Villigen

Worth seeing in and around Villigen

3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Paul Scherrer Institute

   The Paul Scherrer Institute is a multi-disciplinary research institute for natural and engineering sciences in Switzerland. It is located in the Canton of Aargau in the municipalities Villigen and Würenlingen on either side of the River Aare, and covers an area over 35 hectares in size.

   600 m · Swiss federal research institute · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Iberg castle ruin

   Iberg Castle is a ruined castle located on Iberg mountain in the municipality of Riniken in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Only a few remnants of the ruins are visible.

   3.9 km · castle ruin in Riniken in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Freudenau castle ruin

   Freudenau Castle is a ruined fort in the municipality of Untersiggenthal of the Canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

   2.7 km · castle ruin in Untersiggenthal in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland · Wikipedia

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Getting to Villigen

Airports

Zürich (ZRH), 26 km · EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), 53 km · Bodensee Friedrichshafen (FDH), 98 km

Stations

Siggenthal-Würenlingen railway station, 2.3 km

• Geneva → Villigen

  215 km · quickest by road, 3h 55m · CHF27–36
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• Bâle / Mulhouse → Villigen

  70 km · quickest by road, 1h 52m · €10–14
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• Friedrichshafen → Villigen

  96 km · quickest by road, 2h 54m · €13–18
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No local-transport research exists yet for Villigen

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Villigen. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

If you know how people move in Villigen – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.