President since 01.01.2024 (Member of the Supervisory Board since 01.01.2022) Thomas Schneider *1964 eidg. dipl. Wirtschaftsprüfer, MSc Business Administration Representative of Basel-City Government Independent Supervisory Board-Member Other mandates: Mandate as president: Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank Liestal Vice-President since 01.01.2022 Flavio Casanova *1960 MSc ETH Bau-Ing. Representative of Basel-City Government Supervisory Board Committee Finance
You can find an entertaining and informative film about the history of BVB between 1895 and 2014, here. You can find out much more about the history of trams in Basel at the Basel Tram Museum. We are looking forward to your visit! Year Event 1874 First project for a horse-drawn tram
At the bus or tram stop, please signal to our driver that you wish to be transported by hand. It is best to stand directly by the first door. This way, our driver can see directly that you need help. We will be happy to help you get on and
Have you lost something on one of our trams or buses? You may be lucky and find somebody has handed the item in to us, or one of our staff members has found it. Reporting lost property If you discover the loss within one working day, please contact our Customer
Day tickets are available via the app «TNW Tickets», at the counter of the BVB Customer Service Centre at Barfüsserplatz (Barfi), from the BLT ticket counter at Heuwaage, from kiosks and at the SBB railway station. Day tickets, which have been purchased in advance, must be validated (punched) using the
In addition to the single ticket, the multiple-journey ticket and the U-Abo, there is a range of other tickets: BaselCard Ticket (available to all hotel guests in Basel city) City Park & Ride (discounted public transport ticket for car drivers) Junior travelcard, SwissPass and GA (discounts for children, SwissPass and GA travelcard holders)
The U-Abo has been a success story ever since its invention over 30 years ago. With the U-Abo you can travel within the entire TNW (North-Western Switzerland Tarif Association) network, the RVL-zones 1, 2 and 3 and on Distribus. You can buy a U-Abo online for a month or for
You can travel really cheaply with our multiple-journey tickets. The ticket is valid for six journeys, and the discount when compared to single tickets is 10 percent. Multiple-journey tickets are available from all ticket machines, that have a card terminal, using the TNW Tickets app, at the BVB Customer Service
Single tickets for one-way journeys are available at all TNW ticket machines, at the BVB Customer Service Centre, at the BLT ticket counter, via the TNW Tickets app, as well as at the SBB railway station. Children between the ages of 6 and 16 and half-fare travelcard holders pay a
BVB is a member of the Tarifverbund Nordwestschweiz (TNW) – the North-Western Switzerland Tariff Association. In addition to BVB, this comprises the transport companies: Baselland Transport AG (BLT), the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB [Schweizerischen Bundesbahnen]), PostAuto Schweiz AG and Autobus AG Liestal (AAGL). Fares The TNW determines the applicable fares on a yearly
