20 minutes.

Your reservation confirmation suffices as a ticket for free transfer by airport shuttle from the airport to the terminus at the Basel SBB / SNCF main station on your day of arrival.

With the "Mobility Ticket" which you will receive at the hotel check-in, you can also travel free to the airport on your day of departure. Incidentally, in Basel it is considered “chic” to travel by public transport. The tram goes under the affectionate nickname of "Drämmli".

EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg | Timetable BUS 50