Sankt Alban Travel Guide

Tourist Guide

Popular places to visit

Basel Zoo showing snow, cuddly or friendly animals and marine life

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
Marktplatz

Marktplatz

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

Marktplatz
Basel showing a city and a river or creek

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 which includes 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

Activities

Tour on the vintage tram

Tour on the vintage tram

AU$58
per adult
Tour on the vintage tram
Architectural Walk of Basel with a Local

Architectural Basel: Private Tour with a Local Expert

AU$1,253
per traveller
Architectural Basel: Private Tour with a Local Expert
Tour on the vintage tram

Tour on the vintage tram

AU$39
per adult
Tour on the vintage tram
Basel Old Town Private Walking Tour

Basel Old Town Walking Tour With A Guide

AU$90
per adult
Basel Old Town Walking Tour With A Guide
Zurich Old Town Walking Tour: 2-Hours

Zurich Old Town Walking Tour: 2-Hours

AU$24
per adult
Zurich Old Town Walking Tour: 2-Hours
Spalentor

Basel City Sightseeing Bus Tour

AU$46
per adult
Basel City Sightseeing Bus Tour
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Our pick of the best Sankt Alban Hotel Deals

Hotel Schweizerhof Basel

Hotel Schweizerhof Basel

3.5 out of 5
Centralbahnplatz 1, Basel, BS
The price is AU$257 per night from 2 Aug to 3 Aug
AU$257
2 Aug - 3 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 3.5-star business-friendly hotel in Basel. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and 24-hour room service. Our guests praise the helpful staff ...
9.2/10 Wonderful! (1,004 reviews)
"We got a lovely, private room far enough away from the train station to be pretty quiet. We appreciated the air conditioning, robes, and friendly, helpful staff."

Reviewed on 21 Jul. 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 AU$190 per night from 3 Aug to 4 Aug
AU$190
3 Aug - 4 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 3-star hotel in Basel. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and parking (surcharge). Popular attractions St. Jakobshalle and St. Jakob-Park are ...
7.8/10 Good! (227 reviews)
"This is a very convenient hotel. The room facilities may not be luxurious, but they are well-equipped and clean. The staff are friendly, and the location right next to the station makes it easy to go anywhere. The breakfast food is fresh and healthy. Highly recommended"

Reviewed on 14 Jul. 2025

B&B Hotel Basel
Hotel Metropol Basel

Hotel Metropol Basel

4 out of 5
Elisabethenanlage 5, Basel
The price is AU$215 per night from 6 Aug to 7 Aug
AU$215
6 Aug - 7 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 4-star business-friendly hotel in Basel. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and room service. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. ...
8.6/10 Excellent! (614 reviews)
"Loved it though the directions to locate it left something to be desired."

Reviewed on 14 Jul. 2025

Hotel Metropol Basel
Hotel Victoria

Hotel Victoria

4 out of 5
Centralbahnplatz 3-4, Basel, BS
The price is AU$308 per night from 22 Aug to 23 Aug
AU$308
22 Aug - 23 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 4-star business-friendly hotel in Basel. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and room service. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean ...
9.4/10 Exceptional! (517 reviews)
"Great location, right across from the train station. Room very clean and a great bathroom. The staff was very accommodating to help us with laundry even when the staff was ready to go home, the did laundry for us immediately."

Reviewed on 20 Jul. 2025

Hotel Victoria
Novotel Basel City

Novotel Basel City

4 out of 5
Grosspeterstrasse 12, Basel, BS
The price is AU$263 per night from 22 Aug to 23 Aug
AU$263
22 Aug - 23 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 4-star eco-certified hotel in Basel. Enjoy free WiFi, breakfast (surcharge), and 24-hour room service. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our ...
9/10 Wonderful! (661 reviews)
"Absolutely amazing 3 days. Hospitality top notch. Breakfast and coffee shop team brilliant. Rooms are really good - very good location - we thoroughly enjoyed our experience. Crisp housekeeping and front desk team is knowledgeable and courteous."

Reviewed on 14 Jul. 2025

Novotel Basel City
Mövenpick Hotel Basel

Mövenpick Hotel Basel

4.5 out of 5
Aeschengraben 25, Basel
The price is AU$318 per night from 17 Aug to 18 Aug
AU$318
17 Aug - 18 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 4.5-star luxury hotel in Basel. Enjoy free WiFi, a full-service spa, and 2 restaurants. Our guests praise the helpful staff and the clean rooms ...
9.4/10 Exceptional! (515 reviews)
"This very comfortable hotel caters to businesses. There are a lot of nice touches- like high tech elevators that both work and make sense, USB plugs where you need them, blinds that automatically deploy when the sun shines on the windows, and thoughtful lighting throughout. The rooms were clean, ..."

Reviewed on 15 Jul. 2025

Mövenpick Hotel Basel
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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 which includes street scenes and night 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 which includes modern architecture

Basel City Centre

4.5/5(10 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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