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Basel

Set along the banks of the Rhine, Basel is a modern and dynamic city. Its close proximity to both France and Germany makes it an ideal and well-connected location for the European Conference on Interventional Oncology.

The Congress Center Basel is situated at the heart of MesseQuartier Basel, just a short walk from the city centre and seamlessly integrated into Basel’s urban infrastructure. As Switzerland’s largest congress centre, it boasts over a century of experience in hosting major exhibitions and events. Committed to sustainability and innovation, the centre provides an outstanding environment for knowledge exchange, professional development, and networking.

Getting around Basel

The Basel city centre is quite compact, making it easy to explore on foot. For longer distances, Basel has an extensive tram and bus network to take you wherever you need to go.

BaselCard

The BaselCard is included free-of-charge with every stay at a hotel, hostel, bed and breakfast, or apartment in Basel. You’ll receive your personal guest card upon check-in, and it can also be loaded onto your smartphone as a web app. The BaselCard provides free access to public transportation and offers a 25% discount on admission to many tourist attractions.

Venue

Messe and Congress Center Basel

Messeplatz 21
4005 Basel, Switzerland

https://www.messe-basel.com/en/

Copyright: Basel Tourismus

Basel transportation

Arrival by airplane—important information below!

The Basel Airport (EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg) will not be accessible from April 15 to May 20, 2026, which includes the duration of ECIO 2026. Only easyJet will maintain an adjusted selection of flight destinations out of EuroAirport. For more information, click here. As a result, CIRSE recommends arriving at Zurich Airport and taking a train to Basel.

Zurich Airport is the country’s largest airport and offers multiple trains within the hour to Basel. Train travel from Zurich Airport to Basel SBB takes between 70-90 minutes. Click here to view the train schedule online and buy your ticket.

To watch a video on how to buy tickets for the train to Basel at the Zurich Airport, click here.

Note: if you booked a flight into the Basel Airport, your airline may have automatically rebooked your flight to arrive at Zurich Airport and included the train fare to Basel SBB in your ticket. Please check your flight confirmation and contact your airline for further clarification.

Arrival by train

Basel is an important interchange and transport hub and, with its three mainline train stations, offers excellent connections to all Swiss and major European cities. The Swiss Railway station (SBB), the French Railway station (SNCF), and Badische Bahnhof, operated by German Railway (DB), are all conveniently located in the heart of the city.

Trains from France arrive at the French railway station, which is right next to the Swiss (SBB) station.

Guests traveling from Germany can choose whether to get off at Basel SBB or at the German station (Badischer Bahnhof) near the exhibition centre.

Thank you to the Basel Convention Bureau for its support!