Arriving to Basel Airport

Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg airport is a bi-national airport located on French soil, but managed by both France and Switzerland. This is a VERY IMPORTANT point, because your flight will leave from one or the other sector depending on the airline. For example, easyJet always operates from the Swiss sector.

This will be indicated on your ticket. If this is not the case, check the airport screens and look for the hall that corresponds to your flight. Some halls are in the French sector, others in the Swiss sector. Just follow the signs.

Yes, on the second floor (British : first floor) of the terminal (departures). On arrival, you will have to choose an exit, either to the French sector or to the Swiss sector. If you made a mistake, go up to departures and correct it. This is an "open border".

When you rent your car, decide in which sector you want to pick up the vehicle. The price can change from one area to another. If you are going to Alsace or the Black Forest, it is best to pick up the car in the French sector  to avoid wasting time and even paying the Swiss toll (about 40 Swiss francs).

After leaving the terminal through the Swiss sector (follow signs for Ausgang Schweiz), take bus 50 towards the central train station of Basel (Bahnhof SBB).

• Single ticket, 3 zones: 6.10 CHF (3.80 CHF for children aged 6 to 16).

After leaving the terminal through the French sector (follow signs for Sortie France), take bus 11 towards the train station of Saint-Louis (Saint-Louis Gare SNCF).

• Single ticket - Airport Shuttle: €2.50

Once at the Saint-Louis train station, take a TER Fluo suburban train heading to Strasbourg. This train stops at Mulhouse, Colmar, Sélestat, and Strasbourg. You can purchase the ticket online or at the station (blue machines).

Another alternative to reach Colmar and Strasbourg is to take a bus from the Flixbus company, departing directly from outside the terminal. The stop is located on the French side of the airport on the lower level (level 2).

After leaving through the French sector (follow signs for Sortie France), take a bus from the Flixbus company, departing directly from outside the terminal, on the lower level (level 2).

Another alternative to reach Freiburg im Breisgau is to take bus 50 towards the central train station of Basel (Bahnhof SBB) after exiting through the Swiss sector. From Basel station, take a train heading to Freiburg.