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Saint-Louis is a city of 23,000 people (2021) in Grand-Est at the German and Swiss borders, just north of Basel. Saint-Louis is rich in cultural resources and fun activities. Despite being separated from it by an international border, it serves in many ways as a suburb of Basel, including being linked to its tram network.
Understand
[edit]Tourist information
[edit]- Saint-Louis Tourism website
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]1 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. 
Getting there: bus 11 runs from Gare de Saint-Louis, €2.50 (Aug 2018). Taxi from Saint-Louis costs around €15-20, and from Basel €20-25.
By tram
[edit]A tram line across the border from neighbouring Basel opened in December 2017. There are plans to eventually extend the line all the way to the airport.
By bus
[edit]Buses 603, 604, and 607 run from Basel (from the Schifflände bus stop), €2.80 (Aug 2018). In France, these routes drop the leading "60", and thus are numbered 3, 4, and 7 respectively.
By train
[edit]The railway line connecting Basel and Strasbourg passes through Saint-Louis.
- 2 Gare de Saint-Louis.
- 3 Gare de Saint-Louis-la-Chaussée.
Get around
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The Distribus company operates a dozen bus routes inside the town. Bus maps can be found on the Distribus website[dead link]. A single ticket costs €1.70, return €2.80. Crossborder INFLEX ticket to Basel - €2.80 or Fr. 3.10.
See
[edit]- 1 Synagogue.
- 2 Espace d’Art Contemporain Fernet Branca. Contemporary art museum housed in a former liquor distillery.
- 3 théâtre La Coupole.