The best-connected municipalities in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Speicher is the best-connected municipality in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden: just 103 minutes by public transport to the nearest of the six major centres (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich). Waldstatt (106 min) and Teufen (107 min) follow. Source: ARE, National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM), 2025.
Ranking
ARE · NPVM · 2025| Rank | Municipality | PT travel time | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Speicher | 103 min | 4'505 |
| 2 | Waldstatt | 106 min | 1'906 |
| 3 | Teufen | 107 min | 6'646 |
| 4 | Stein | 108 min | 1'492 |
| 5 | Herisau | 111 min | 16'100 |
| 6 | Trogen | 111 min | 1'905 |
| 7 | Schwellbrunn | 112 min | 1'543 |
| 8 | Urnäsch | 115 min | 2'382 |
| 9 | Bühler | 115 min | 1'958 |
| 10 | Rehetobel | 117 min | 1'710 |
| 11 | Schönengrund | 119 min | 561 |
| 12 | Grub | 123 min | 986 |
| 13 | Walzenhausen | 123 min | 2'111 |
| 14 | Lutzenberg | 124 min | 1'340 |
| 15 | Wald | 130 min | 916 |
| 16 | Wolfhalden | 131 min | 1'913 |
| 17 | Heiden | 133 min | 4'413 |
| 18 | Hundwil | 142 min | 967 |
| 19 | Reute | 148 min | 717 |
| 20 | Gais | 154 min | 3'150 |
How we measure this
ARE · NPVMModelled 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
- Which municipality in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden is the best connected?
- Speicher: just 103 minutes by public transport to the nearest major centre (2025) – the lowest value in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Source: ARE (NPVM).
- 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.