Getting to Basel: By car

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When arriving from Germany via the A5 highway, you pass the border control near Weil am Rhein just outside Basel and enter the city via the same highway, now named A2/3 (you're in Switzerland), which passes north of the city center and continues on to other Swiss cities, including Zürich, Berne, and Lucerne. To get to the city center in Grossbasel (the larger section of the city) look for signs to Bahnhof SBB; if you want to arrive in Kleinbasel (the smaller part on the other bank of the Rhine), look for Messe Basel. Arriving from Zurich or central Switzerland, you are on the same A2/3 highway, just in the opposite direction - same exits. For parking in the city, see below Get around - By car.

If you drive into Basel, make sure you have a valid Vignette (toll sticker) if you drive on the Autobahn! The Vignette costs CHF 40 and is valid for the calendar year indicated on the sticker. If you do not and are caught without one, expect to pay a fine of CHF 100 plus the cost of a Vignette.

Basel Photos

• Claraplatz
• Clarastrasse
• Erasmusplatz
• Frauenspital
• Musik-Akademie, 1 km (1 mile)
• Barfuesserplatz, 1 km (1 mile)
• Spalentor, 1 km (1 mile)
• Muelhauserstrasse, 1 km (1 mile)
• Burgfelderplatz, 1 km (1 mile)
• Voltaplatz, 1 km (1 mile)
• Inselstrasse, 2 km (1 mile)
• Strassburgerallee, 2 km (1 mile)
• Bahnhof SBB, 2 km (1 mile)
• Stuecki, 2 km (1 mile)
• Margarethen, 2 km (1 mile)
• Muenchensteinerstrasse, 2 km (1 mile)