Basel Freiburg EAP Airport Overview

EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg EAP is truly an international airport - one of the few airports in the world, which is operated jointly by two countries, France & Switzerland. The Airport’s headquarters are located in Blotzheim, France. Note that the Airport Code EAP represents the international code, whereas Basel, Mulhouse & Freiburg are also assigned separate codes - BSL, MLH & FRB. The Airport is open 4:30 am to midnight.

EuroAirport is located in the Saint-Louis community, (near the Swiss & German borders), within the Haut Rhin Department of France, off motorway A35, and and situated 6 km northwest of the city of Basel, Switzerland, and 22 km southeast of the city of Mulhouse, France, and is near the City of Freiburg, Germany. Drivers using motorway A35 from Mulhouse to the Airport can avoid morning rush hour congestion by exiting A35 already at Bartenheim and using the highway via Blotzheim to the Airport.

With two runways and an estimated 4.1 million passengers a year, EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg is served by a multitude of international airlines with direct and connecting flights to numerous European cities and beyond. Seasonal charter flights are available to popular vacation destinations.

The 5-level passenger terminal at EuroAirport is divided into Arrivals & Departures and Schengen & non-Schengen zones.  (For detailed terminal information, click on 'Terminal Map'.) 

Parking options at EuroAirport  (For detailed parking information, click on 'Airport Parking'.)

Rental car counters
for Avis, Europcar, Hertz, National & Sixt are located at Hall1, level 2, French; and Hall 4, level 2, Swiss.

To get fromEuroAirport to your destination, you can rent a car, take a taxi, a bus or a train.(a) Taxis: 9 taxi companies serve the Airport’s French sector (a taxi to Mulhouse costs 45 EUR , or 60 EUR at night; A taxi to Freiburg costs 110 EUR), and five taxi companies serve the Swiss sector 1. Taxi to Basel costs 40 CHF). 
2. Basel's BVB Bus 50 (Tel: +41 (0)61 685 14 14) connects the Swiss sector of the Airport to the ‘Bahnhof SBB’, the main Swiss and French railway station in Basel, the trip takes 20 minutes with two stops in between.
3. The Railway SBB Counter on Level 2 Arrival, pre-security, Swiss sector, (open Mon-Sat 9am-7:45pm; tel: +41 (0)61 325 13 57) offers all types of travel tickets and common foreign currencies, as well as credit cards, Maestro card and Postcard are accepted.
4. The French Distribus 11 (+33 (0)3 89 69 73 65) connects the French sector of the Airport to the Saint-Louis  railway station (+33 (0)3 89 69 73 65). To Freiburg, call Freiburger Reisedienst (travel service)  at +49 (0)761 500 500. To Muhlhaus take the bus to Saint-Louis railway station and change trains there.



Basel Freiburg EAP Services

Basel Freiburg EAP Airport Update History

  • Updated EAP Direct Flights page - Jan 3, 2012
  • Updated EAP Airport Intro page - Oct 23, 2011
  • Updated EAP Airports page - Oct 23, 2011
  • Updated EAP Main Terminals page - Oct 23, 2011
  • Updated EAP Parking On site page - Oct 23, 2011

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