Basel
🏟️ Address: St. Jakobshalle, St. Jakobs-Strasse 390, Basel, 4052, Switzerland Directions in Google Maps
St. Jakobshalle is ideally situated in the southeast of Basel and is easily accessible by car – with parking spaces available in the venue's car park – and by public transport.
Below you can find general information on travel and parking for St. Jakobshalle. Individual events may have additional/restricted services available, and so we recommend clicking through to the event and viewing the Travel & Parking tab for event-specific information.
Next to St. Jakobshalle Basel, there are 1,478 paid parking spaces available (424 of which are outside and 1,054 inside). The St. Jakob car park is operated by the Canton of Basel-Stadt and is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Further information on prices and how to get there can be found here. There are 6 disabled parking spaces available at the outdoor car park close to the main entrance.
In addition, St. Jakob-Park shopping centre is located next door to the arena and offers 2,100 parking spaces. The entrance is open Monday to Saturday from 06:00-01:00 and on Sunday from 08:00-01:00. Further information on prices and how to get there can be found here.
St. Jakobshalle can be reached on public bus routes 36, 37, 47, and N20. Get off at St. Jakob stop, which is directly outside the venue.
St. Jakobshalle is just a 2.8 km (34 min) walk from the city's main train station Basel SBB which has half-hourly connections to and from Zurich (travelling time 60 minutes), Berne (80 minutes), Lucerne (80 minutes), St. Gallen (120 minutes), and hourly connections to and from Geneva (180 minutes). The venue can be reached from the station on foot or by taking tram lines 8, 10, or 11 to Aeschenplatz and changing to tram line 14 which will take you directly to St. Jakob stop outside the venue.
As a Swiss city, Basel is relatively expensive compared to the average European city. However, it is considered much more affordable than many others in Switzerland. It has a number of ultra-luxury hotels lined along the Rhine River, and many more luxury and mid-range hotels and apartments dotted throughout.
The main entrance to the venue is located next to the St. Jakob tram stop, at the corner of Brüglingerstrasse and St. Jakobs-Strasse.
There are toilet facilities conveniently located throughout the venue.
St. Jakobshalle has a capacity of approximately 12,400. However, the capacity does differ between events depending on the seating configuration.
St. Jakobs-Strasse 390, Basel, 4052, Switzerland.
