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Gondola · Kitzbuhel, Austria

Hornbahn II

Hornbahn II is a gondola near Kitzbuhel, Austria. It climbs 383 m over 1.65 km, from 1,274 m to 1,657 m above sea level. Between its 15 pylons, the cable runs up to about 56 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

57/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Hornbahn II is scarier than 57% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 167 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 56 m, as high as a 19-storey building, 351 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 268 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 25°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 119 m of the 1.65 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Hornbahn II is near Kitzbuhel, Austria, at 1,274 m above sea level (47.46359° N, 12.40776° E). From there it runs 1.65 km up to the top station at 1,657 m.

Capacity
1,600 people per hour
Per cabin
6 people
Ride time
about 6 min

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Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.