Cable car · Airolo, Switzerland
Funivia San Carlo-Robiei
Funivia San Carlo-Robiei is a cable car near Airolo, Switzerland. It climbs 860 m over 3.90 km, from 1,034 m to 1,894 m above sea level. Between its 6 pylons, the cable runs up to about 231 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
97/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Funivia San Carlo-Robiei is scarier than 97% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 30 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 231 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 1.79 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.30 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 24°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 3.10 km of the 3.90 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Funivia San Carlo-Robiei is near Airolo, Switzerland, at 1,034 m above sea level (46.41007° N, 8.52977° E). From there it runs 3.90 km up to the top station at 1,894 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 125 people
Nearby lines
- Robiei-Cavagnoli cable car · 2.8 km away · rises 322 m
- Funivia Pesciüm–Sasso della Boggia cable car · 11.6 km away · rises 325 m
- Funivia Airolo–Pesciüm cable car · 12.1 km away · rises 557 m
- Sidelhornbahn cable car · 21.3 km away · rises 257 m
- Funivia Faido-Pianaselva cable car · 21.7 km away · rises 392 m
- Hospizbahn cable car · 21.7 km away · rises 162 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.