What does "best connected" mean?

It is the shortest modelled public-transport travel time to the fastest-reachable of the six major centres (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich). The centres themselves and their immediate suburbs reach the best values. Computed by ARE in the National Passenger Transport Model, {year} timetable.

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National ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS

Switzerland's best-connected municipalities by public-transport travel time to the nearest centre

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Geneva (GE) is Switzerland's best-connected municipality: just 7 minutes by public transport to the nearest major centre. Massagno (8 min) and Basel (11 min) follow. Source: ARE, National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM), 2025.

Top 100

ARE · NPVM · 2025

Rank	Municipality	PT travel time	Canton	Residents
1	Geneva	7 min	GE	211'152
2	Massagno	8 min	TI	6'976
3	Basel	11 min	BS	180'097
4	Zurich	12 min	ZH	440'935
5	Bern	12 min	BE	138'562
6	Savosa	13 min	TI	2'315
7	Vezia	13 min	TI	1'957
8	Porza	14 min	TI	1'696
9	Binningen	15 min	BL	16'245
10	Paradiso	15 min	TI	4'806
11	Bottmingen	16 min	BL	7'007
12	Canobbio	17 min	TI	2'403
13	Sorengo	17 min	TI	2'153
14	Prilly	17 min	VD	13'037
15	Cureglia	18 min	TI	1'484
16	Vernier	18 min	GE	38'769
17	Cadempino	19 min	TI	1'601
18	Comano	19 min	TI	2'194
19	Pregny-Chambésy	19 min	GE	4'249
20	Bremgarten bei Bern	20 min	BE	4'462
21	Oberwil	20 min	BL	11'459
22	Lamone	20 min	TI	1'748
23	Melide	20 min	TI	1'812
24	Allschwil	21 min	BL	22'374
25	Münchenstein	21 min	BL	12'662
26	Muzzano	21 min	TI	775
27	Origlio	21 min	TI	1'534
28	Tesserete	21 min	TI	6'702
29	Collina d'Oro	21 min	TI	4'932
30	Lutry	21 min	VD	10'831
31	Carouge	21 min	GE	22'783
32	Wohlen bei Bern	22 min	BE	9'310
33	Birsfelden	22 min	BL	10'401
34	Paudex	22 min	VD	1'480
35	Lancy	22 min	GE	37'520
36	Grancia	23 min	TI	457
37	Gravesano	23 min	TI	1'416
38	Lugano	23 min	TI	63'691
39	Torricella-Taverne	23 min	TI	3'128
40	Chêne-Bougeries	23 min	GE	14'947
41	Kirchlindach	24 min	BE	3'342
42	Muri bei Bern	24 min	BE	13'940
43	Ostermundigen	24 min	BE	18'432
44	Zollikofen	25 min	BE	11'842
45	Moosseedorf	25 min	BE	4'134
46	Cademario	25 min	TI	784
47	Jouxtens-Mézery	25 min	VD	1'454
48	Le Grand-Saconnex	25 min	GE	12'775
49	Satigny	25 min	GE	4'811
50	Meikirch	26 min	BE	2'615
51	Köniz	26 min	BE	43'923
52	Ittigen	26 min	BE	11'482
53	Reinach	26 min	BL	21'003
54	Therwil	26 min	BL	10'141
55	Bioggio	26 min	TI	2'802
56	Bissone	26 min	TI	945
57	Val Mara	26 min	TI	3'048
58	Romanel-sur-Lausanne	26 min	VD	4'320
59	Meyrin	26 min	GE	27'380
60	Zollikon	27 min	ZH	13'737
61	Allmendingen bei Bern	27 min	BE	519
62	Riehen	27 min	BS	22'774
63	Arlesheim	27 min	BL	9'309
64	Lausanne	27 min	VD	145'596
65	Morges	27 min	VD	17'803
66	Bellevue	27 min	GE	4'111
67	Ponte Capriasca	28 min	TI	1'965
68	Chavannes-près-Renens	28 min	VD	10'720
69	Coppet	28 min	VD	3'236
70	Urtenen-Schönbühl	29 min	BE	6'632
71	Biel-Benken	29 min	BL	3'550
72	Arogno	29 min	TI	931
73	Puidoux	29 min	VD	3'013
74	Cologny	29 min	GE	6'147
75	Stettlen	30 min	BE	3'413
76	Jegenstorf	30 min	BE	5'883
77	Ettingen	30 min	BL	5'625
78	Muttenz	30 min	BL	18'308
79	Liestal	30 min	BL	16'081
80	Kaiseraugst	30 min	AG	5'985
81	Mezzovico-Vira	30 min	TI	1'418
82	Bussigny	30 min	VD	12'120
83	Echandens	30 min	VD	3'110
84	Nyon	30 min	VD	23'768
85	Schönenbuch	31 min	BL	1'503
86	Augst	31 min	BL	1'140
87	Bubendorf	31 min	BL	4'572
88	Rheinfelden	31 min	AG	14'034
89	Vico Morcote	31 min	TI	398
90	Etagnières	31 min	VD	1'169
91	Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne	31 min	VD	4'861
92	Epalinges	31 min	VD	9'860
93	Le Mont-sur-Lausanne	31 min	VD	9'790
94	Renens	31 min	VD	21'793
95	Bourg-en-Lavaux	31 min	VD	5'561
96	Denges	31 min	VD	1'842
97	Lonay	31 min	VD	2'707
98	Collonge-Bellerive	31 min	GE	8'655
99	Genthod	31 min	GE	2'814
100	Plan-les-Ouates	31 min	GE	12'644

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

How we measure this

ARE · NPVM

Modelled public-transport travel time from the municipality to the fastest-reachable of the six major centres Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano and Zurich, in minutes (including access and egress). Basis: the ARE National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM), reference state 2025. A lower value means better connectivity; the list runs from the shortest travel time upward. It is the same figure as the remotest-municipalities ranking, read from the other end.

Frequently asked questions

What does "best connected" mean?: It is the shortest modelled public-transport travel time to the fastest-reachable of the six major centres (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich). The centres themselves and their immediate suburbs reach the best values. Computed by ARE in the National Passenger Transport Model, {year} timetable.