How many cable cars are there in Switzerland?

Just a fraction of the Swiss mountains is accessible to people like you and me. Yet thanks to no less than 129 gondolas and 251 cable cars in Switzerland, all of us can climb some spectacular peaks.



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One more sign of the coming Golden Age of Gondolas?

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The Matterhorn Alpine Crossing has opened in Switzerland and it is now Europe's highest cable car. The journey begins from the Matterhorn village Zermatt in Switzerland and ends in Breuil-Cervinia in Italy, significantly reducing the travel time between the European countries.

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The Matterhorn Alpine Crossing between Switzerland and Italy opened in July 2023. The cable car journey links 9 different stations on the 90-minute trip. Beginning at 1,620m in Zermatt, it climbs to the incredible views of Klein Matterhorn at 3,883m.

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Best of Switzerland: Top 10 Cable Car Excursions
  • Stans (Lucerne) - Stanserhorn CabriO. ...
  • Stechelberg (Lauterbrünnen) - Cableway Schilthorn. ...
  • Kriens (Lucerne) - Pilatus Dragon. ...
  • Lucerne/Vitznau/Weggis - Mt. ...
  • Grindelwald - Eiger Express. ...
  • Engadin (Surlej/St. ...
  • Zermatt - Matterhorn Glacier Ride. ...
  • Col du Pillon (Gstaad) - Glacier 3000.


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  • Switzerland's highest cable car to Klein Matterhorn in Zermatt (3821 m)
  • The rotating cable car to Titlis in Engelberg (3238 m)
  • The 007 cable car to Schilthorn in the Bernese Alps (2970 m)
  • The glacier cable car to Glacier 3000 (2965 m)
  • The Eiger Express cable car from Grindelwald to the Eiger Glacier (2320 m)


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In Switzerland, about 350 aerial tramways are in use, including: Klein Matterhorn Aerial Tramway, the highest cable car in Europe (3883m), Zermatt.

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San Francisco cable cars are the only moving National Historic Landmark, and 9.7 million people take a ride on them each year.

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The disaster happened when the cable snapped and the emergency brake failed to prevent the car from sliding backwards. The vehicle then pulled off the support line entirely and crashed 65ft into the side of the Mottarone mountain near Lake Maggiore, resulting in the deaths of all but one of the passengers.

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During a short journey of just over three minutes, the Stoosbahn holds a world record with a gradient of 110%. This is the steepest funicular railway in the world.

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The Eiger Express may be the fastest cable car in the world ! It current operates at speeds up to 29 km/h and whisks passengers from the valley in Grindelwald, Switzerland up to the Eigergletscher station.

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