Which region should I choose for players in Basel?

Frankfurt for the lowest ping. If your friends are spread across continents, pick the region in the middle of the group; London is the next closest to Basel at an estimated 15 ms.

Is the free server available from Switzerland?

Yes. The free tier is available worldwide and runs on the United States and Spain nodes, subject to capacity. It has 3.5 GB RAM, sleeps after 15 idle minutes and wakes when a player joins. No card is needed.

Can I pay in Swiss Franc?

Plans are charged in US dollars. Any Visa, Mastercard or American Express card from Switzerland works, and your bank converts at its own rate. The Swiss Franc prices on this page are estimates to help you compare.

Can my friends on phones and consoles join from Basel?

Yes. Create a Bedrock server, or run a Java server with Geyser so both editions join the same world. Bedrock uses UDP port 19132, which the panel assigns for you.

Does Enzonic have a data centre in Basel?

No. Enzonic runs its own hardware in the United States and Spain and rents capacity in London, Frankfurt, Bengaluru and Singapore. This page is here to tell you honestly which of those is closest to Basel and what to expect.

Server locations

Minecraft server hosting in Basel

Basel (Basel-City, Switzerland) is about 295 km from Enzonic's Frankfurt region in Frankfurt, Germany. Over a normal home connection that is an estimated 10 ms, low enough for smooth Java and Bedrock play. Here is what hosting from Basel looks like.

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Nearest region and estimated ping

Great-circle distance from Basel to each Enzonic region, with a ping estimate. Real latency depends on your ISP's route; test it from the panel before you pick.

Region	Distance	Estimated ping	Runs
FrankfurtFrankfurt, GermanyNearest	295 km	~10 ms	Free bots and apps · Paid plans
LondonLondon, United Kingdom	708 km	~15 ms	Free bots and apps · Paid plans
SpainCanary Islands, Spain	2,992 km	~50 ms	Free Minecraft · Paid plans
US EastKentucky, United States	7,203 km	~120 ms	Free Minecraft · Free bots and apps · Paid plans
BengaluruBengaluru, India	7,453 km	~120 ms	Paid plans
SingaporeSingapore	10,364 km	~165 ms	Free bots and apps · Paid plans

Estimates assume fibre at about 200,000 km/s with routes 1.5 times the straight line, plus a few milliseconds for the last mile. Under 60 ms feels instant in Minecraft; under 120 ms is still comfortable.

Free Minecraft servers run in the United States and Spain. From Basel the closer of the two is Spain, an estimated 50 ms.

Local details for Basel

Language: The panel and this site are available in Deutsch; support answers in English and Spanish.
Currency: Plans are priced and charged in US dollars. The Swiss Franc figures below are approximate, converted at the European Central Bank rate of 2026-11-10. Your bank sets the final rate.
Local time: Basel is on Europe/Zurich (UTC+01). Scheduled restarts and backups in the panel use your own time zone.
Payment methods: Visa, Mastercard and American Express from any country, plus Apple Pay and Google Pay in browsers that support them. Checkout runs on Stripe, which shows any extra local methods it supports in Switzerland. You can also pay with a gift card, and the free tier needs no card at all.
Population: About 180,000 people live in Basel (GeoNames). Nearby cities with their own pages are listed below.

Plans with prices in Swiss Franc

Live US dollar prices from the panel, with an approximate Swiss Franc figure next to each one. The first month is cheaper while a sale runs.

Plan	RAM	Per month (USD)	About
Free tier3.5 GB RAM, wakes when a player joins, no card.	3.5 GB	$0.00	—
Dirt	512 MB	$0.99$0.69 first month	≈ CHF 0.81
Wood	4 GB	$3.79$2.65 first month	≈ CHF 3.11
Stone	6 GB	$5.49$3.84 first month	≈ CHF 4.51
Iron	8 GB	$6.99$4.89 first month	≈ CHF 5.74
Gold	10 GB	$8.99$6.29 first month	≈ CHF 7.38
Diamond	12 GB	$10.69$7.48 first month	≈ CHF 8.77
Obsidian	16 GB	$13.99$9.79 first month	≈ CHF 11.48
Obsidian Pro	16 GB	$16.99$11.89 first month	≈ CHF 13.94

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Java or Bedrock from Basel?

Both editions run on the same regions. Java Edition is the PC version with mods, plugins and most public servers. Bedrock Edition is what phones, consoles and Windows 10/11 play; its servers use UDP port 19132. Not sure who is joining? Start a Java server and add Geyser so Bedrock players can join it too.

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Nearby cities

Other cities with their own page, nearest first.

Mulhouse, France28 km away
Freiburg, Germany53 km away
Biel/Bienne53 km away
Bern68 km away
Zuerich76 km away
Luzern79 km away
Winterthur87 km away
Strasbourg, France115 km away

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Nearby countries

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Questions from Basel

Our estimate is about 10 ms to the Frankfurt region, based on the 295 km distance. Your ISP's route can add or remove 10 to 20 ms. The panel's region picker runs a live latency test from your browser, so check it before you create the server.

Start a server for Basel

Free in about a minute, no card. Pick Frankfurt as the region and invite your friends.

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Distances use great-circle maths from city coordinates and Enzonic's published region locations. City names, coordinates, populations and time zones come from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Exchange rates: European Central Bank via frankfurter.dev, 2026-11-10. No reviews or customer counts are shown on this page because we do not publish per-city figures.

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