Travel to the Congress Center Basel

The Congress Center Basel is located directly alongside Messe Basel.

Basel, located in Switzerland at the heart of Europe, is a congress city with conveniently situated facilities. Basel Exhibition enjoys a downtown location, travel times are short, and the historic old town, the shopping areas and the many museums and parks can be reached comfortably on foot or in a few minutes by public transport.
Plan | Situation map Messe Basel (.pdf | 0.69 MB)
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Plan | Travel to Messe Basel (.pdf | 0.57 MB)

Public Transport

Take tram no. 1 or 2  from the Swiss or French (SBB/SNCF) railway station; you will reach Basel Exhibition in 10 minutes. From the German (DB) station (Badischer Bahnhof) you will be at "Messeplatz / Exhibition Square" in 5 minutes by tram no. 2 or 6.
Tram
Basel Tram
If you stay in a hotel in Basel, you will receive the free Mobility-Ticket, which gives you unlimited use of all public transport in and around the city for the duration of your stay. When you check into the hotel, you will automatically be given a Mobility-Ticket. No waiting around or puzzling over vending machines – because you’ve got the Mobility-Ticket!
Basel public transport online timetable

Travel by Railway

Zug

Basel is an international rail hub: direct ICE, IC and EC daytime and nighttime connections from Germany, Austria, Italy France and the Benelux countries.

All three of Basel’s railway stations – SBB (Switzerland), SNCF (France) and DB (Badischer Bahnhof, Germany) – are within 5-10 minutes of Basel Exhibition.

Online timetable to Congress Center Basel

SBB | Swiss Railway
DB | German Railway
SNCF | French Railway

Travel by car

Autobahn

Basel is the point where the Swiss, French and German motorway networks meet. Messe Basel and the trade-fair grounds have their own motorway exit. The "Messe" exit from the A2 motorway leads directly to the fair and congress ground. There is a multi-storey car park with space for 1300 vehicles at Exhibition Square.

Routing to Parking Messe Basel
Other car parks near Messe Basel
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