1 Airport, 2 Countries 🇫🇷🇨🇭 Why This European Area Is So Unique? 🤔

Did you know there’s an airport in Europe where you can step into two different countries?

Welcome to Basel-Mulhouse Airport, the only binational airport in the world. Located near Basel, Switzerland, this airport has two separate exits—one leading to Switzerland and the other to France.
The airport is jointly administered by both nations under a 1949 international convention, but it isn’t the only thing that makes this area unique.
You see, Basel itself sits at the tripoint where Switzerland, France, and Germany meet, right along the Rhine River.

It's so close to France and Germany that its metropolitan area stretches into both countries–allowing people to live in one country, work in another, and shop or dine in the third—all in a single day.

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[Coldysnapdragon]

Good for working in Switzerland and shopping in France or Germany for cheaper prices

[BearlyBearrr]

Live in Germany, work in Switzerland and dine in France sounds like paradise

[Smplt]

The official name of the airport is Euro Airport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg and it serves all 3 countries, not just two, which makes it the only TRI-national airport in the world.

[Volleyballgirly]

As a French person who live really nearly to Basel, literally everyone I know work at Switzerland, shop at Germany and live in France. Honestly. I’m grateful to live there

[helaiosvideo]

Geneva works the same between France and Switzerland

[socialdemocratjl]

This is exactly why we must respect and value the schengen agreement. It's what made this possible. Fences for the enemy, but bridges for the friends everyone.

[Nivkar]

I've been there to Basel. It was really nice because you can ride a tram then exit at a station which lies on the boundary of SWI and GERm There is also a walkable bridge that connects France and Germany. And there is a spot where you will be essentially on 3 countries at once.

[rigership]

Greetings from the Dreiländereck/ Pays trois frontieres!

[regiochuchi]

it takes me 5minutes from my home to france and germany, by bike (i live in Basel)

[saidaoshin]

How i wish to enjoy or just exist in a country like this. This just fascinates me.

[HurricaneInfinite]

Work in Switzerland, Live in France, Shop in Germany. Ultimate combo

[THEAilin]

I lived there for 18 years until moving for university. I'm going back there again next week for the holidays and I gotta say it's an incredible place to live! I was always used to frequent border crossings and was surprised that we have the only binational airport in the whole world!

[stespfr]

Best combo : you work in Switzerland, you shop in Germany, and you dine in France. Shopping in France is great too tho.

[ralfbaechle]

Welcome to Europe.

The airport is also know as Dreiländerflughafen, three country airport because it also serves the gar Southwest of Germany although Germany doesn't actually participate in operating the airport. Which is fine because both France and Switzerland are in Schengen, so no visa issues for travellers and France is in the EU so mostly no customs issues when travelling via France to Germany.

The nearest German airports with commercial flights are close to 200km, Baden-Baden to the North rsp. Friedrichshafen to the East.

To add to the international confusion, one of the major train stations in Basel, Badischer Bahnhof, is operated by Deutsche Bahn, the German railway company. While the station is on Swiss territory it is partially German custorms territory and has a slightly odd status under a contract between Germany and Switzerland.

Arrived by plane in Basel-Mulhouse, exit to Switzerland and use a tram to get to Badischer Bahnhof where in Switzerland you moght ne checked by German Federal Police.

Still not confused? The read up un Büsingen am Hochrhein, a German exclave in Switzerland.

[tadeoguerrero]

It's not only Mulhouse and Basel, it's also officially Freiburg (Germany) airport.

[gwennaelguignard]

The same at Geneva airport, Swiss side and French side

[FEXEagle]

Live in France, work in Switzerland and shopping in germany

[adina]

Me today: woke up and worked in Switzerland, took my daughter to her music class in France, while she was in the conservatory I shopped in Germany, picked up a baguette at the boulangerie in France, went back home to Switzerland. Sometimes I do this by bike.

[wernerderchamp]

There is also the Badischer Bahnhof - a German rail station on Swiss ground in the north of Basel.
I also think this is one of the few spots (if not the only) where you can cross borders using a tram.

[jarenum]

I have experienced this. Not knowing where I was supposed to go. Going to the France side when I was supposed to be reporting to my team in Switzerland.