The best-connected municipalities in canton Obwalden
Sarnen is the best-connected municipality in canton Obwalden: just 99 minutes by public transport to the nearest of the six major centres (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich). Sachseln (105 min) and Alpnach (106 min) follow. Source: ARE, National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM), 2025.
Ranking
ARE · NPVM · 2025How 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 Obwalden is the best connected?
- Sarnen: just 99 minutes by public transport to the nearest major centre (2025) – the lowest value in canton Obwalden. 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.