Fédération Internationale des Instituts d’Études Médiévales (FIDEM) Past and Future Medieval Studies Today
6th European Congress of Medieval Studies 2 – 5 September 2018 Kollegienhaus, University of Basel, Switzerland
DIRECTIONS
The Congress will take place at the University of Basel in the Kollegienhaus (Petersplatz 1, 4051 Basel) which can be easily reached by public transport.
PLANE
Basel Euro Airport
From Basel Euro Airport take the airport shuttle bus (Swiss Section, number 50) to the SBB train station and then change to bus number 30 which takes you to the bus stop Universität.
Zurich Airport
When arriving at Zurich Airport, the fastest connection is by train from Zurich Flughafen via Zurich HB to Basel SBB. Change there to bus number 30 which takes you to the bus stop Universität. This connection takes about 1 hour and 10 minutes.
To figure out your exact connection and get more details, please check the website of the Swiss railway company: www.sbb.ch
Frankfurt Airport
When arriving at Frankfurt Airport in Germany, take the train from Frankfurt (M) Flughafen to Basel Badischer Bahnhof. Change there to bus number 30 which takes you to the bus stop Spalentor or Universität This connection takes approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes.
To figure out your exact connection and get more details, please check the website of the German railway company: www.bahn.de
TRAIN
There are two different train stations in Basel, one of the Swiss railway company called Basel SBB and one of the German railway company called Badischer Bahnhof. From both stations it takes about 10 – 15 minutes to reach the Kollegienhaus by bus (No. 30).
From the bus stop Universität or Spalentor the Kollegienhaus of the University of Basel is in walking distance.
BASEL SBB – KOLLEGIENHAUS
bus stops •Universität •Spalentor
BASEL BADISCHER BAHNHOF – KOLLEGIENHAUS
bus stop •Spalentor
BUS STOPS SPALENTOR/ UNIVERSITÄT – KOLLEGIENHAUS
CAR
When arriving by car, travel on the highways A2 or A3 and follow signs to Basel-Süd/City. Take the exit Basel-Süd/West Universitätsspital, Universitätsspital and City-Parking. We recommend the use of public transport, as it is difficult to find suitable parking facilities.