Gondola · Huez, France
Alpe Express, Huez, 1,806–1,822 m
Alpe Express is a gondola near Huez, France. It climbs 16 m over 614 m, from 1,806 m to 1,822 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 33 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
3/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Alpe Express is scarier than 3% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 221 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 33 m, as high as a 11-storey building, 553 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 174 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 2°.
Where does it start?
Alpe Express runs 614 m between two stations near Huez, France: the east station at 1,806 m above sea level (45.09041° N, 6.07560° E) and the west station at 1,822 m (45.08815° N, 6.06847° E).
Directions to the east station ↗ Directions to the west station ↗
- Capacity
- 2,400 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 10 people
Nearby lines
- Alpe Express, Huez, 1,786–1,822 m gondola · 0.4 km away · rises 36 m
- Rif Nel 1 gondola · 0.6 km away · rises 106 m
- Télécentre gondola · 0.7 km away · rises 78 m
- Huez Express, 1,599–1,782 m gondola · 0.8 km away · rises 182 m
- Huez Express, 1,482–1,593 m gondola · 1.3 km away · rises 111 m
- Pic Blanc 1 gondola · 1.5 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.