ALAMO Car Rental at Basel Airport

Alamo car hire at Basel Airport can supply a great selection of vehicles at competitive prices, making a visit to Switzerland's beautiful city Basel the perfect excuse to explore the rest of the country and some of its neighbouring countries, too!

The A35 motorway leads motorists from Basel Airport to Basel and Mulhouse. It takes just 5 minutes to reach Saint-Louis in France and a 30 minute journey takes motorists to Mulhouse. Basel is a mere 5 minutes drive by hire car and driving to Freiburg in Germany takes just one hour.

Bookings and enquiries can be made in advance by using the form above.

The Mini category from Alamo car hire Basel Airport offers cars like the easy to handle Fiat Panda 1.2, which is ideal for a couple or single travelers, but can actually seat up to 4 passengers. For a car that is economical in fuel consumption one cannot beat the Opel Corsa 1.4; it has room for 4 people and 2 suitcases.

The Compact class from Alamo Basel Airport offers cars like the popular Peugeot 308 1.6, which has seating for up to 4 passengers and room for 2 items of luggage. The Compact class also supplies cars like the 4-door Opel Astra Caravan 1.6, which can seat 4 people and has room for up to 4 suitcases. In the Mid-size category Alamo Basel Airport can provide cars like the Renault Scenic 1.4 and in the Standard size category there are vehicles like the Renault Laguna 2.0, which can be supplied with either an automatic or a manual transmission.

SUVs are popular, especially so during winter, when Swiss and German roads are icy and heavy snowfall can make driving a little challenging. The Opel Antara 2.0 from Alamo car hire Basel Airport has room for up to 5 passengers and 3 pieces of luggage, comes as a manual transmission option, has air conditioning, ABS brakes and the all important 4 wheel drive.

Business travelers often have different requirements to visitors coming to Basel to enjoy the sights. Alamo Basel Airport can supply vehicles like the Mercedes E-class 2.2 from their Luxury collection. The car has seating for up to 5 passengers and a boot large enough to hold 4 suitcases, important when an international sales meeting is planned that requires the entire team to travel to the client's premises.

A day trip to nearby Freiburg, just across the German border, will give Basel visitors a real insight into the colourful and turbulent history of this part of Europe. The beautiful city of Freiburg – a university town since 1457 – has some fantastic tourist attractions and there are a variety of guided city tours available from the official tourism organisation (www.freiburg.de). The medieval Freiburg Cathedral is just one of many highlights with its imposing 116 meter high tower, which dates back to 1330.

The brick red Old Town Hall is not quite so old – it dates back to between 1557 and 1159 and is actually constructed from several historic houses. Originally it had a façade that was completely covered in paintings, which is typical for the region, but now it is just painted in the traditional red brick colours.

The gleaming white New Town Hall is a gorgeous assembly of buildings that date back to between 1896 and 1901, but its origins lie in a much older Renaissance building. Tourists flock here at noon every day, because the copper-roofed turret houses a lovely glockenspiel that chimes at 12.00 noon.

Further information about car rental at Basel Airport.