Hitchhiking from Basel
Hitchhiking to Basel
Recent reviews mentioning Basel
47.71685, 7.13672
Good spot to go west but we wanted to go backward to Basel and it didn't work, nobody went the other side. So we took a ride to the péage si we can change side. Thanks Baptiste.
―cavalierrustique, October 2025
47.71574, 7.13677
Asked around, thanks Micha Brough me to Basel
―cavalierrustique, October 2025
47.99287, 7.83885
I was there twice on my way to France. It´s very easy to get a ride in the right direction, so great Spot.
Hitchhiking further into France I always got stuck up in Mulhouse, so maybe it´s worth trying over Basel or waiting fore someone who brings you to a gas station, not some roundabout near Mullhouse.
―Anonymous, September 2025
45.44587, 9.07495
Good spot in summer. Don't know why was full pf switzerland cars. A german girl drop me at basel
―Giulio, September 2025
47.39118, 8.50713
A lot of slow traffic, still waited 30 min to Basel, but a perfect spot nonetheless
―spykm, September 2025
48.80887, 8.18226
While on a pit stop on my way to Basel, scared of not being able to cross to France, decided to ask the two (french) cars next to me if they would give me a ride. One did to Mulhouse. This gas station did seem to have more French cars than others, so probably good for that (also lots of Swiss). Solo female.
―friki, September 2025
50.35708, 8.69383
My new technique strikes again! (Monday morning solo female). Sign in hand (Freiburg, maybe Basel would have been better sign though), walking around looking lost, for a place to hitch, immediately got offered a ride to Basel. Lots of Swiss cars, some southern German, not many French.
―friki, September 2025
47.52624, 7.65674
We were three people trying to hitchhike to Pratteln and then to Luzern. Hitchhiking St. Jakob Strasse this way was a bad idea : there is no place for cars to stop and most people just waved back at us or ignored us.
We tried to avoid public transportation as it's quite expensive, but we ended up taking a train to chill in Basel city center instead...
―JumpingRabbit, August 2025
47.7425, 7.41541
On a sunday evening, without a sign.
Quite bad, cars go fast in the entryway and there is not a lot of place to stop.
I still got a lift to Basel, but it was a bit risky I think. Might be safer to try to go on the D201 for a bit.
―JumpingRabbit, August 2025
47.76963, 7.38801
On a sunday evening, without a sign. Not that bad : two people stopped, and I ended up accepting a lift down to the motorway entry to try to reach Basel. But not a lot of place to stop...
―JumpingRabbit, August 2025
48.5613, 7.95563
Mostly Basel (those usually wouldn't stop) or Strasbourg. We had to refuse multiple cars, as we were trying to get to France near Mulhouse
―kornumic, August 2025
47.0774, 7.57516
Not the best but alright to go to Basel
―buj, July 2025
46.46297, 6.84227
Nice spot to go in the direction of Bern, Bienne, Basel, Zurich
―buj, July 2025
46.94471, 7.47181
this spot is very good for Zürich, Basel but not for Thun/Interlaken (different lane). check https://hitchwiki.org/en/Bern for more informations
―waymarks, July 2025
47.77234, 7.38116
Wanted to go to Germany and than north. After 50 mins the first car to stop took me back to Basel close to the A5. Not the shortest route but better than staying here.
―Chris9012, July 2025
47.4389, 8.34769
As an exit dweller I don't like this place. There is to much going on with weird driving routes around the place. But you can't argue results. I was gone to Basel in 23mins, so I must rate 5 stars.
―Chris9012, July 2025
47.45128, 8.70072
Drove with a camper to Würenlos wich is the last gas station before the split Bern/Basel.
―Chris9012, July 2025
48.72376, 7.69178
Solid spot to get a lift to Basel
―Liva, July 2025
47.08135, 8.27091
This is a good spot to go up to Basel, cars are semi frequent but many are headed north to Basel. There’s a Coop nearby for groceries and food. Place for cars to pull over at the bus stop. Also word of advice don’t take rides from a Romanian guy he was kinda creepy. We instead waited a bit longer and got a ride from a train operator headed to work in Basel.
―scotty1, July 2025
47.0482, 8.30378
We had bad luck here trying to get North to Basel. Lots of traffic but lanes make it hard for people who are willing to pick you up to get to you in the first place. Hotel worker lady didn’t seem to want us there. If you want to get to Basel try taking the bus to Emmen I marked our spot there
―scotty1, July 2025