Gondola · Zermatt, Switzerland
Kumme, Zermatt, 2,655–3,096 m
Kumme is a gondola near Zermatt, Switzerland. It climbs 442 m over 1.82 km, from 2,655 m to 3,096 m above sea level. Between its 7 pylons, the cable runs up to about 55 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
60/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Kumme is scarier than 60% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 286 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 55 m, as high as a 18-storey building, 975 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 402 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 25°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 139 m of the 1.82 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Kumme is near Zermatt, Switzerland, at 2,655 m above sea level (46.03627° N, 7.78937° E). From there it runs 1.82 km up to the top station at 3,096 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 1,500 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
- Ride time
- about 6 min
Nearby lines
- Blauherd - Rothorn cable car · 1.0 km away · rises 527 m
- Kumme, Zermatt, 2,129–2,655 m gondola · 1.2 km away · rises 526 m
- Leisee-Shuttle funicular · 2.2 km away · rises 36 m
- Zermatt–Sunnegga funicular funicular · 2.7 km away · rises 652 m
- Gant - Hohtälli cable car · 3.3 km away · rises 1,058 m
- Rote Nase cable car · 4.7 km away · rises 17 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.