Visitor information
Basel is the main venue for the UEFA European Women’s Championship 2025. The opening match (2 July), two group stage matches (8 and 13 July), a quarter-final match (19 July) and the final (27 July) of the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 will be played at the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel. Have fun at the biggest sporting event in Basel since UEFA EURO 2008!
Basel is easily accessible
Basel is located in the heart of Europe, in the border triangle of Switzerland, Germany and France, and is easily accessible from everywhere thanks to good transport connections.
Basel can be easily reached by train to Basel SBB station, Badischer Bahnhof or Basel SNCF station. High-speed trains run from Paris, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Berlin and Milan to Basel.
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, you can reach the city centre in 20 minutes with bus nummer 50The bus stop is located directly at the exit of the arrivals hall (level 2). The bus runs several times an hour to 00:30. The bus ticket can be online or at the TNW ticket machine at the bus stop (single ticket, 3 zones).
If you are staying overnight in Basel, the booking confirmation from your hotel or Airbnb in Basel is valid as a free ticket for the transfer to your hotel. At the hotel, you will receive the BaselCard, which also enables you to use public transport in Basel free of charge.
Basel is the interface between the motorway networks of France, Germany and Switzerland. The A2, A3 and A5 motorways take you directly to Basel.
If you cannot park directly at the hotel, you will find car parks with free spaces in the digital parking guidance system: www.parkleitsystem-basel.ch
Basel has a very well-developed public transport network. If you are staying overnight in Basel, the booking confirmation from your hotel or Airbnb in Basel is valid as a free ticket for the transfer to your hotel. At the hotel, you will receive the BaselCard, which also enables you to use public transport in Basel free of charge.
St. Jakob-Park
St. Jakob-Park (known as “Joggeli” in Basel) is the largest football stadium in Switzerland and one of the most beautiful in Europe. The Swiss national football team often plays international matches at St. Jakob-Park. The multifunctional stadium offers space for well over 30,000 visitors. This makes it an ideal venue for the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025.
The stadium was designed by the world-famous Basel architects Herzog & de Meuron. The same building houses a shopping centre, restaurants, seminar rooms and various service companies.
St. Jakob-Park is the home ground of FC Basel 1893 – one of the most successful clubs in Switzerland: the FC Basel women’s team plays in Switzerland’s top league, the AXA Women’s Super League. And the FC Basel men’s team has qualified for the UEFA Champions League more often than any other Swiss club and has already won 20 Swiss championship titles.
St. Jakob-Park (known as “Joggeli” in Basel) is the largest football stadium in Switzerland and one of the most beautiful in Europe. The Swiss national football team often plays international matches at St. Jakob-Park. The multifunctional stadium offers space for well over 30,000 visitors. This makes it an ideal venue for the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025.
The stadium was designed by the world-famous Basel architects Herzog & de Meuron. The same building houses a shopping centre, restaurants, seminar rooms and various service companies.
St. Jakob-Park is the home ground of FC Basel 1893 – one of the most successful clubs in Switzerland: the FC Basel women’s team plays in Switzerland’s top league, the AXA Women’s Super League. And the FC Basel men’s team has qualified for the UEFA Champions League more often than any other Swiss club and has already won 20 Swiss championship titles.
Directions to
St. Jakob-Park
The St. Jakob-Park stadium is located on the south-eastern edge of the city of Basel, with excellent connections to public transport (tram and bus), and is easily accessible from the north (Germany and France) and south (Switzerland) by private vehicles (directly at the motorway exit with its own multi-storey car park). Travelling by public transport is recommended.
“St. Jakob” stop by tram (line 14) or bus (lines 36 and 37).
Download: Map St.Jakob-Park Stadion (PDF, 8.2 MB)
- The St. Jakob multi-storey car park is around 300 metres from the stadium, has more than 1,000 parking spaces and is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Further Information: www.parkhaeuser.bs.ch/st-jakob - There are around 680 parking spaces on two floors in the multi-storey car park of the St. Jakob-Park shopping centre, which are accessible during the shopping centre’s opening hours.
Further Information: www.fcb.ch/stadion/uebersicht/verkehrsanbindung
There are 6 outdoor parking spaces for people with disabilities at the entrance to the St. Jakob multi-storey car park. There are special wheelchair spaces in the stadium.
Overnight stay in Basel
Whether you attach particular importance to high-quality design or a sustainable concept when choosing your accommodation, in Basel you will find a hotel, hostel, bed and breakfast or flat to suit every taste and every need.
Whether you attach particular importance to high-quality design or a sustainable concept when choosing your accommodation, in Basel you will find a hotel, hostel, bed and breakfast or flat to suit every taste and every need.
Gastronomy in Basel
Urban food courts, cosy traditional eateries and excellent gourmet restaurants – in Basel’s restaurants you can enjoy culinary variety and top quality.
Urban food courts, cosy traditional eateries and excellent gourmet restaurants – in Basel’s restaurants you can enjoy culinary variety and top quality.
Places of interest in Basel
In Basel, buildings from the 15th century and those by modern, internationally renowned architects complement each other to create a cityscape that is as exciting as it is harmonious.
In Basel, buildings from the 15th century and those by modern, internationally renowned architects complement each other to create a cityscape that is as exciting as it is harmonious.