Basel Fasnacht 2027: Can You Do It in a Day?
No flight lands in time for the 4am Morgestraich. Wed 17 Feb from Stansted is £136.40 and gets you the second Cortège.
Basel Fasnacht 2027 starts at 4am on Monday 15 February with the Morgestraich, and no flight from the UK gets you there for it.
The earliest one on our board that day is BA out of Heathrow at 07:35, three and a half hours after the lights in the old town go off.
Morgestraich 2027, the bit you'll miss
At 04:00 the street lights in the centre are switched off and the cliques march out with their lanterns, drums and piccolos, it's the moment everyone in Basel talks about. You have to be there the night before to see it, there's no way round that.
Basel carnival day trip prices
The rest of the 72 hours is fair game. The Cortège, the big afternoon parade, runs on the Monday and the Wednesday, and the lanterns stay lit up round the old town after dark.
- Wed 17 Feb, out of Stansted at 09:40, home into Gatwick at 21:55, 6.0 hours, £136.40 (£95.00 flight, £41.40 on the ground)
- Tue 16 Feb, out of Heathrow at 07:20, home into Gatwick at 21:55, 8.2 hours, £147.40
- Mon 15 Feb, out of Heathrow at 07:35, home into Gatwick at 21:45, 7.8 hours, £226.40
Monday's £90.00 more than Wednesday because it's the first day and everyone wants it. Wednesday's the cheapest and you still get a Cortège, Tuesday's the longest day in the city but there's no Cortège on it.
So, can you?
If the Morgestraich is the reason you want to go, no, book a hotel for the Sunday night. If you just want Basel in carnival mode, Wednesday for £136.40 does it.
Every day we've priced is on the Basel Fasnacht page.
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