Gondola · Bagneres-de-Luchon, France
Crémaillère Express
Crémaillère Express is a gondola near Bagneres-de-Luchon, France. It climbs 1,150 m over 2.35 km, from 635 m to 1,785 m above sea level. Between its 11 pylons, the cable runs up to about 92 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
80/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Crémaillère Express is scarier than 80% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 40 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 92 m, as high as a 31-storey building, 1.69 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 450 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 36°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 280 m of the 2.35 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Crémaillère Express is near Bagneres-de-Luchon, France, at 635 m above sea level (42.78793° N, 0.59088° E). From there it runs 2.35 km up to the top station at 1,785 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
Nearby lines
- Skyvall gondola · 12.8 km away · rises 640 m
- Tramezaygues 3 cable car · 14.7 km away · rises 402 m
- Pic Lumière cable car · 22.9 km away · rises 838 m
- Vignec - Saint-Lary 1700 gondola · 23.4 km away · rises 834 m
- Espiaube gondola · 28.0 km away · rises 723 m
- TC Baqueira I gondola · 29.9 km away · rises 7 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.