Gondola · Samoens, France
Grand Massif Express
Grand Massif Express is a gondola near Samoens, France. It climbs 890 m over 2.75 km, from 696 m to 1,587 m above sea level. Between its 21 pylons, the cable runs up to about 59 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
68/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Grand Massif Express is scarier than 68% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 65 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 59 m, as high as a 20-storey building, 119 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 407 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 36°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 139 m of the 2.75 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Grand Massif Express is near Samoens, France, at 696 m above sea level (46.07653° N, 6.72123° E). From there it runs 2.75 km up to the top station at 1,587 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,500 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
- Ride time
- about 9 min
Nearby lines
- Vercland gondola · 1.0 km away · rises 797 m
- Morillon gondola · 2.8 km away · rises 389 m
- Kédeuze gondola · 6.2 km away · rises 592 m
- Télébenne de Flaine Supérieur gondola · 6.8 km away · rises 88 m
- Aup de Véran gondola · 7.9 km away · rises 617 m
- Grandes Platières gondola · 8.0 km away · rises 870 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.