Which municipality in canton Neuchâtel is the remotest?

Val-de-Travers: 154 minutes by public transport to the nearest major centre (2025) – the highest value in canton Neuchâtel. 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 Neuchâtel

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Val-de-Travers is the remotest municipality in canton Neuchâtel: 154 minutes by public transport to the fastest-reachable of the six major centres (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich). La Brévine (141 min) and Le Cerneux-Péquignot (137 min) follow. Source: ARE, National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM), 2025.

Ranking

ARE · NPVM · 2025

Rank	Municipality	PT travel time	Residents
1	Val-de-Travers	154 min	10'710
2	La Brévine	141 min	614
3	Le Cerneux-Péquignot	137 min	313
4	Les Verrières	131 min	660
5	La Côte-aux-Fées	127 min	467
6	Les Planchettes	115 min	187
7	Brot-Plamboz	115 min	300
8	La Chaux-du-Milieu	110 min	494
9	Les Ponts-de-Martel	103 min	1'234
10	Cortaillod	102 min	4'769
11	La Sagne	101 min	1'090
12	Lignières	98 min	1'101
13	Le Locle	96 min	10'912
14	Boudry	94 min	6'341
15	La Chaux-de-Fonds	90 min	37'858
16	Val-de-Ruz	88 min	17'543
17	Rochefort	86 min	1'383
18	Milvignes	84 min	9'367
19	La Grande Béroche	83 min	9'363
20	Cressier	75 min	2'072
21	Le Landeron	74 min	4'685
22	Cornaux	72 min	1'684
23	Laténa	65 min	11'752
24	Neuchâtel	64 min	45'466

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 Neuchâtel is the remotest?: Val-de-Travers: 154 minutes by public transport to the nearest major centre (2025) – the highest value in canton Neuchâtel. 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.