Transport
The easiest way to get to the event locations is by public transport. During the Eurovision week, the public transport service in Basel will be significantly expanded, especially at night. Ticket holders for the events in the St. Jakobshalle, the Arena plus and the EuroClub can travel for free within the local transport networks. There are also discounts on public transport.
The easiest way to get to the event locations is by public transport. During the Eurovision week, the public transport service in Basel will be significantly expanded, especially at night. Ticket holders for the events in the St. Jakobshalle, the Arena plus and the EuroClub can travel for free within the local transport networks. There are also discounts on public transport.
Travelling to Basel
Basel is located in the heart of Europe, where Switzerland, Germany and France meet. It is easily accessible from anywhere thanks to good transport connections. We recommend travelling by public transport.
Basel is easy to reach by train. High-speed trains run to the three railway stations Basel SBB, Basel Badischer Bahnhof and Basel SNCF station from the most important European metropolises, including Paris, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Berlin and Milan. There are also excellent connections to all Swiss cities.
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We advise against travelling by car, as parking spaces are very limited in Basel and the region.
For those arriving by car, there are Park & Ride car parks (P+R) in the vicinity of the city of Basel. Paid parking spaces are also available in the multi-storey car parks in the city of Basel. The car park guidance system and signs on the access roads guide visitors to the available car parks. From there, visitors can continue their journey to the city centre by tram and bus. There will be no parking spaces available at St. Jakobshalle and St. Jakob-Park.
The binational EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg is only seven kilometres from the city centre and offers direct flights from most European cities. From the airport, bus number 50 takes around 20 minutes to the city centre. The bus stop is located directly at the exit of the arrivals hall (level 2). The bus runs several times an hour until 00:30 a.m.. The bus ticket can be purchased online or at the TNW ticket machine at the bus stop (single ticket, 3 zones). It is not possible to buy tickets in the vehicle.
There are direct trains from Zurich Airport to Basel SBB.
There are parking spaces available for coaches in the Basel area, but a fee is charged. Further information will follow.
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There are camping sites in the Basel region: www.camp2go.ch
On the road in Basel and the region
St. Jakobshalle and St. Jakob-Park are perfectly connected to public transport with stops for several tram and bus lines, an event stop and an S-Bahn stop within walking distance. There are also direct tram and bus lines to the various event venues in the city centre from the train stations Basel SBB, Badischer Bahnhof and Gare Saint-Louis.
St. Jakobshalle and St. Jakob-Park are perfectly connected to public transport with stops for several tram and bus lines, an event stop and an S-Bahn stop within walking distance. There are also direct tram and bus lines to the various event venues in the city centre from the train stations Basel SBB, Badischer Bahnhof and Gare Saint-Louis.
Basel is a city of short distances: many distances can easily be covered on foot. For example, you can walk from the SBB train station to Eurovision Square on Barfüsserplatz in the middle of Basel in about 10 minutes. Other means of transport make it easier to get around Basel.
More than half of Basel’s residents cycle to work. Care should be taken on the tram tracks. Experienced cyclists can rent a bike at the train station or at the Pick-e-Bike stations in the city.
The following sites offer an online ordering service for fixed-price taxi rides, for spontaneous trips and for pre-booked trips.
Parking
For the Eurovision, short-term and long-term parking is available in Basel and the region. The access routes to the car parks are signposted on the access routes.
From Switzerland, you can easily reach the Horburg Parking via the Basel-Kleinhüningen highway exit. From Horburg Parking, you can take the nearby Brombacherstrasse stop on streetcar line 14 directly to Messe Basel, Barfüsserplatz and St. Jakobshalle/St. Jakob-Park.
Opening hours: Saturday, 10 May – Sunday, 18 May, 2025
- Entry: Saturday, 10 May – Friday 16 May 10:00 to 22:00. Saturday 17 May 10:00 – 20:00.
- Access for pedestrians and exit by car is possible 24 hours a day.
Prices:
CHF 25.- per 24 hours, CHF 100.- for 4 days or more. The total price must be paid at the entrance with major debit and credit cards or Twint (no cash).
Google Maps: Horburg
On Saturday, 17 May, additional parking spaces will be available at the P+R Eurovision in Kaiseraugst. A shuttle bus will take you from there directly to Basel, St. Jakob and back again after the show. Please note that entry to the parking lot is only possible from 10:00-19:00. The last shuttle bus leaves P+R Eurovision at 19:20.
Use of the P+R Eurovision car park is only possible with a valid parking ticket. This must be presented before entering the car park. A customer account with Ticketcorner is required to purchase a parking ticket.
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Google Maps: P+R Eurovision
The approach to P+R Eurovision is signposted on the freeway coming from Zurich and Lucerne and on the Rheinfelden – Augst cantonal road. Follow the signs “P+R Eurovision” or “P+ Eurovision”.
From the Lörrach Haagen/Messe car park, the S-Bahn S6 runs directly to Badischer Bahnhof and Basel SBB station. If you have a ticket for the Eurovision, you can travel free of charge from Lörrach Haagen/Messe to the event venue on the day of the show.
- Directions: Follow the “Messe” signs, then the signs to the train station and the IMPULSIV leisure center.
- Free parking for visitors to the Eurovision either in the commuter parking lot or in the parking lot of the IMPULSIV leisure center.
- The two parking areas are right next to each other. Entry and exit are possible at any time.
Google Maps: Lörrach Haagen/Messe
The BVB bus line 3 (streetcar replacement) runs directly from Saint-Louis station to Basel city center. The SNCF TER trains run to Basel SBB station.
- Directions: Follow the Saint-Louis signs, then Gare Saint-Louis and continue to the P+R tram-train.
- Conditions of use: Website of the municipality of Saint-Louis
Google Maps: P+R Gare de Saint-Louis
Public transport connections throughout the night
The public transport services in the city of Basel and the surrounding region will be extended and intensified for the Eurovision. Anyone staying overnight in the city of Basel or the surrounding region will benefit from an attractive night-time public transport service.
After the shows, shuttle trains will take visitors from Basel St. Jakob station to Basel SBB. There are connections to trains heading for Zurich, Bern, and Lucerne, as well as to the S-Bahn regional trains. Public transport connections are also available after the show for the journey home to Freiburg im Breisgau and Zell im Wiesental. On the final night (May 17, 2025), there will also be a train from Basel SBB via Saint-Louis, Mulhouse, and Colmar to Strasbourg.
The connections will be available in the railway companies’ timetables.
From 11 – 17 May 2025 (night to 18 May), night S-Bahn services will run between 01:20 a.m. and 03:45 a.m. to Frick-Brugg, Liestal-Olten and Laufen-Delémont. The timetables are available at www.sbb.ch.
- Tram and bus lines 10, 11, 14, 36, 47 and 50 will run more frequently and for longer hours from Monday to Sunday (12–18 May 2025) than usual.
- All tram lines and bus lines 31 and 36 will run an hour longer than usual during the week (11–15 May 2025), i.e. as they do on a Friday.
- The Eurovision Night Lines will run from Sunday night until Saturday morning (11–17 May 2025). They travel through the city centre and the districts of Basel, providing connections to Aesch, Allschwil, Birsfelden and Riehen throughout the night.
Discounts for public transport
Take advantage of numerous discounts on public transport!
For all official Eurovision events (St. Jakobshalle, Arena plus, EuroClub), the ticket prices include travel to and from the event by public transport within the Tarifverbund Nordwestschweiz (TNW), the Regio Verkehrsverbund Lörrach (RVL) and the Distribus areas.
On the day of the event, the ticket entitles the holder to a return journey to the venue in 2nd class in the Northwest Switzerland Transport Association (TNW), the Regio Verkehrsverbund Lörrach (RVL) and on Distribus lines (1st class) on the day of the event (and until 5 a.m. the following day).
Anyone staying overnight in Basel receives the BaselCard, which allows you to travel for free on Basel’s public transport.
Anyone with a ticket for an Eurovision event (St. Jakobshalle, Arena plus, EuroClub) can benefit from a discount of up to CHF 20 on their journey to Basel SBB by public transport in Switzerland (1st and 2nd class) on the day of the event: sbb.ch/esc2025
Anyone without an admission ticket and a BaselCard will receive a 10% discount on a return trip from the entire TNW area to Basel (zone 10) between Saturday, 10 May 2025 and Saturday, 17 May 2025. The discounted ticket is available from all (green) TNW ticket machines, SBB ticket machines in the TNW area and the ticket app.
Eurovision Tram
As part of the city branding, a Eurovision tram has been in service in Basel since 31 March 2025, which is designed in the official design. It is a Flexity tram from the Basler Verkehrsbetriebe (BVB), which runs alternately on different lines in the city (with the exception of lines 15/16).
As part of the city branding, a Eurovision tram has been in service in Basel since 31 March 2025, which is designed in the official design. It is a Flexity tram from the Basler Verkehrsbetriebe (BVB), which runs alternately on different lines in the city (with the exception of lines 15/16).