Gondola · Malans, Switzerland
Älplibahn Malans
Älplibahn Malans is a gondola near Malans, Switzerland. It climbs 1,188 m over 3.25 km, from 612 m to 1,799 m above sea level. Between its 13 pylons, the cable runs up to about 162 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
93/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Älplibahn Malans is scarier than 93% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 68 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 162 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 986 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.15 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 26°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 1.11 km of the 3.25 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Älplibahn Malans is near Malans, Switzerland, at 612 m above sea level (46.98618° N, 9.56949° E). From there it runs 3.25 km up to the top station at 1,799 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 32 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
- Ride time
- about 13 min
Nearby lines
- Grüsch-Cavadura gondola · 5.7 km away · rises 579 m
- Cavadura-Schwänzelegg gondola · 7.0 km away · rises 597 m
- Seilbahn Fanas cable car · 7.4 km away · rises 783 m
- Bad Ragaz-Pardiel gondola · 8.4 km away · rises 1,132 m
- Wangs-Maienberg-Furt gondola · 11.7 km away · rises 986 m
- Seilbahn Vättnerberg cable car · 12.4 km away · rises 621 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: swissALTI3D © swisstopo, 2 m. Data as of 2026-10-31.