Transport · 2023

Average commuting time: ranking of municipalities

Average commuting time: Zollikon comes top with 39.6 min and Zermatt comes last with 14.7 min. The median across 180 municipalities is 30.8 min.

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1Zollikon39.6 min2Thônex39.6 min3Richterswil39.1 min
#MunicipalityCantonAverage commuting time
1ZollikonZurich39.6 min
1ThônexGeneva39.6 min
3RichterswilZurich39.1 min
4VersoixGeneva38.7 min
5StäfaZurich38.5 min
6OltenSolothurn38.4 min
7AdliswilZurich38.3 min
8PullyVaud38.0 min
9AllschwilBasel-Landschaft37.6 min
10MeilenZurich37.5 min
11MännedorfZurich37.3 min
11MünchensteinBasel-Landschaft37.3 min
13La Tour-de-PeilzVaud37.0 min
14Küsnacht (ZH)Zurich36.9 min
15Chêne-BougeriesGeneva36.8 min
15VeyrierGeneva36.8 min
17RheinfeldenAargau35.4 min
17MontreuxVaud35.4 min
19ThalwilZurich35.3 min
19FreienbachSchwyz35.3 min
21WädenswilZurich35.0 min
21Le Grand-SaconnexGeneva35.0 min
23BadenAargau34.9 min
23MeyrinGeneva34.9 min
25DietikonZurich34.6 min
25ArlesheimBasel-Landschaft34.6 min
27LachenSchwyz34.4 min
28ZürichZurich34.2 min
29VernierGeneva33.8 min
30LausanneVaud33.7 min
31Affoltern am AlbisZurich33.6 min
31SchlierenZurich33.6 min
31NyonVaud33.6 min
31OnexGeneva33.6 min
35WettingenAargau33.5 min
35CrissierVaud33.5 min
37MünsingenBern33.3 min
37WorbBern33.3 min
37BirsfeldenBasel-Landschaft33.3 min
37Le Mont-sur-LausanneVaud33.3 min
41UsterZurich33.1 min
42PfäffikonZurich33.0 min
42VolketswilZurich33.0 min
42HorgenZurich33.0 min
42SpiezBern33.0 min
46WinterthurZurich32.9 min
46UrdorfZurich32.9 min
46KreuzlingenThurgau32.9 min
49GlandVaud32.7 min
50LenzburgAargau32.6 min
51BelpBern32.5 min
51LucerneLucerne32.5 min
51Carouge (GE)Geneva32.5 min
54ZollikofenBern32.4 min
54IttigenBern32.4 min
54MorgesVaud32.4 min
57RegensdorfZurich32.3 min
57Rüti (ZH)Zurich32.3 min
57SolothurnSolothurn32.3 min
57Oberwil (BL)Basel-Landschaft32.3 min
61BaarZug32.0 min
61ZugZug32.0 min
61BinningenBasel-Landschaft32.0 min
64OpfikonZurich31.9 min
64KriensLucerne31.9 min
64RiehenBasel-Stadt31.9 min
67ThunBern31.8 min
68DübendorfZurich31.7 min
68ZofingenAargau31.7 min
70WallisellenZurich31.6 min
70HinwilZurich31.6 min
70SchaffhausenSchaffhausen31.6 min
70Rapperswil-JonaSt. Gallen31.6 min
70PrillyVaud31.6 min
70VeveyVaud31.6 min
70NeuchâtelNeuchâtel31.6 min
77ArthSchwyz31.5 min
78AarauAargau31.4 min
78BruggAargau31.4 min
78Ecublens (VD)Vaud31.4 min
78MontheyValais31.4 min
82BülachZurich31.3 min
82LiestalBasel-Landschaft31.3 min
82MöhlinAargau31.3 min
82LancyGeneva31.3 min
82Plan-les-OuatesGeneva31.3 min
87Villars-sur-GlâneFribourg31.1 min
88BernBern30.9 min
89EinsiedelnSchwyz30.8 min
89AigleVaud30.8 min
89GenevaGeneva30.8 min
92LangenthalBern30.7 min
92MuttenzBasel-Landschaft30.7 min
94MendrisioTicino30.6 min
95Wetzikon (ZH)Zurich30.5 min
95Muri bei BernBern30.5 min
95BussignyVaud30.5 min
98KlotenZurich30.4 min
98RümlangZurich30.4 min
98PayerneVaud30.4 min

Bottom of the ranking

#MunicipalityCantonAverage commuting time
166ArbonThurgau23.7 min
167SionValais23.5 min
168SierreValais23.4 min
169Buchs (SG)St. Gallen23.2 min
170ChurGrisons23.1 min
171AltstättenSt. Gallen23.0 min
172SchwyzSchwyz22.3 min
173Altdorf (UR)Uri21.8 min
173SarnenObwalden21.8 min
175AppenzellAppenzell Innerrhoden21.4 min
176LandquartGrisons21.3 min
177DavosGrisons21.0 min
178ArosaGrisons18.3 min
179St. MoritzGrisons17.8 min
180ZermattValais14.7 min

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Frequently asked questions

Which municipality ranks first for “Average commuting time”?

Zollikon ranks first for “Average commuting time”, with 39.6 min.

What is the median for “Average commuting time”?

The median across the 180 ranked municipalities is 30.8 min.