GPS disabled

Gondola · Serfaus, Austria

Alpkopfbahn

Alpkopfbahn is a gondola near Serfaus, Austria. It climbs 581 m over 2.04 km, from 1,438 m to 2,019 m above sea level. Between its 13 pylons, the cable runs up to about 46 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

35/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Alpkopfbahn is scarier than 35% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 313 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 46 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 114 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 289 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 20°.

How the score works · The scariest lines in the world

Where does it start?

The bottom station of Alpkopfbahn is near Serfaus, Austria, at 1,438 m above sea level (47.04038° N, 10.59643° E). From there it runs 2.04 km up to the top station at 2,019 m.

Capacity
1,800 people per hour
Per cabin
8 people

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.