Sankt Alban Travel Guide

Basel

Popular places to visit

Marktplatz

Marktplatz

You can enjoy retail therapy at Marktplatz during your visit to Basel. Experience the area's museums and art scene.

Marktplatz
Basel Zoo which includes cuddly or friendly animals, marine life and zoo animals

Basel Zoo

Spend hours walking around one of the country’s most impressive zoos .Marvel at the thousands of animals roaming around their large enclosures.

Basel Zoo
Basel featuring a river or creek and a city

Basler Muenster

Admire its exquisite architecture, peer from the towers over the city or just soak up the atmosphere of Basel’s most important house of worship.

Basler Muenster
Basel Art Museum showing street scenes

Basel Art Museum

Appreciate a vast assortment of impressive works spanning several centuries on the gallery walls of the country’s largest art museum.

Basel Art Museum

St. Jakobshalle

Catch an event at St. Jakobshalle during your trip to Basel. Experience the museums and art scene in this walkable area.

St. Jakobshalle

St. Jakob-Park

Catch an event at St. Jakob-Park during your trip to Basel. Experience the museums and art scene in this walkable area.

St. Jakob-Park

Things to do

Tour on the vintage tram

Tour on the vintage tram

฿806
per adult
Tour on the vintage tram
City guide

City tour Basel (walking tour)

฿968
per adult
100% of travellers recommend
City tour Basel (walking tour)
Architectural Walk of Basel with a Local

Architectural Basel: Private Tour with a Local Expert

฿26,206
per traveller
Architectural Basel: Private Tour with a Local Expert
Tour on the vintage tram

Tour on the vintage tram

฿823
per adult
Tour on the vintage tram
Zurich Old Town Walking Tour: 2-Hours

Zurich Old Town Walking Tour: 2-Hours

฿504
per adult
Zurich Old Town Walking Tour: 2-Hours
Spalentor

Basel City Sightseeing Bus Tour

฿968
per adult
Basel City Sightseeing Bus Tour
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Top hotels in Sankt Alban

Hotel Schweizerhof Basel

Hotel Schweizerhof Basel

3.5 out of 5
Centralbahnplatz 1, Basel, BS
The price is ฿5,971 per night from 24 Aug to 25 Aug
฿5,971
฿6,538 total
24 Aug - 25 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 3.5-star business-friendly hotel in Basel. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, breakfast (surcharge) and 24-hour room service. Our guests praise the helpful staff ...
9.2/10 Wonderful! (999 reviews)
"Lovely hotel. Great location by the train station. If you're looking for something in the city center, this might not be the hotel for you - but as a someone pass through and stopping in Basel for a night, it was perfect. Affordable for Switzerland. Very large rooms. We were there during a heatwave ..."

Reviewed on 20 Aug 2025

Hotel Schweizerhof Basel
B&B Hotel Basel

B&B Hotel Basel

3 out of 5
St Jakobs Strasse 193-195, Basel
The price is ฿3,200 per night from 27 Aug to 28 Aug
฿3,200
฿3,662 total
27 Aug - 28 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 3-star hotel in Basel. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, breakfast (surcharge) and parking (surcharge). Popular attractions St. Jakobshalle and St. Jakob-Park are ...
7.8/10 Good! (242 reviews)
"Only I have one concern about breakfast price as previously they mentioned price is 17 for adults and 8 for children but next follow day I got charge 27 so it wasn't same price"

Reviewed on 5 Aug 2025

B&B Hotel Basel
Hotel Metropol Basel

Hotel Metropol Basel

4 out of 5
Elisabethenanlage 5, Basel
The price is ฿4,903 per night from 30 Aug to 31 Aug
฿4,903
฿5,429 total
30 Aug - 31 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 4-star business-friendly hotel in Basel. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, breakfast (surcharge) and room service. Our guests praise the helpful staff in their ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (625 reviews)
"Couldn’t do the online check in. So had to go to the main hotel desk. 3 hotels all linked. The room near the stairwell is noisy in the evening. The location is great for transport . Easy walk to airport bus, trams and main train station Nice breakfast with a view. Easy walk to old town and river. ..."

Reviewed on 16 Aug 2025

Hotel Metropol Basel
Mövenpick Hotel Basel

Mövenpick Hotel Basel

4.5 out of 5
Aeschengraben 25, Basel
The price is ฿6,802 per night from 30 Aug to 31 Aug
฿6,802
฿7,400 total
30 Aug - 31 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 4.5-star luxury hotel in Basel. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, a full-service spa and 2 restaurants. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms ...
9.4/10 Exceptional! (524 reviews)
"Beautiful new built, each room has big windows and therefore a lovely view. Great staff."

Reviewed on 13 Aug 2025

Mövenpick Hotel Basel
Novotel Basel City

Novotel Basel City

4 out of 5
Grosspeterstrasse 12, Basel, BS
The price is ฿5,092 per night from 14 Sept to 15 Sept
฿5,092
฿5,626 total
14 Sept - 15 Sept
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 4-star eco-certified hotel in Basel. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, breakfast (surcharge) and 24-hour room service. Our guests praise the helpful staff in their ...
9/10 Wonderful! (688 reviews)
"The washroom basin was not draining well. The sofa bed was not comfortable."

Reviewed on 20 Aug 2025

Novotel Basel City
Hotel Euler

Hotel Euler

4 out of 5
Centralbahnplatz 14, Basel
The price is ฿5,057 per night from 24 Aug to 25 Aug
฿5,057
฿5,590 total
24 Aug - 25 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 4-star business-friendly hotel in Basel. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, breakfast (surcharge) and a free local area shuttle. Our guests praise the helpful staff ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (728 reviews)
"A lovely traditional family run hotel. Rooms a bit dated but very comfortable. We were treated with a beautiful welcome gift as we were there to celebrate our anniversary. Breakfast was small but lovely. Staff very friendly. Location was perfect to tram & train (Basel card given by hotel worked great). ..."

Reviewed on 8 Aug 2025

Hotel Euler
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Other neighbourhoods around Sankt Alban

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Sankt Jakob

If you're spending some time in Sankt Jakob, St. Jakob-Park and St. Jakob-Park Shopping Centre are top sights worth seeing.

Sankt Jakob
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Breite

Breite might not have many top sights, but St. Jakob-Park and St. Jakobshalle are two attractions nearby that you can check out.

Breite
Basel Art Museum featuring night scenes and street scenes

Vorstädte

If you're spending time in Vorstädte, you might enjoy attractions like Basel Art Museum and Spalentor. You might also enjoy the neighbourhood's ample dining options before hopping on the metro at University Tram Stop to see more of the city.

Vorstädte
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Gundeldingen

While you're in Gundeldingen, take in top sights like Via Gottardo and jump on the metro at Bhfeingang Gundeldingen Tram Stop to see more of the city.

Gundeldingen
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Bruderholz

While Bruderholz may not have many sights to explore, venturing just a little farther will lead you to top things to see and do like Green Meadow Park and Merian Park.

Bruderholz
Basel showing modern architecture

Basel City Centre

4/5(87 area reviews)

Museums, art galleries and historical sites highlight some notable features of Basel City Centre. Make a stop by Basler Muenster or Basel Cathedral while you're visiting, and jump aboard the metro at Marktplatz Tram Stop or University Tram Stop to get around town.

Basel City Centre

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