Basel Airport, or BSL, is an international airport near Basel Switzerland. It sits within a French administrative territory called the commune of St-Louis. It is near both Swiss and German borders. It handles close to five million passengers per year. Cheap car hire at Basel Airport (BSL) is a convenient way to travel throughout Switzerland, France and Germany.

Basel Airport is one of very airports in the world that is actually jointly owned by two separate countries; France and Switzerland. The airport however is completely located on French soil, yet it is operated under an accord established in 1946 that allows both Switzerland and France access to the airport in a system where neither have to worry about customs restrictions or borders.

Basel Airport functions with tremendous efficiency and has few delays or long queuing lines. There are only a few shops and restaurants but the airport is equipped with ATMs, budget car rental, a simple restaurant and a newsstand.

Basel Airport primarily offers flights to locations around Europe, but it also offers a few flights to Morocco and a couple other destinations around Africa. Cargo flights from Basel Airport go all over the world, including to Asia and North America. A few budget lines like Ryanair and Twin Jet fly out of Basel Airport, but it is also frequented by many high end airlines like British Airways, Lufthansa, Air France and Air Berlin.

Cheap car hire at Basel Airport (BSL) is located in a few different areas within the Arrivals zone. There are many options in terms of price and model of car. This is a good region for cheap car hire as highways are straightforward and easy to navigate and there are many destinations for tourism and business.