Gondola · Saas-Grund, Switzerland
Gondelbahn Saas-Grund - Kreuzboden
Gondelbahn Saas-Grund - Kreuzboden is a gondola near Saas-Grund, Switzerland. It climbs 842 m over 2.26 km, from 1,553 m to 2,394 m above sea level. Between its 16 pylons, the cable runs up to about 82 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
77/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Gondelbahn Saas-Grund - Kreuzboden is scarier than 77% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 191 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 82 m, as high as a 27-storey building, 1.05 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 288 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 42°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 199 m of the 2.26 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Gondelbahn Saas-Grund - Kreuzboden is near Saas-Grund, Switzerland, at 1,553 m above sea level (46.12812° N, 7.93856° E). From there it runs 2.26 km up to the top station at 2,394 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Construction
- 1997
- Capacity
- 1,800 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
- Ride time
- about 9 min
Nearby lines
- Gondelbahn Kreuzboden - Hohsaas gondola · 2.2 km away · rises 744 m
- Hannig gondola · 3.2 km away · rises 520 m
- Spielbodenbahn gondola · 4.2 km away · rises 36 m
- Plattjen gondola · 4.3 km away · rises 771 m
- Alpin Express I gondola · 4.9 km away · rises 801 m
- Spielbodenbahm gondola · 5.3 km away · rises 618 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.