Gondola · Meiringen, Switzerland
Gondelbahn Mägisalp-Planplatten (Eagle-Express)
Gondelbahn Mägisalp-Planplatten (Eagle-Express) is a gondola near Meiringen, Switzerland. It climbs 528 m over 1.98 km, from 1,706 m to 2,234 m above sea level. Between its 14 pylons, the cable runs up to about 46 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
47/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Gondelbahn Mägisalp-Planplatten (Eagle-Express) is scarier than 47% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 328 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 46 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 540 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 279 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 32°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Gondelbahn Mägisalp-Planplatten (Eagle-Express) is near Meiringen, Switzerland, at 1,706 m above sea level (46.74929° N, 8.23737° E). From there it runs 1.98 km up to the top station at 2,234 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
- Ride time
- about 7 min
Nearby lines
- Gondelbahn Bidmi-Mägisalp gondola · 1.5 km away · rises 279 m
- Gondelbahn Reuti-Bidmi gondola · 2.6 km away · rises 364 m
- Gondelbahn Wasserwendi-Lischen-Käserstatt gondola · 3.2 km away · rises 665 m
- Luftseilbahn Meiringen-Reuti cable car · 3.8 km away · rises 435 m
- Distelboden - Bonistock cable car · 4.5 km away · rises 257 m
- Stöckalp - Melchsee-Frutt gondola · 5.4 km away · rises 854 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.