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Gondola · Galtur, Austria

Alpkogelbahn

Alpkogelbahn is a gondola near Galtur, Austria. It climbs 331 m over 1.39 km, from 1,638 m to 1,970 m above sea level. Between its 9 pylons, the cable runs up to about 46 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

32/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Alpkogelbahn is scarier than 32% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 337 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 46 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 499 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 235 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 21°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Alpkogelbahn is near Galtur, Austria, at 1,638 m above sea level (46.96626° N, 10.16215° E). From there it runs 1.39 km up to the top station at 1,970 m.

Per cabin
8 people
Ride time
about 4 min

Nearby lines

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.