Where are we?
Messe Basel, Messeplatz 10, 4005 Basel
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With public transport
Take streetcar line 1 or 2 from Basel SBB/SNCF station to the "Messeplatz" stop and Messe Basel in 10 minutes. From Badischer Bahnhof, you can take streetcar line 2 or 6 to the festival in two stops (stop "Messeplatz")
As a guest of a Basel hotel, you will receive a free Mobility ticket to use all public transport in the city and surrounding area for the duration of your stay.
Plan your journey now with the Swiss Federal Railways SBB or with the German Railways DB.
If you’re arriving or departing by train, you can purchase your public transportation ticket here and receive a 20% discount on the fare.
In addition, or separately, you can save an extra CHF 5 on your public transportation ticket by using the coupon code “FANTASYBASEL2026”. To do so, click on “Redeem coupon” in the app, or enter the code “FANTASYBASEL2026” under “Payment method” at the end of the purchase process on sbb.ch and click “Buy now.”
By car
Do you have large costumes or several passengers to transport? The exhibition grounds are directly connected to the highway. The exit from the "Messe" highway leads directly to the exhibition and congress grounds. However, parking spaces are limited.
You can also park near the fairgrounds at the Horburg parking garage: Badenweilerstrasse 3, 4057 Basel
From there, it’s about a 15-minute walk to Messe Basel, or a 3-minute ride on tram line 14 toward Pratteln Schlossstrasse from the Brombacherstrasse stop to the Messeplatz stop.
Or find a parking garage nearby: parkleitsystem-basel.ch
Our tips:
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Park in the Badischer Bahnhof parking garage; from there it is only a few minutes' walk to Messe Basel: parkhaus-badischer-bahnhof.ch
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If you’re coming from the Zurich region and Eastern Switzerland via the A3 (Basel-City, Güterbhf. Wolf), you can also park at the St. Jakobshalle without a long search for a spot and take tram line 14 toward Basel, Dreirosenbrücke to Messeplatz (travel time: approx. 20 minutes).
Please note: There is a soccer game at St. Jakob on Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
By plane
The EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg is a 15-minute drive from Messe Basel.
From Zurich Airport, the SBB/SNCF train station can be reached in less than an hour by direct train.