The ESC in Basel

The Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), the world's biggest music competition, will take place in Basel from May 12-17, 2025. The two semi-finals and the final show will be broadcast live from the St. Jakobshalle.

But there are other venues too:

Eurovision Village | Messe Halle 1
EuroClub & Café | Eventhalle der Messe Basel
Eurovision Square |Barfüsserplatz
Eurovision Street | Steinenvorstadt
Eurovision Boulevard | Bahnhof SBB bis Badischer Bahnhof

You can find more information hier:
Eurovision Song Contest
ESC in Basel

Public transportaion

The easiest way to get to Basel is by public transport. Public transport services will be expanded during the ESC. A dense service will ensure that visitors arrive at the venue on time.

Within the Northwestern Switzerland tariff network (TNW), RVL and Distribus, travel to and from the event by public transport is included in the ticket for the official ESC events (nine shows: main rehearsals, semi-final and final) as indicated on the tickets.
Anyone staying overnight in the cantons of Basel-Stadt and Basel-Landschaft will receive the BaselCard or Guest Pass+, which allows free travel on public transport in Basel or the TNW region.
During the Eurovision week, SBB is offering a CHF 20 discount on the outward and return journey from Switzerland to Basel for anyone with an admission ticket: sbb.ch/esc2025
A special ticket (S-ticket) will also be available during the week of May 10 - 17. The S-ticket entitles you to a return journey in the TNW area on the day of the event with a 10% discount. It saves you having to buy a ticket on the way home and is even cheaper than two one-way journeys. Ideal for anyone who wants to experience the ESC without an event ticket. The S-ticket can be purchased at TNW and SBB ticket machines and in the “Tickets” app. At the ticket machines in zone 10, S-tickets for 1 zone are issued.

More on the raod during the ESC

If you don't just want to attend the ESC on one day or want to discover more of Basel and its surroundings during the day, the following public transport tickets are available:

Day Ticket (either “Basel” with the city of Basel and agglomeration or “TNW” for the entire TNW area), available via apps, at points of sale and ticket machines)
2/7 Day Ticket - only available at points of sale, from ticket machines or via SBB App
triregio Day Ticket (TNW area and border regions) available via the apps, at points of sale and ticket machines

You can find more details about the public transport offer here.