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Gondola · Stams, Austria

KaiserBahn

KaiserBahn is a gondola near Stams, Austria. It climbs 503 m over 1.58 km, from 1,939 m to 2,442 m above sea level. Between its 8 pylons, the cable runs up to about 63 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

63/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, KaiserBahn is scarier than 63% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 124 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 63 m, as high as a 21-storey building, 1.16 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 296 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 28°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 121 m of the 1.58 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of KaiserBahn is near Stams, Austria, at 1,939 m above sea level (47.21172° N, 11.01070° E). From there it runs 1.58 km up to the top station at 2,442 m.

Per cabin
8 people

Nearby lines

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.