About stadium
Stadium introduction
St. Jakob-Park is the name of FC Basel’s current home ground which replaced the club’s former stadium, slightly confusingly known as St. Jakob Stadium. The previous stadium first opened in time for the 1954 World Cup, and was famous for hosting four Cup Winners’ Cup finals but by the 1990s it was beginning to show its age. Built on exactly the same plot of land, FC Basel temporarily located to the small Stadion Schützenmatte whilst the new St. Jakob-Park was constructed.
Known to local fans as “Joggeli”, FC Basel’s stadium is the largest in Switzerland with the stadium designed by famous Basel based architects, Herzog
How to get to the Stadium
St. Jakobs-Strasse 395, 4052 Basel, Switzerland
TRAIN
The main railway station of the city is known as Basel SBB, and it is located 3.0km west of St. Jakob’s Park stadium.
Whilst the walk can be done in just under 40 minutes, it’s much easier to catch the tram directly to the ground which has a dedicated station known as “St. Jakob”.
From Basel BB Railway Station catch Tram 8, 10 or 11 to “Aeschenplatz” which is one stop away, and then transfer to Tram 14. This will take you directly to FC Basel’s Stadium via the aforementioned “St. Jakob” station.
BUS
You can also catch the bus to the stadium with closest stops also known as “St Jakob”. You can either catch BVB line 36 or BLT Bus lines 37 an 47.
DRIVING
The sat-nav address for the stadium is as follows:
St. Jakobs-Strasse 395, 4052 Basel, Switzerland
Car parks
There are an estimated 680 parking spaces directly at the stadium itself, and a further 1,465 next to St. Jakobshalle.
AIRPORTS
EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg is the closest international airport to the city of Basel in Switzerland. Technically located in France, approximately 2.2 miles north-west of the city, it acts as a hub for low-cost carriers such as easyJet Switzerland and Belair.
Upon landing you can catch bus number 50 to “Bahnhof SBB” in just under 20 minutes which will then allow you to catch a tram (8, 10 or 11) directly into Basel city centre.