This is an excellent train station right in the city center. Basel is a great city known for its…read moreworld class art museums and also their pharmacies companies like Roche and Novartis. Anyway, there's plenty of retail shops in the train station from Migros (one of the staple groceries in Switzerland, but they don't sell alcohol), to Laderach Swiss chocolate, to a really good beer shop I think it's called World of Beers and you guessed it they have a really top notch selection of international beers!

I've got to tell the truth. I could not wait to get the hell out of Basel, Switzerland and I begged…read moremy husband not to leave me there. The most crazy and insanely expensive city I've ever been in my life. I would have lasted one half a day, maybe! The Bahnhof Basel SBB took me away and I'm so grateful. Take the ICE train and go first class. The ride was 3.5 hours to Frankfurt.

We landed in Zurich and stayed one night there. The next day we moved to Basel which is where the…read moreRhine River Cruise begins in Switzerland. I booked both hotels on line and even though I inputted Basel, once we were ready to change hotels I found out that our hotel was actually in Lorrach which was in Germany. Hey! What? Fortunately the reviews comforted me since previous cruise goers also stayed in that town and it wasn't too far away and very easy to get to. This station was directly across the street from our hotel. Awesome! The big plus was our hotel gave us transportation vouchers we could use to get back to Basel the next morning. The best and worst of it? The station had an elevator from the station platform to the street level. Always travel light...we never learn. If it had been any other day but Sunday, I would have been an ecstatic camper. Why? Take a walk into the town... keep walking and you see so many charming photo ops. There are LOTS of really nice quality clothing stores and even better SHOE stores with really nice and comfy styles and colors. Only hitch? ALL the stores are closed on Sunday. DANG! The huge and packer ice cream, dessert cafe was open. Who knew people here loved ice cream in all shapes and sizes at 4:30 in the afternoon? The one woman who spoke English told us there was a good Greek Restaurant which would be open at 5 pm. She pointed down the street to the awning. Yes, we had a nice dinner and an even yummier baklava then returned to the hotel in darkness. Thank goodness for this tiny German train station which afforded us safe and easy transportation plus a wonderful window shopping experience

Clean, efficient, spotless, 3 sources of caffeine, bakery, & sandwiches. The Swiss have high…read morestandards which I appreciate. A warning to lax Americans, the trains run precisely on time. Minus one star for tourist confusion. I guess they assume that everyone knows what all the numbers & symbols mean. Good luck figuring where to stand. Like other large cities, make a beeline to your seat. Behaviors you will receive scorn for: man spreading, piling your stuff on the seat next to you, otherwise hogging the empty seat. God knows what will happen to you if you litter. Some of the local stops are only announced in Swiss German. Keep a lookout for your destination.

Great, and the busiest train station we visited during a late evening for a transfer. The train…read morestation has clearly marked signs and displays for all connecting trains. There are a lot of food options and stores open at that time.

This is one of the largest train stations I've seen in Europe!…read more It's like a mall! There are plenty of shopping options available, including some local Swiss chocolate shops. The train station itself self was huge and well organized. It was easy to navigate and get from the airport to our hotel.

We took the train to Zurich from Lucerne and it was amazing…read more Only took us 35-40 mins. Arrived in the Zurich and walking distance to the city proper. The directions are very simple. After spending hours around the city train back to Lucerne. Keep your tickets with you all time there were inspectors to ask for it each way. 59 Great experience being first time visitor to Switzerland .

I wasn't sure what to expect being in my first train station ever and in a foreign country to boot…read more A very large, state of the art display board with all the information you need to make it to your train on time. Track, time, rail line etc. I found the station very clean and very friendly with a police presence that was willing to help if you had questions. The tourist information booth was in plain sight and provided lots of pamphlets, maps and recommendations for just about anything you need. I was amazed at how many trains were going to so many places around Europe. Again my first experience in a train station so I was a little bit in aww. lol With a nice selection of food court and retail shops you could use to kill some time if you were early for your connection. And a short walk to many traditional Swiss restaurants right on the Reuss river where it meets Lake Luzern. But be warned. Trains arrive and depart on time! So don't get distracted with the shops. Lol All in all a very quick but nice experience. I would definitely be ok with traveling by train again.

Very clean and easily marked train station in Lucern Switzerland. Lots of connecting and trains…read moreare available for pretty much most of the places. We took Grindelwald/Interlaken Express from here. Then train to Geneva and Bern. There are plenty of options to shop and a huge variety of restaurants available in the lower level. The bus and cruise terminal are all within walking distance. Very clearly marked signs available and easy to navigate.

Train stations can get chaotic, especially in Europe in my experience, so arriving in Freiburg was…read moredefinitely a pleasant shock. The entire time I passed by during my stay, things seemed relatively calm. Of course delays couldn't be helped (my friend was affected), but solutions were not too far out of reach. This train station has multiple levels, a pharmacy, and lots of food options (Starbucks included). If you forgot to get your authentic German pretzel from a backeri, this can be your chance to grab one before leaving!

Conveniently situated train station within easy walk from the Freiburg city center. It's also a hub…read morefor not only trains but buses and trams and of course taxis. I had been clrver enough to book a room at the adjacent hotel Intercity from which you simply step out at platform 1 straight from the breakfast room. The platform mostly used for some reason. I love to ride trains but I'm definitely not impressed by Deutsche Bahn for many reasons, main one is obviously that the trains are most always delayed (only 1 of the 6 train rides I took during a week was on time). That English information on displays and speakers is not a basic and common thing plus they keep changing the train sets so despite the fact that you should board in front of the train for your booked seat you end up running in vain on a busy platform to reach your seat at the very end of the train are other reasons for my non-fondness of the German railway. Still, Freiburg train station is a pretty decent one as far as train stations go, with cafes and restaurants and a few shops too.