Getting Around Basel: By boat

You can be carried across the Rhine by Fähri one of Basel's four small ferry boats, which, hanging at a steel rope, are silently drawn by the current between the two banks of the river. One river crossing costs CHF 1.60 for adults and 0.80 for children. Read More »

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Birsfelden, District of Arlesheim, Canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
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Harbors in Switzerland
Water Tanks in District of Arlesheim, Canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
Lakes in Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland
Lakes in Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Streams in Canton of Bern, Switzerland
  • Suze, 54 km (34 miles)
  • Gurbe, 72 km (45 miles)
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Basse-Allaine, District de Porrentruy, Canton of Jura, Switzerland
  • Montignez, population 229, 42 km (26 miles)
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Getting Around Basel: By boat is based on Basel by Klaus, Jonas Ryberg, Claus Hansen, Hugh, anonymous, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.