Gondola · Grindelwald, Switzerland
Firstbahn, Grindelwald, 1,061–1,562 m
Firstbahn is a gondola near Grindelwald, Switzerland. It climbs 501 m over 2.56 km, from 1,061 m to 1,562 m above sea level. Between its 17 pylons, the cable runs up to about 57 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
54/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Firstbahn is scarier than 54% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 301 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 57 m, as high as a 19-storey building, 1.49 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 245 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 22°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 100 m of the 2.56 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Firstbahn is near Grindelwald, Switzerland, at 1,061 m above sea level (46.62502° N, 8.04178° E). From there it runs 2.56 km up to the top station at 1,562 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 1,200 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 6 people
- Ride time
- about 21 min
Nearby lines
- Pfingsteggbahn cable car · 1.9 km away · rises 362 m
- Firstbahn, Grindelwald, 1,562–1,953 m gondola · 2.1 km away · rises 390 m
- Firstbahn, Grindelwald, 1,953–2,166 m gondola · 2.8 km away · rises 214 m
- Männlichenbahn, Grindelwald gondola · 3.8 km away · rises 682 m
- Männlichenbahn, Lauterbrunnen gondola · 6.8 km away · rises 598 m
- Wengen LWM cable car · 9.1 km away · rises 948 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.