Which municipality in canton Schwyz is the remotest?

Illgau: 124 minutes by public transport to the nearest major centre (2025) – the highest value in canton Schwyz. 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 Schwyz

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Illgau is the remotest municipality in canton Schwyz: 124 minutes by public transport to the fastest-reachable of the six major centres (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich). Riemenstalden (116 min) and Muotathal (115 min) follow. Source: ARE, National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM), 2025.

Ranking

ARE · NPVM · 2025

Rank	Municipality	PT travel time	Residents
1	Illgau	124 min	819
2	Riemenstalden	116 min	88
3	Muotathal	115 min	3'604
4	Gersau	112 min	2'505
5	Oberiberg	105 min	941
6	Schwyz	105 min	16'735
7	Unteriberg	99 min	2'524
8	Morschach	97 min	1'402
9	Alpthal	90 min	641
10	Innerthal	89 min	194
11	Rothenthurm	84 min	2'604
12	Ingenbohl	83 min	9'599
13	Steinerberg	83 min	954
14	Vorderthal	82 min	1'032
15	Reichenburg	81 min	4'142
16	Steinen	81 min	3'762
17	Einsiedeln	80 min	16'667
18	Küssnacht	79 min	14'185
19	Sattel	79 min	2'097
20	Tuggen	75 min	3'491
21	Lauerz	74 min	1'165
22	Galgenen	73 min	5'506
23	Arth	73 min	12'616
24	Schübelbach	69 min	9'919
25	Wangen	67 min	5'574
26	Feusisberg	61 min	5'588
27	Altendorf	61 min	7'539
28	Wollerau	59 min	7'631
29	Lachen	54 min	9'448
30	Freienbach	51 min	17'100

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 Schwyz is the remotest?: Illgau: 124 minutes by public transport to the nearest major centre (2025) – the highest value in canton Schwyz. 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.