Cable car · Jochberg, Austria
3S Bahn
3S Bahn is a cable car near Jochberg, Austria. It climbs 135 m over 3.64 km, from 1,782 m to 1,917 m above sea level. Between its 3 pylons, the cable runs up to about 546 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
99/100 · Among the scariest
By the numbers, 3S Bahn is scarier than 99% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 1 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 546 m, higher than the Eiffel Tower (330 m), 944 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 2.51 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 15°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 3.15 km of the 3.64 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of 3S Bahn is near Jochberg, Austria, at 1,782 m above sea level (47.36560° N, 12.38056° E). From there it runs 3.64 km up to the top station at 1,917 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 30 people
- Ride time
- about 15 min
Nearby lines
- Wagstättbahn, Jochberg, 1,316–1,725 m gondola · 2.4 km away · rises 409 m
- Wagstättbahn, Jochberg, 930–1,316 m gondola · 3.5 km away · rises 385 m
- Pengelstein I gondola · 4.5 km away · rises 610 m
- Maierlbahn gondola · 6.2 km away · rises 679 m
- Fleckalmbahn gondola · 6.4 km away · rises 972 m
- KiWest gondola · 6.6 km away · rises 799 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.