The best-connected municipalities in canton Schwyz
Freienbach is the best-connected municipality in canton Schwyz: just 51 minutes by public transport to the nearest of the six major centres (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich). Lachen (54 min) and Wollerau (59 min) follow. Source: ARE, National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM), 2025.
Ranking
ARE · NPVM · 2025| Rank | Municipality | PT travel time | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freienbach | 51 min | 17'100 |
| 2 | Lachen | 54 min | 9'448 |
| 3 | Wollerau | 59 min | 7'631 |
| 4 | Feusisberg | 61 min | 5'588 |
| 5 | Altendorf | 61 min | 7'539 |
| 6 | Wangen | 67 min | 5'574 |
| 7 | Schübelbach | 69 min | 9'919 |
| 8 | Galgenen | 73 min | 5'506 |
| 9 | Arth | 73 min | 12'616 |
| 10 | Lauerz | 74 min | 1'165 |
| 11 | Tuggen | 75 min | 3'491 |
| 12 | Küssnacht | 79 min | 14'185 |
| 13 | Sattel | 79 min | 2'097 |
| 14 | Einsiedeln | 80 min | 16'667 |
| 15 | Reichenburg | 81 min | 4'142 |
| 16 | Steinen | 81 min | 3'762 |
| 17 | Vorderthal | 82 min | 1'032 |
| 18 | Ingenbohl | 83 min | 9'599 |
| 19 | Steinerberg | 83 min | 954 |
| 20 | Rothenthurm | 84 min | 2'604 |
| 21 | Innerthal | 89 min | 194 |
| 22 | Alpthal | 90 min | 641 |
| 23 | Morschach | 97 min | 1'402 |
| 24 | Unteriberg | 99 min | 2'524 |
| 25 | Oberiberg | 105 min | 941 |
| 26 | Schwyz | 105 min | 16'735 |
| 27 | Gersau | 112 min | 2'505 |
| 28 | Muotathal | 115 min | 3'604 |
| 29 | Riemenstalden | 116 min | 88 |
| 30 | Illgau | 124 min | 819 |
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 Schwyz is the best connected?
- Freienbach: just 51 minutes by public transport to the nearest major centre (2025) – the lowest value in canton Schwyz. 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.