Plan Your Visit
Book Your Hotel Accommodation
All attendees are required to book their accommodation individually. Book your hotel today and secure the best rate available for hotels in Basel. Please be aware that Informa Connect does not have a 3rd party hotel booking agency representing this event. If you are contacted to book accommodation by any agency this is not recommended, as they are unknown to Informa Connect and the hotel.
Congress Center Basel
TIDES Europe will be taking place in the Congress Center Basel.With an exhibition area of 141,000 m2 the Congress Center Basel is the largest congress venue in Switzerland.The Congress Center are located at the heart of the city. The old town, shopping streets and numerous museums and parks are within easy walking distance and just a few minutes away by public transport.
Venue
Congress Center, Basel
Messepl. 21Messepl.
21, 4058 Basel,
Switzerland
Arriving At The Venue
Getting there by tram
From the SBB/SNCF railway station, it’s a ten-minute journey on the No. 1 or 2 Tram to the “Messeplatz/Exhibition Square” stop where Messe Basel and the Congress Center are located. From Badischer Bahnhof railway station, “Messeplatz/Exhibition Square” is the second stop on the No. 2 or 6 tram.
Guests staying in Basel hotels are given a personal guest card when they check in. This BaselCard gives them free use of public transport in the city and its surroundings (including the EuroAirport) for the entire duration of their stay.
Getting there by road
Basel is located at the point where the Swiss, German and French motorway networks all meet. The exhibition and congress site has its own direct link to the A2 motorway. The “Messe” exit will take you straight to the Messe Basel car park with its 1,200 parking spaces.
Getting there by rail
Basel is an international rail hub with direct ICE, IC and EC connections to Germany, Austria, Italy, France and the Benelux countries. Messe Basel can be reached in five to ten minutes from the three railway stations in Basel: SBB (Switzerland), SNCF (France) (Frankreich) and DB (Badischer Bahnhof, Germany)
Getting there by air
EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg is 15 minutes by car from Messe Basel. Basel municipal transport’s No. 50 bus additionally provides a straightforward connection from the airport to the SBB/SNCF railway station. From there, tram No. 1 or 2 will take you directly to Messeplatz/Exhibition Square.
From Zurich Airport a direct rail connection will bring you to the SBB/SNCF railway station in Basel in less than an hour.
Accessibility
The Messe and Congress Center Basel are fully accessible. WOK:GO supports Switzerland’s tourism industry in addressing the travel requirements of people with disabilities, senior citizens and families with small children in an appropriate and targeted manner.
You will able to find information on the following below:
- Active wheelchair
- E-wheelchair
- Stroller
- Scewo BRO
- No limitations