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Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS

The remotest municipalities in canton Zug

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 · 2025
RankMunicipalityPT travel timeResidents
1Oberägeri94 min6'670
2Unterägeri72 min9'527
3Cham71 min18'518
4Hünenberg71 min8'985
5Menzingen66 min4'824
6Walchwil63 min4'013
7Neuheim61 min2'523
8Risch60 min11'830
9Baar58 min25'519
10Steinhausen58 min10'449
11Zug54 min32'160
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 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.