Which municipality in canton Ticino is the remotest?

Bosco/Gurin: 155 minutes by public transport to the nearest major centre (2025) – the highest value in canton Ticino. 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 Ticino

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Bosco/Gurin is the remotest municipality in canton Ticino: 155 minutes by public transport to the fastest-reachable of the six major centres (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich). Campo (Vallemaggia) (154 min) and Lavizzara (141 min) follow. Source: ARE, National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM), 2025.

Ranking

ARE · NPVM · 2025

Rank	Municipality	PT travel time	Residents
1	Bosco/Gurin	155 min	43
2	Campo (Vallemaggia)	154 min	47
3	Lavizzara	141 min	504
4	Cerentino	135 min	39
5	Giornico	131 min	1'761
6	Linescio	128 min	42
7	Bedretto	125 min	116
8	Cevio	116 min	1'083
9	Dalpe	115 min	188
10	Quinto	108 min	1'289
11	Airolo	104 min	1'443
12	Onsernone	102 min	643
13	Blenio	95 min	1'752
14	Maggia	93 min	2'686
15	Acquarossa	89 min	1'781
16	Mergoscia	89 min	194
17	Avegno Gordevio	85 min	1'525
18	Brissago	82 min	1'577
19	Ronco sopra Ascona	78 min	516
20	Faido	76 min	2'706
21	Terre di Pedemonte	76 min	2'646
22	Serravalle	72 min	2'052
23	Centovalli	72 min	1'049
24	Castel San Pietro	71 min	2'241
25	Lema	70 min	2'667
26	Losone	69 min	6'780
27	Personico	68 min	320
28	Ascona	66 min	5'290
29	Pollegio	64 min	919
30	Breggia	62 min	1'842
31	Orselina	61 min	682
32	Morbio Inferiore	61 min	4'437
33	Gambarogno	61 min	4'977
34	Riviera	60 min	4'262
35	Chiasso	58 min	7'677
36	Alto Malcantone	57 min	1'374
37	Vacallo	57 min	3'511
38	Minusio	56 min	7'273
39	Novazzano	56 min	2'339
40	Stabio	56 min	4'518
41	Biasca	56 min	6'213
42	Aranno	54 min	348
43	Brusino Arsizio	54 min	467
44	Isone	53 min	407
45	Lumino	52 min	1'712
46	Brione sopra Minusio	50 min	432
47	Tresa	50 min	3'147
48	Locarno	48 min	16'463
49	Vernate	48 min	618
50	Monteceneri	47 min	4'746
51	Balerna	46 min	3'415
52	Arbedo-Castione	45 min	5'211
53	Coldrerio	45 min	2'838
54	Sant'Antonino	44 min	2'655
55	Muralto	44 min	2'513
56	Bellinzona	42 min	45'828
57	Cugnasco-Gerra	42 min	2'838
58	Verzasca	41 min	749
59	Tenero-Contra	40 min	3'417
60	Pura	40 min	1'368
61	Lavertezzo	38 min	1'235
62	Neggio	37 min	322
63	Gordola	36 min	4'877
64	Caslano	36 min	4'393
65	Mendrisio	35 min	15'076
66	Bedano	34 min	1'501
67	Magliaso	33 min	1'609
68	Morcote	33 min	681
69	Cadenazzo	32 min	3'139
70	Agno	32 min	4'582
71	Manno	32 min	1'381
72	Riva San Vitale	32 min	2'740
73	Vico Morcote	31 min	398
74	Mezzovico-Vira	30 min	1'418
75	Arogno	29 min	931
76	Ponte Capriasca	28 min	1'965
77	Bioggio	26 min	2'802
78	Bissone	26 min	945
79	Val Mara	26 min	3'048
80	Cademario	25 min	784
81	Grancia	23 min	457
82	Gravesano	23 min	1'416
83	Lugano	23 min	63'691
84	Torricella-Taverne	23 min	3'128
85	Muzzano	21 min	775
86	Origlio	21 min	1'534
87	Tesserete	21 min	6'702
88	Collina d'Oro	21 min	4'932
89	Lamone	20 min	1'748
90	Melide	20 min	1'812
91	Cadempino	19 min	1'601
92	Comano	19 min	2'194
93	Cureglia	18 min	1'484
94	Canobbio	17 min	2'403
95	Sorengo	17 min	2'153
96	Paradiso	15 min	4'806
97	Porza	14 min	1'696
98	Savosa	13 min	2'315
99	Vezia	13 min	1'957
100	Massagno	8 min	6'976

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 Ticino is the remotest?: Bosco/Gurin: 155 minutes by public transport to the nearest major centre (2025) – the highest value in canton Ticino. 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.