Gondola · Huez, France
Alpe Express, Huez, 1,786–1,822 m
Alpe Express is a gondola near Huez, France. It climbs 36 m over 215 m, from 1,786 m to 1,822 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 31 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
1/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Alpe Express is scarier than 1% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 225 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 31 m, as high as a 10-storey building, 156 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 87 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 0°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Alpe Express is near Huez, France, at 1,786 m above sea level (45.08956° N, 6.06624° E). From there it runs 215 m up to the top station at 1,822 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,400 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
Nearby lines
- Huez Express, 1,599–1,782 m gondola · 0.3 km away · rises 182 m
- Alpe Express, Huez, 1,806–1,822 m gondola · 0.4 km away · rises 16 m
- Télécentre gondola · 0.5 km away · rises 78 m
- Huez Express, 1,482–1,593 m gondola · 0.9 km away · rises 111 m
- Rif Nel 1 gondola · 0.9 km away · rises 106 m
- Pic Blanc 1 gondola · 1.7 km away · rises 238 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.