Oberägeri is the remotest municipality in canton Zug: 94 minutes by public transport to the fastest-reachable of the six major centres (Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich). Unterägeri (72 min) and Cham (71 min) follow. Source: ARE, National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM), 2025.
Ranking
ARE · NPVM · 2025National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026
How we measure this
ARE · NPVMModelled 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 Zug is the remotest?
- Oberägeri: 94 minutes by public transport to the nearest major centre (2025) – the highest value in canton Zug. 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.