Saint-Louis (Haut-Rhin)

Saint-Louis is in Grand-Est. Despite being separated from it by an international border, it serves in many ways as a suburb of Basel

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By plane

🌍 EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse. The airport shared by Basel and Mulhouse (and with different IATA codes assigned to each nominal city) actually sits mostly on the territory of Saint-Louis. (updated Aug 2018)

Getting there: bus #11 runs from Gare de Saint-Louis, €2.5 (Aug 2018). Taxi from Saint-Louis costs ca. €15-20, and from Basel – €20-25.

By tram

A tram line across the border from neighboring Basel opened in December 2017. There are plans to eventually extend the line all the way to the airport.

By bus

Buses #603,604,607 run from Basel (from the Schifflände bus stop), €2.8 (Aug 2018). Worth to note, they are labeled with another numbers in France - #3,4,7 (i.e. dropping the leading 60..).

By train

Railway line connecting Basel and Strasbourg passes through Saint-Louis.

🌍 Gare de Saint-Louis.
🌍 Gare de Saint-Louis-la-Chaussée.

Get around

Distribus company operates a dozen of bus routes inside the town. Bus map can be found at Distribus' website, they also suggest to use this lousy trip planner. Single ticket costs €1,70, return €2,80. Crossborder INFLEX ticket to Basel - €2,80 or 3,10 CHF.

See

🌍 Synagogue. (updated May 2018)
🌍 Espace d’Art Contemporain Fernet Branca. Contemporary Art Museum housed in a former liquor distillery (updated May 2018)
🌍 théâtre La Coupole. (updated May 2018)

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