The best-connected municipalities in canton Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel is the best-connected municipality in canton Neuchâtel: just 64 minutes by public transport to the nearest of the six major centres (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich). Laténa (65 min) and Cornaux (72 min) follow. Source: ARE, National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM), 2025.
Ranking
ARE · NPVM · 2025| Rank | Municipality | PT travel time | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neuchâtel | 64 min | 45'466 |
| 2 | Laténa | 65 min | 11'752 |
| 3 | Cornaux | 72 min | 1'684 |
| 4 | Le Landeron | 74 min | 4'685 |
| 5 | Cressier | 75 min | 2'072 |
| 6 | La Grande Béroche | 83 min | 9'363 |
| 7 | Milvignes | 84 min | 9'367 |
| 8 | Rochefort | 86 min | 1'383 |
| 9 | Val-de-Ruz | 88 min | 17'543 |
| 10 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | 90 min | 37'858 |
| 11 | Boudry | 94 min | 6'341 |
| 12 | Le Locle | 96 min | 10'912 |
| 13 | Lignières | 98 min | 1'101 |
| 14 | La Sagne | 101 min | 1'090 |
| 15 | Cortaillod | 102 min | 4'769 |
| 16 | Les Ponts-de-Martel | 103 min | 1'234 |
| 17 | La Chaux-du-Milieu | 110 min | 494 |
| 18 | Les Planchettes | 115 min | 187 |
| 19 | Brot-Plamboz | 115 min | 300 |
| 20 | La Côte-aux-Fées | 127 min | 467 |
| 21 | Les Verrières | 131 min | 660 |
| 22 | Le Cerneux-Péquignot | 137 min | 313 |
| 23 | La Brévine | 141 min | 614 |
| 24 | Val-de-Travers | 154 min | 10'710 |
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 Neuchâtel is the best connected?
- Neuchâtel: just 64 minutes by public transport to the nearest major centre (2025) – the lowest value in canton Neuchâtel. 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.