Which municipality in canton Lucerne is the best connected?

Wikon: just 59 minutes by public transport to the nearest major centre (2025) – the lowest value in canton Lucerne. 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.

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Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS

The best-connected municipalities in canton Lucerne

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Wikon is the best-connected municipality in canton Lucerne: just 59 minutes by public transport to the nearest of the six major centres (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich). Reiden (61 min) and Meierskappel (67 min) follow. Source: ARE, National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM), 2025.

Ranking

ARE · NPVM · 2025

Rank	Municipality	PT travel time	Residents
1	Wikon	59 min	1'491
2	Reiden	61 min	7'690
3	Meierskappel	67 min	1'578
4	Gisikon	68 min	1'543
5	Inwil	69 min	2'919
6	Nebikon	69 min	2'959
7	Escholzmatt-Marbach	70 min	4'587
8	Dagmersellen	70 min	6'144
9	Lucerne	72 min	86'699
10	Nottwil	72 min	4'104
11	Oberkirch	72 min	5'213
12	Sursee	73 min	11'118
13	Root	74 min	6'712
14	Buchrain	75 min	7'013
15	Dierikon	75 min	1'691
16	Wauwil	75 min	2'683
17	Knutwil	76 min	2'499
18	Schüpfheim	77 min	4'287
19	Mauensee	77 min	1'533
20	Schenkon	77 min	3'163
21	Egolzwil	77 min	1'667
22	Ebikon	79 min	14'737
23	Malters	79 min	7'930
24	Udligenswil	79 min	2'483
25	Pfaffnau	80 min	2'792
26	Roggliswil	80 min	785
27	Entlebuch	81 min	3'409
28	Horw	82 min	15'939
29	Neuenkirch	82 min	7'243
30	Kriens	83 min	30'685
31	Ettiswil	84 min	2'877
32	Buttisholz	85 min	3'510
33	Eich	85 min	1'779
34	Emmen	86 min	32'777
35	Ermensee	86 min	1'087
36	Geuensee	86 min	3'069
37	Sempach	86 min	4'404
38	Altbüron	86 min	1'013
39	Adligenswil	87 min	5'704
40	Alberswil	87 min	741
41	Schötz	87 min	4'983
42	Rothenburg	88 min	7'983
43	Büron	88 min	2'759
44	Zell	88 min	2'264
45	Meggen	90 min	7'718
46	Eschenbach	91 min	3'796
47	Werthenstein	92 min	2'161
48	Greppen	92 min	1'228
49	Grosswangen	92 min	3'492
50	Triengen	92 min	5'051
51	Hitzkirch	93 min	6'067
52	Rickenbach	93 min	3'887
53	Altishofen	95 min	2'040
54	Grossdietwil	95 min	923
55	Flühli	96 min	1'918
56	Ballwil	96 min	2'845
57	Hasle	98 min	1'841
58	Menznau	98 min	3'168
59	Hochdorf	99 min	10'158
60	Rain	99 min	3'347
61	Ruswil	99 min	7'645
62	Hildisrieden	102 min	2'468
63	Aesch	103 min	1'526
64	Fischbach	103 min	760
65	Willisau	103 min	9'297
66	Beromünster	104 min	6'963
67	Ufhusen	104 min	924
68	Hohenrain	105 min	2'467
69	Weggis	105 min	4'874
70	Wolhusen	106 min	4'868
71	Hergiswil bei Willisau	106 min	1'934
72	Schongau	108 min	1'055
73	Schlierbach	108 min	994
74	Römerswil	111 min	1'804
75	Vitznau	111 min	1'492
76	Doppleschwand	114 min	843
77	Schwarzenberg	114 min	1'808
78	Luthern	117 min	1'252
79	Romoos	130 min	640

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

Which municipality in canton Lucerne is the best connected?: Wikon: just 59 minutes by public transport to the nearest major centre (2025) – the lowest value in canton Lucerne. 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.