Which municipality in canton Solothurn is the best connected?

Witterswil: just 33 minutes by public transport to the nearest major centre (2025) – the lowest value in canton Solothurn. 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 Solothurn

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Witterswil is the best-connected municipality in canton Solothurn: just 33 minutes by public transport to the nearest of the six major centres (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich). Bättwil (34 min) and Hofstetten-Flüh (36 min) follow. Source: ARE, National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM), 2025.

Ranking

ARE · NPVM · 2025

Rank	Municipality	PT travel time	Residents
1	Witterswil	33 min	1'475
2	Bättwil	34 min	1'185
3	Hofstetten-Flüh	36 min	3'410
4	Dornach	40 min	6'898
5	Rodersdorf	41 min	1'398
6	Nuglar-St. Pantaleon	43 min	1'580
7	Metzerlen-Mariastein	44 min	970
8	Lohn-Ammannsegg	44 min	2'940
9	Himmelried	45 min	974
10	Büren	47 min	1'060
11	Lüterkofen-Ichertswil	48 min	923
12	Biberist	48 min	9'531
13	Gempen	49 min	919
14	Seewen	49 min	1'088
15	Breitenbach	51 min	4'440
16	Olten	53 min	19'265
17	Kleinlützel	53 min	1'190
18	Hochwald	54 min	1'278
19	Schnottwil	55 min	1'159
20	Büsserach	55 min	2'473
21	Unterramsern	56 min	230
22	Bolken	56 min	579
23	Erschwil	56 min	996
24	Messen	57 min	1'506
25	Obergösgen	58 min	2'553
26	Trimbach	58 min	6'928
27	Winznau	58 min	2'061
28	Zuchwil	58 min	9'622
29	Däniken	58 min	3'108
30	Dulliken	58 min	5'489
31	Wangen bei Olten	58 min	5'598
32	Hägendorf	59 min	5'343
33	Rickenbach	59 min	1'208
34	Schönenwerd	59 min	5'437
35	Fehren	59 min	619
36	Etziken	60 min	1'093
37	Gretzenbach	60 min	2'825
38	Solothurn	60 min	16'830
39	Nunningen	60 min	1'948
40	Niedergösgen	61 min	4'297
41	Gerlafingen	61 min	5'859
42	Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus	61 min	1'068
43	Grindel	61 min	508
44	Meltingen	61 min	623
45	Hüniken	62 min	160
46	Starrkirch-Wil	62 min	2'020
47	Zullwil	62 min	704
48	Neuendorf	63 min	2'412
49	Obergerlafingen	63 min	1'232
50	Eppenberg-Wöschnau	63 min	336
51	Bärschwil	63 min	806
52	Härkingen	64 min	1'763
53	Oberbuchsiten	64 min	2'382
54	Kienberg	64 min	526
55	Derendingen	64 min	7'219
56	Lüsslingen-Nennigkofen	65 min	1'131
57	Niederbuchsiten	66 min	1'369
58	Hauenstein-Ifenthal	66 min	348
59	Rüttenen	66 min	1'498
60	Buchegg	67 min	2'979
61	Horriwil	67 min	940
62	Langendorf	67 min	3'983
63	Fulenbach	67 min	1'841
64	Beinwil	67 min	248
65	Egerkingen	68 min	4'365
66	Kriegstetten	68 min	1'456
67	Subingen	68 min	3'311
68	Bellach	68 min	5'632
69	Boningen	68 min	816
70	Gunzgen	68 min	1'783
71	Kappel	68 min	3'591
72	Biezwil	69 min	345
73	Grenchen	69 min	18'973
74	Lostorf	70 min	4'113
75	Aeschi	70 min	1'342
76	Deitingen	70 min	2'409
77	Wisen	71 min	451
78	Luterbach	71 min	3'756
79	Flumenthal	71 min	1'023
80	Hubersdorf	71 min	727
81	Oensingen	72 min	6'766
82	Erlinsbach	72 min	3'761
83	Oberdorf	73 min	1'806
84	Recherswil	76 min	2'260
85	Bettlach	76 min	4'935
86	Riedholz	76 min	2'319
87	Günsberg	77 min	1'169
88	Selzach	77 min	3'750
89	Walterswil	77 min	768
90	Wolfwil	78 min	2'473
91	Balsthal	78 min	6'622
92	Holderbank	78 min	779
93	Laupersdorf	78 min	1'916
94	Stüsslingen	78 min	1'265
95	Lommiswil	78 min	1'615
96	Kestenholz	79 min	1'888
97	Matzendorf	83 min	1'439
98	Drei Höfe	83 min	727
99	Balm bei Günsberg	83 min	213
100	Kammersrohr	87 min	32
101	Mümliswil-Ramiswil	88 min	2'472
102	Aedermannsdorf	91 min	607
103	Herbetswil	93 min	617
104	Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen	101 min	1'199

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 Solothurn is the best connected?: Witterswil: just 33 minutes by public transport to the nearest major centre (2025) – the lowest value in canton Solothurn. 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.