Cable car · Andermatt, Switzerland
Gurschen-Bahn
Gurschen-Bahn is a cable car near Andermatt, Switzerland. It climbs 770 m over 1.63 km, from 1,437 m to 2,206 m above sea level. Between its 2 pylons, the cable runs up to about 132 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
91/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Gurschen-Bahn is scarier than 91% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 90 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 132 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 575 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.02 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 32°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 863 m of the 1.63 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Gurschen-Bahn is near Andermatt, Switzerland, at 1,437 m above sea level (46.63243° N, 8.59183° E). From there it runs 1.63 km up to the top station at 2,206 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 660 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 60 people
- Ride time
- about 5 min
Nearby lines
- Gütsch-Express (Andermatt-Nätschen) gondola · 1.7 km away · rises 391 m
- Gütsch-Express (Nätschen-Gütsch) gondola · 3.1 km away · rises 534 m
- Schneehüenerstock-Express, Andermatt, 2,416–2,593 m gondola · 6.8 km away · rises 177 m
- Schneehüenerstock-Express, Andermatt, 2,043–2,416 m gondola · 6.9 km away · rises 373 m
- Funivia Airolo–Pesciüm cable car · 11.8 km away · rises 557 m
- Funivia Pesciüm–Sasso della Boggia cable car · 12.7 km away · rises 325 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.