Gondola · Zermatt, Switzerland
Kumme, Zermatt, 2,129–2,655 m
Kumme is a gondola near Zermatt, Switzerland. It climbs 526 m over 1.26 km, from 2,129 m to 2,655 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 52 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
64/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Kumme is scarier than 64% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 261 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 52 m, as high as a 17-storey building, 680 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 344 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 40°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 60 m of the 1.26 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Kumme is near Zermatt, Switzerland, at 2,129 m above sea level (46.03561° N, 7.77308° E). From there it runs 1.26 km up to the top station at 2,655 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 1,500 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
- Ride time
- about 5 min
Nearby lines
- Kumme, Zermatt, 2,655–3,096 m gondola · 1.2 km away · rises 442 m
- Blauherd - Rothorn cable car · 2.0 km away · rises 527 m
- Leisee-Shuttle funicular · 2.3 km away · rises 36 m
- Zermatt–Sunnegga funicular funicular · 2.4 km away · rises 652 m
- Gant - Hohtälli cable car · 4.2 km away · rises 1,058 m
- Matterhorn Express, Zermatt, 1,634–1,860 m gondola · 4.6 km away · rises 226 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.