Which municipality in canton St. Gallen is the remotest?

Eichberg: 147 minutes by public transport to the nearest major centre (2025) – the highest value in canton St. Gallen. 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 St. Gallen

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Eichberg is the remotest municipality in canton St. Gallen: 147 minutes by public transport to the fastest-reachable of the six major centres (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich). Oberriet (144 min) and Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann (143 min) follow. Source: ARE, National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM), 2025.

Ranking

ARE · NPVM · 2025

Rank	Municipality	PT travel time	Residents
1	Eichberg	147 min	1'614
2	Oberriet	144 min	9'417
3	Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann	143 min	2'614
4	Diepoldsau	142 min	6'933
5	Marbach	142 min	2'147
6	Altstätten	140 min	12'788
7	Berneck	136 min	4'026
8	Widnau	135 min	10'485
9	Rebstein	133 min	5'084
10	Balgach	129 min	5'229
11	Rüthi	129 min	2'667
12	Sennwald	129 min	6'428
13	Tübach	125 min	1'587
14	Au	124 min	8'771
15	Gams	122 min	3'736
16	Eggersriet	119 min	2'370
17	Grabs	116 min	7'535
18	Pfäfers	116 min	1'647
19	Häggenschwil	115 min	1'432
20	Berg	115 min	1'021
21	Untereggen	115 min	1'035
22	Neckertal	115 min	6'446
23	Thal	114 min	7'217
24	Gaiserwald	111 min	8'828
25	Mörschwil	110 min	3'702
26	Rheineck	110 min	3'566
27	Waldkirch	110 min	3'581
28	St. Margrethen	109 min	6'731
29	Rorschach	107 min	10'389
30	Sevelen	107 min	5'405
31	Rorschacherberg	106 min	7'741
32	Steinach	106 min	3'579
33	Nesslau	105 min	3'937
34	Lichtensteig	105 min	2'157
35	Mosnang	105 min	2'936
36	Andwil	104 min	2'117
37	Muolen	103 min	1'251
38	Goldach	103 min	9'872
39	Buchs	102 min	14'287
40	Wittenbach	100 min	10'157
41	Ebnat-Kappel	98 min	5'353
42	Gossau	98 min	18'943
43	Niederbüren	96 min	1'571
44	Niederhelfenschwil	96 min	3'309
45	St. Gallen	93 min	79'487
46	Mels	93 min	9'581
47	Degersheim	93 min	4'209
48	Bad Ragaz	91 min	6'836
49	Wattwil	91 min	9'262
50	Kirchberg	91 min	9'879
51	Wartau	90 min	5'617
52	Bütschwil-Ganterschwil	90 min	5'385
53	Oberuzwil	90 min	6'864
54	Flums	88 min	5'458
55	Vilters-Wangs	88 min	5'168
56	Walenstadt	88 min	6'083
57	Oberbüren	88 min	4'762
58	Sargans	87 min	6'670
59	Lütisburg	86 min	1'647
60	Flawil	86 min	10'672
61	Jonschwil	86 min	3'979
62	Uzwil	85 min	14'676
63	Gommiswald	83 min	5'838
64	Kaltbrunn	82 min	5'128
65	Eschenbach	82 min	10'401
66	Zuzwil	82 min	4'994
67	Quarten	80 min	3'118
68	Benken	77 min	3'119
69	Schänis	76 min	4'213
70	Wil	76 min	25'444
71	Amden	75 min	1'896
72	Weesen	75 min	1'895
73	Uznach	73 min	7'114
74	Schmerikon	70 min	4'168
75	Rapperswil-Jona	54 min	28'836

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 St. Gallen is the remotest?: Eichberg: 147 minutes by public transport to the nearest major centre (2025) – the highest value in canton St. Gallen. 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.