Street level metro station where all three tram lines of the Mulhouse tram network converge. There…read moreis minimal cover from the elements. Line 1 from Gare Centrale to Châtaignier (between République and Franklin), Line 2 from Nouveau Bassin to Coteaux (between Mairie and Nordfeld La Filature) and Line 3 from Gare Central to Lutterbach (between Mairie and République). The station is in front of a large commercial shopping district (much of it closed on a Sunday morning) but it was still quite busy here with the Christmas Markets underway. There is a sign showing the next three or four trains coming, how long until they arrive and their destination. Each side of the ticketing platform (side platforms here) has a ticketing kiosk. [Review 21192 overall - 110 in France - 155 of 2024.]

Similar to other tram stations on the Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe, Claraplatz is a street-level…read morestation. It is harder to miss than other stations as there are a couple of shelters here that provide some minimal protection. You'll find the ticket machines in the shelter. They accept coins, notes and cards. It's easier on the app. The station has multiple lines with the 1, 2, 6, 8, 14, 15, 16 and 17 tram lines on Clarastrasse and Rebgasse. City buses also stop here. The plaza is quite busy with pedestrians and vehicles at all times. Restaurants, bars, retail shopping and supermarket groceries are here. A kiosk news stand is open during the day time with magazines. The Roman Catholic Clarakirche is on one corner. Look for the green Pyrometer on the corner in front of the Burgermeister. [Review 21203 overall - 53 in Switzerland - 167 of 2024.]

This tram station is at street level and is the closest to the largest auto museum in the world…read more(according to some sources) or just the largest in France. It is an outdoor station with a few benches for some cover but it won't help much if it is windy or raining. It is on the Mulhouse Line 1 (Red Line) between Cité Administrative (towards Gare Centrale) and Doller (towards Châtaigner). The whole network is a single zone, so you will need proof of purchase with a validated ticket (or app) once you enter the fare zone. There is no need to "tap out" when you exit the train. The station is a side platform with ticket vending machines on each platform. They accept coins, notes and cards. A visual display indicates the time to the next few trains. You'll be able to see the outbound train for a minute or so but the inbound train arrives around a curve. Use caution when crossing the tracks to the Museum. [Review 21196 overall - 114 in France - 160 of 2024.]

We really enjoyed our train ride aboard the TGV Lyria. We took the route from Zurich to Paris, and…read morehad a very quiet and comfortable ride. The whole trip took about 5 hours (with a few stops here and there to pick up/drop off more passengers). The train leaves the station at a rather slow pace, but once you get into the open road, it really picks up speed. There is a monitor in the train car that tells you how fast you are going. I think the fastest we got up to was 316 km per hour (almost 200 mph!) On board, there is a café car with sandwiches, beer, soda, coffee, and some other snacks and drinks. There is also a rack above the seats for smaller carry- on bags and items, and a large rack area in the middle/front door-areas of each car where you can put your larger luggage. I think we may have had a newer model train, because the seats and the interior were both very clean and colorful/modern. The seats (at least the two that we were at) had power sockets, cup holders, reading lights, tray tables that fold down, and one ingenious part of the seat design - the seats have a small notch on the back of them to restrict how far back you can lean into the person behind you! It still offers quite a bit of pitch, but does put a limit on how much you can disturb the tray table of the passengers behind your seat. I thought that was great! On our trip back to Zurich from Paris, we had a group of school students join us in our quiet car (about 40 young students coming back from a summer trip with all of their band instruments) so it was a little less relaxing, but that is nobody's fault. Just bring headphones and take a nap or enjoy the view as it passes by!

The "Train à Grand Vitesse" was a revolution in train travel for Europe when it was introduced…read morenearly fifty years ago. Lyria TGV is the French-Swiss train line. It became even better, when SNCF's double-decker Lyria TGV was rolled out and the prices made it even more affordable for rail travel. For us retirees and for about $150*, we could go First Class from Switzerland to Paris in three and a half hours. Nice. I have attached the TGV service map to give you some idea of where to can travel throughout France and Europe. The German system ICE (Inter-City Express) also travels into and out of France and has a similar network. See service maps attached. Most European train stations are located in the center of the city. So no schlepping from a large airport several miles away to the city center. Btw, almost all European airports have a train into that very same central station. So you'll be traveling by rail no matter how you get there. LOL Oh yes, there are always several food options and Magazine/Newspaper stands, which also have carry-on food items available for your trip. It's absolutely a better, more relax way to travel. * Booked online several months ahead and prevailing currency conversion.

Very nice train station indeed! Cool shops and connects to many other sites in Switzerland!read more

This is an excellent train station right in the city center. Basel is a great city known for its…read moreworld class art museums and also their pharmacies companies like Roche and Novartis. Anyway, there's plenty of retail shops in the train station from Migros (one of the staple groceries in Switzerland, but they don't sell alcohol), to Laderach Swiss chocolate, to a really good beer shop I think it's called World of Beers and you guessed it they have a really top notch selection of international beers!

This small airport was located about 15 minutes from the port where we disembarked from our cruise…read more We paid for transfers to the airport (don't normally do this), but I was glad of it because not only did they transport us to the airport, but they walked us through the terminal, in the elevators, and over to the check-in / ticketing area. This was very convenient and we didn't have to think about anything. I mean, we could have figured it out, eventually, but this only took a few minutes. Security was pretty breezy. We spent a lot of time in the duty free shop before going to the gate. There were a few dining options, didn't love what we purchased, but we found plenty of seating to wait for our flight.

Along country borders, this smaller airport services France, Switzerland, and Germany. With clear…read moresignage, it's easier to navigate. There are places to eat inside and even game areas for kids. There's short term and long term parking nearby. It's easier to fix now, but know which exit to depart from- the Swiss or French side.

Small station with a DB ticket counter and German customs zone. Convenience store, book store and a…read morebar. McDonalds across the street. You can board most of the trains here at Basel SBB Bahnhof as well, but if you are taking a DB regional service then this will be the only station in Basel you can use. If you have to travel to Basel SBB take the #2 Tram outside the station - it is the most direct route.

We landed in Zurich and stayed one night there. The next day we moved to Basel which is where the…read moreRhine River Cruise begins in Switzerland. I booked both hotels on line and even though I inputted Basel, once we were ready to change hotels I found out that our hotel was actually in Lorrach which was in Germany. Hey! What? Fortunately the reviews comforted me since previous cruise goers also stayed in that town and it wasn't too far away and very easy to get to. This station was directly across the street from our hotel. Awesome! The big plus was our hotel gave us transportation vouchers we could use to get back to Basel the next morning. The best and worst of it? The station had an elevator from the station platform to the street level. Always travel light...we never learn. If it had been any other day but Sunday, I would have been an ecstatic camper. Why? Take a walk into the town... keep walking and you see so many charming photo ops. There are LOTS of really nice quality clothing stores and even better SHOE stores with really nice and comfy styles and colors. Only hitch? ALL the stores are closed on Sunday. DANG! The huge and packer ice cream, dessert cafe was open. Who knew people here loved ice cream in all shapes and sizes at 4:30 in the afternoon? The one woman who spoke English told us there was a good Greek Restaurant which would be open at 5 pm. She pointed down the street to the awning. Yes, we had a nice dinner and an even yummier baklava then returned to the hotel in darkness. Thank goodness for this tiny German train station which afforded us safe and easy transportation plus a wonderful window shopping experience