Gondola · Piesendorf, Austria
3K K-onnection Kaprun Kitzsteinhorn
3K K-onnection Kaprun Kitzsteinhorn is a gondola near Piesendorf, Austria. It climbs 412 m over 4.27 km, from 1,562 m to 1,974 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 236 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
98/100 · Among the scariest
By the numbers, 3K K-onnection Kaprun Kitzsteinhorn is scarier than 98% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 8 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 236 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 2.62 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 2.06 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 25°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 2.85 km of the 4.27 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of 3K K-onnection Kaprun Kitzsteinhorn is near Piesendorf, Austria, at 1,562 m above sea level (47.25794° N, 12.71584° E). From there it runs 4.27 km up to the top station at 1,974 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Operator
- Gletscherbahnen Kaprun AG
- Capacity
- 2,700 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 32 people
- Ride time
- about 9 min
Nearby lines
- Panoramabahn, Piesendorf gondola · 1.7 km away · rises 1,052 m
- Gletscherjet I gondola · 1.7 km away · rises 1,069 m
- Gletscherjet II gondola · 3.0 km away · rises 470 m
- MK Maiskogelbahn gondola · 3.7 km away · rises 799 m
- Lärchwandschrägaufzug funicular · 3.8 km away · rises 427 m
- Gipfelbahn, Piesendorf cable car · 4.8 km away · rises 579 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.