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Travel to and within Basel

By air

From the EuroAirport Basel, a shuttle bus takes 25 minutes into the city centre (stop: Swiss railway station). With a taxi the journey takes about 15 minutes.
Congress participants arriving at Zurich airport can take a direct train to Basel (1h 15mins).

Airport Basel: www.euroairport.com
Airport Zürich: www.flughafen-zuerich.com

By road

If you are looking for someone who is travelling to MipTec or if you are travelling by car and you want to give someone a ride to Basel, please contact: www.mitfahrgelegenheit.ch

If you wish to arrange a transfer from or to Basel-Euroairport or Zurich Airport, or any other place, please have look at the following website: www.Transfers-in-Europe.com
Parking Space in Basel: www.parkhaeuser.bs.ch

Traveling within Basel to the Congress Center

From the Swiss Railway Station (SBB) you can take tram no. 1 or no. 2 directly to the Exhibition Square (direction Riehen). From the German Railway Station (Basel Bad Bf) you can take tram no. 1, no. 2 or no. 6
(direction Binningen). From Basel downtown you can take tram No. 6 or tram No.14 (direction Claraplatz).

Mobility Ticket

Each guest staying in Basel receives a free Mobility Ticket when checking in.
This allows free use of public transport in the city of Basel and its environs (zones 10, 11, 13 and 15, inclusive EuroAirport) for the entire duration of the stay (max. 30 days). On the day of arrival, the reservation confirmation from the hotel guarantees a free transfer by public transport from the station or the EuroAirport to the hotel.

Congrex Travel

Congrex Travel offers good airfares for registered participants. Please contact Congrex Travel for further information: businesstravel@congrex.com or +41 61 560 75 60.

Taxis

As a rough guide, from the City Center to selected destinations a taxi will cost approximately as follows:

EuroAirport: CHF 40
Swiss Railway Station: CHF 20
German Railway Station: CHF 20

Of course there may be surcharges for trips in the evening or on Sundays or public holidays. Contact details for Basel's taxi firms can be found below:

33er Taxi AG
+41 61 333 33 33
www.33ertaxi.ch

Taxiphon Genossenschaft
+41 61 444 4444
www.taxiphon.ch

© Robert Hausmann