Basel

BS · Switzerland

Basel is a mid-sized city of Switzerland, with a population of around 177k. This page covers the essentials — climate, currency, transit links — so you can plan a stop here without digging through a guidebook.

Population

177k

Timezone

Europe/Zurich

Currency

CHF

Coordinates

47.558, 7.573

🗺 Map 📖 Wikipedia

Nearest airports

BSL — EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (6 km) BRN — Bern Airport (72 km) ZRH — Zürich Airport (74 km)

Other cities in Switzerland

Zürich Genève Lausanne Bern Winterthur

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