Which municipality in canton Ticino is the best connected?

Massagno: just 8 minutes by public transport to the nearest major centre (2025) – the lowest value in canton Ticino. 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 Ticino

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Massagno is the best-connected municipality in canton Ticino: just 8 minutes by public transport to the nearest of the six major centres (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich). Savosa (13 min) and Vezia (13 min) follow. Source: ARE, National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM), 2025.

Ranking

ARE · NPVM · 2025

Rank	Municipality	PT travel time	Residents
1	Massagno	8 min	6'976
2	Savosa	13 min	2'315
3	Vezia	13 min	1'957
4	Porza	14 min	1'696
5	Paradiso	15 min	4'806
6	Canobbio	17 min	2'403
7	Sorengo	17 min	2'153
8	Cureglia	18 min	1'484
9	Cadempino	19 min	1'601
10	Comano	19 min	2'194
11	Lamone	20 min	1'748
12	Melide	20 min	1'812
13	Muzzano	21 min	775
14	Origlio	21 min	1'534
15	Tesserete	21 min	6'702
16	Collina d'Oro	21 min	4'932
17	Grancia	23 min	457
18	Gravesano	23 min	1'416
19	Lugano	23 min	63'691
20	Torricella-Taverne	23 min	3'128
21	Cademario	25 min	784
22	Bioggio	26 min	2'802
23	Bissone	26 min	945
24	Val Mara	26 min	3'048
25	Ponte Capriasca	28 min	1'965
26	Arogno	29 min	931
27	Mezzovico-Vira	30 min	1'418
28	Vico Morcote	31 min	398
29	Cadenazzo	32 min	3'139
30	Agno	32 min	4'582
31	Manno	32 min	1'381
32	Riva San Vitale	32 min	2'740
33	Magliaso	33 min	1'609
34	Morcote	33 min	681
35	Bedano	34 min	1'501
36	Mendrisio	35 min	15'076
37	Gordola	36 min	4'877
38	Caslano	36 min	4'393
39	Neggio	37 min	322
40	Lavertezzo	38 min	1'235
41	Tenero-Contra	40 min	3'417
42	Pura	40 min	1'368
43	Verzasca	41 min	749
44	Bellinzona	42 min	45'828
45	Cugnasco-Gerra	42 min	2'838
46	Sant'Antonino	44 min	2'655
47	Muralto	44 min	2'513
48	Arbedo-Castione	45 min	5'211
49	Coldrerio	45 min	2'838
50	Balerna	46 min	3'415
51	Monteceneri	47 min	4'746
52	Locarno	48 min	16'463
53	Vernate	48 min	618
54	Brione sopra Minusio	50 min	432
55	Tresa	50 min	3'147
56	Lumino	52 min	1'712
57	Isone	53 min	407
58	Aranno	54 min	348
59	Brusino Arsizio	54 min	467
60	Minusio	56 min	7'273
61	Novazzano	56 min	2'339
62	Stabio	56 min	4'518
63	Biasca	56 min	6'213
64	Alto Malcantone	57 min	1'374
65	Vacallo	57 min	3'511
66	Chiasso	58 min	7'677
67	Riviera	60 min	4'262
68	Orselina	61 min	682
69	Morbio Inferiore	61 min	4'437
70	Gambarogno	61 min	4'977
71	Breggia	62 min	1'842
72	Pollegio	64 min	919
73	Ascona	66 min	5'290
74	Personico	68 min	320
75	Losone	69 min	6'780
76	Lema	70 min	2'667
77	Castel San Pietro	71 min	2'241
78	Serravalle	72 min	2'052
79	Centovalli	72 min	1'049
80	Faido	76 min	2'706
81	Terre di Pedemonte	76 min	2'646
82	Ronco sopra Ascona	78 min	516
83	Brissago	82 min	1'577
84	Avegno Gordevio	85 min	1'525
85	Acquarossa	89 min	1'781
86	Mergoscia	89 min	194
87	Maggia	93 min	2'686
88	Blenio	95 min	1'752
89	Onsernone	102 min	643
90	Airolo	104 min	1'443
91	Quinto	108 min	1'289
92	Dalpe	115 min	188
93	Cevio	116 min	1'083
94	Bedretto	125 min	116
95	Linescio	128 min	42
96	Giornico	131 min	1'761
97	Cerentino	135 min	39
98	Lavizzara	141 min	504
99	Campo (Vallemaggia)	154 min	47
100	Bosco/Gurin	155 min	43

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 Ticino is the best connected?: Massagno: just 8 minutes by public transport to the nearest major centre (2025) – the lowest value in canton Ticino. 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.