Which municipality in canton Solothurn is the remotest?

Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen: 101 minutes by public transport to the nearest major centre (2025) – the highest value in canton Solothurn. 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 Solothurn

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Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen is the remotest municipality in canton Solothurn: 101 minutes by public transport to the fastest-reachable of the six major centres (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich). Herbetswil (93 min) and Aedermannsdorf (91 min) follow. Source: ARE, National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM), 2025.

Ranking

ARE · NPVM · 2025

Rank	Municipality	PT travel time	Residents
1	Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen	101 min	1'199
2	Herbetswil	93 min	617
3	Aedermannsdorf	91 min	607
4	Mümliswil-Ramiswil	88 min	2'472
5	Kammersrohr	87 min	32
6	Matzendorf	83 min	1'439
7	Drei Höfe	83 min	727
8	Balm bei Günsberg	83 min	213
9	Kestenholz	79 min	1'888
10	Wolfwil	78 min	2'473
11	Balsthal	78 min	6'622
12	Holderbank	78 min	779
13	Laupersdorf	78 min	1'916
14	Stüsslingen	78 min	1'265
15	Lommiswil	78 min	1'615
16	Günsberg	77 min	1'169
17	Selzach	77 min	3'750
18	Walterswil	77 min	768
19	Recherswil	76 min	2'260
20	Bettlach	76 min	4'935
21	Riedholz	76 min	2'319
22	Oberdorf	73 min	1'806
23	Oensingen	72 min	6'766
24	Erlinsbach	72 min	3'761
25	Wisen	71 min	451
26	Luterbach	71 min	3'756
27	Flumenthal	71 min	1'023
28	Hubersdorf	71 min	727
29	Lostorf	70 min	4'113
30	Aeschi	70 min	1'342
31	Deitingen	70 min	2'409
32	Biezwil	69 min	345
33	Grenchen	69 min	18'973
34	Egerkingen	68 min	4'365
35	Kriegstetten	68 min	1'456
36	Subingen	68 min	3'311
37	Bellach	68 min	5'632
38	Boningen	68 min	816
39	Gunzgen	68 min	1'783
40	Kappel	68 min	3'591
41	Buchegg	67 min	2'979
42	Horriwil	67 min	940
43	Langendorf	67 min	3'983
44	Fulenbach	67 min	1'841
45	Beinwil	67 min	248
46	Niederbuchsiten	66 min	1'369
47	Hauenstein-Ifenthal	66 min	348
48	Rüttenen	66 min	1'498
49	Lüsslingen-Nennigkofen	65 min	1'131
50	Härkingen	64 min	1'763
51	Oberbuchsiten	64 min	2'382
52	Kienberg	64 min	526
53	Derendingen	64 min	7'219
54	Neuendorf	63 min	2'412
55	Obergerlafingen	63 min	1'232
56	Eppenberg-Wöschnau	63 min	336
57	Bärschwil	63 min	806
58	Hüniken	62 min	160
59	Starrkirch-Wil	62 min	2'020
60	Zullwil	62 min	704
61	Niedergösgen	61 min	4'297
62	Gerlafingen	61 min	5'859
63	Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus	61 min	1'068
64	Grindel	61 min	508
65	Meltingen	61 min	623
66	Etziken	60 min	1'093
67	Gretzenbach	60 min	2'825
68	Solothurn	60 min	16'830
69	Nunningen	60 min	1'948
70	Hägendorf	59 min	5'343
71	Rickenbach	59 min	1'208
72	Schönenwerd	59 min	5'437
73	Fehren	59 min	619
74	Obergösgen	58 min	2'553
75	Trimbach	58 min	6'928
76	Winznau	58 min	2'061
77	Zuchwil	58 min	9'622
78	Däniken	58 min	3'108
79	Dulliken	58 min	5'489
80	Wangen bei Olten	58 min	5'598
81	Messen	57 min	1'506
82	Unterramsern	56 min	230
83	Bolken	56 min	579
84	Erschwil	56 min	996
85	Schnottwil	55 min	1'159
86	Büsserach	55 min	2'473
87	Hochwald	54 min	1'278
88	Olten	53 min	19'265
89	Kleinlützel	53 min	1'190
90	Breitenbach	51 min	4'440
91	Gempen	49 min	919
92	Seewen	49 min	1'088
93	Lüterkofen-Ichertswil	48 min	923
94	Biberist	48 min	9'531
95	Büren	47 min	1'060
96	Himmelried	45 min	974
97	Metzerlen-Mariastein	44 min	970
98	Lohn-Ammannsegg	44 min	2'940
99	Nuglar-St. Pantaleon	43 min	1'580
100	Rodersdorf	41 min	1'398
101	Dornach	40 min	6'898
102	Hofstetten-Flüh	36 min	3'410
103	Bättwil	34 min	1'185
104	Witterswil	33 min	1'475

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 Solothurn is the remotest?: Welschenrohr-Gänsbrunnen: 101 minutes by public transport to the nearest major centre (2025) – the highest value in canton Solothurn. 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.