Which municipality in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden is the remotest?

Gais: 154 minutes by public transport to the nearest major centre (2025) – the highest value in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Source: ARE (NPVM).

How is the travel time measured?

It is the modelled public-transport travel time to the fastest-reachable of the six major centres (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich), computed by ARE in the National Passenger Transport Model. It includes access, egress and transfers, refers to the {year} timetable, and measures connectivity, not straight-line distance.

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Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS

The remotest municipalities in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden

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Gais is the remotest municipality in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden: 154 minutes by public transport to the fastest-reachable of the six major centres (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich). Reute (148 min) and Hundwil (142 min) follow. Source: ARE, National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM), 2025.

Ranking

ARE · NPVM · 2025

Rank	Municipality	PT travel time	Residents
1	Gais	154 min	3'150
2	Reute	148 min	717
3	Hundwil	142 min	967
4	Heiden	133 min	4'413
5	Wolfhalden	131 min	1'913
6	Wald	130 min	916
7	Lutzenberg	124 min	1'340
8	Grub	123 min	986
9	Walzenhausen	123 min	2'111
10	Schönengrund	119 min	561
11	Rehetobel	117 min	1'710
12	Urnäsch	115 min	2'382
13	Bühler	115 min	1'958
14	Schwellbrunn	112 min	1'543
15	Herisau	111 min	16'100
16	Trogen	111 min	1'905
17	Stein	108 min	1'492
18	Teufen	107 min	6'646
19	Waldstatt	106 min	1'906
20	Speicher	103 min	4'505

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. The NPVM is divided into traffic zones; each municipality is assigned the zone at its populated centre. A higher value means a longer trip to the nearest centre.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden is the remotest?: Gais: 154 minutes by public transport to the nearest major centre (2025) – the highest value in canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Source: ARE (NPVM).
How is the travel time measured?: It is the modelled public-transport travel time to the fastest-reachable of the six major centres (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich), computed by ARE in the National Passenger Transport Model. It includes access, egress and transfers, refers to the {year} timetable, and measures connectivity, not straight-line distance.