Cable car · Faido, Switzerland
Cable car near Faido
Cable car near Faido is a cable car near Faido, Switzerland. It climbs 1,341 m over 2.95 km, from 1,797 m to 3,139 m above sea level. Between its 4 pylons, the cable runs up to about 166 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
94/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Cable car near Faido is scarier than 94% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 57 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 166 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 2.51 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.21 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 27°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 1.38 km of the 2.95 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Cable car near Faido is near Faido, Switzerland, at 1,797 m above sea level (46.59258° N, 8.80471° E). From there it runs 2.95 km up to the top station at 3,139 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Opened
- 2017
Nearby lines
- Tgom-Nalps cable car · 8.7 km away · rises 37 m
- Funivia Faido-Pianaselva cable car · 12.1 km away · rises 392 m
- Salins - Cuolm da Vi cable car · 12.3 km away · rises 718 m
- Disentis-Caischavedra cable car · 13.4 km away · rises 633 m
- Schneehüenerstock-Express, Andermatt, 2,043–2,416 m gondola · 14.6 km away · rises 373 m
- Schneehüenerstock-Express, Andermatt, 2,416–2,593 m gondola · 15.4 km away · rises 177 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.