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Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS
The remotest municipalities in canton Glarus
Glarus Süd is the remotest municipality in canton Glarus: 104 minutes by public transport to the fastest-reachable of the six major centres (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich). Glarus (95 min) and Glarus Nord (79 min) follow. Source: ARE, National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM), 2025.
Ranking
ARE · NPVM · 2025| Rank | Municipality | PT travel time | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glarus Süd | 104 min | 9'634 |
| 2 | Glarus | 95 min | 12'968 |
| 3 | Glarus Nord | 79 min | 19'849 |
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026
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. 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 Glarus is the remotest?
- Glarus Süd: 104 minutes by public transport to the nearest major centre (2025) – the highest value in canton Glarus. 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.