Mulhouse: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Mulhouse is a city of 111,430 people in France (Grand Est), 238 m (781 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 22 km (14 mi) from the centre. It has 3 railway stations on record, including Gare de Mulhouse.
Key facts
Daylight in Mulhouse runs from about 8 h 28 min a day in late December to 16 h 4 min in late June (computed for 47.75° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Mulhouse is served by 4 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 22 km (14 mi) from the centre, whose 12,795-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Strasbourg Airport (SXB, 90 km), Zürich Airport (ZRH, 97 km), Bern Airport (BRN, 94 km).
Flights to Mulhouse: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Gare de Mulhouse, Gare de Mulhouse-Hasenrain, Gare de Mulhouse-Dornach. Trains to Mulhouse
Buses to Mulhouse · Driving and car hire
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Cité du train | 100,317 | 2018 |
| Cité de l'Automobile | 96,695 | 2021 |
| Musée EDF Electropolis | 34,583 | 2018 |
| Historical museum of Mulhouse | 34,144 | 2017 |
| Musée des beaux-arts de Mulhouse | 18,527 | 2015 |
| Musée de l'impression sur étoffes | 12,956 | 2019 |
| archives municipales de Mulhouse | 356 | 1997 |
The busiest is Cité du train at 100,317 visitors in 2018. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Mulhouse
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Paris, 388 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Munich, 319 km (Germany) — flights
- Milan, 291 km (Italy) — flights · trains · tours
- Köln, 355 km (Germany) — flights
- Turin, 299 km (Italy) — tours
- Frankfurt am Main, 281 km (Germany) — tours
- Düsseldorf, 388 km (Germany)
- Stuttgart, 178 km (Germany) — trains · tours
- Genoa, 392 km (Italy)
- Lyon, 292 km — trains · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Walsall, Antwerp, Kassel, Bergamo, Chemnitz, Givatayim, Timișoara, El Khroub, Sofara, Jining.
Common questions
Which airport serves Mulhouse?
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 22 km (14 mi) from the centre, plus 3 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Mulhouse?
About 111,430 people live in Mulhouse, across 22 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Mulhouse in?
Europe/Paris, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Mulhouse?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Mulhouse?
Paris (388 km), Munich (319 km), Milan (291 km), Köln (355 km), Turin (299 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.