Gondola · Grindelwald, Switzerland
Firstbahn, Grindelwald, 1,562–1,953 m
Firstbahn is a gondola near Grindelwald, Switzerland. It climbs 390 m over 1.66 km, from 1,562 m to 1,953 m above sea level. Between its 15 pylons, the cable runs up to about 50 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
42/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Firstbahn is scarier than 42% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 343 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 50 m, as high as a 17-storey building, 888 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 241 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 26°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Firstbahn is near Grindelwald, Switzerland, at 1,562 m above sea level (46.64676° N, 8.05176° E). From there it runs 1.66 km up to the top station at 1,953 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
- Firstbahn, Grindelwald, 1,953–2,166 m gondola · 0.7 km away · rises 214 m
- Firstbahn, Grindelwald, 1,061–1,562 m gondola · 2.1 km away · rises 501 m
- Pfingsteggbahn cable car · 3.7 km away · rises 362 m
- Männlichenbahn, Grindelwald gondola · 5.6 km away · rises 682 m
- Männlichenbahn, Lauterbrunnen gondola · 8.5 km away · rises 598 m
- Wengen LWM cable car · 10.8 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.