Cable car · Burglen, Switzerland
Luftseilbahn Acherberg-Kessel
Luftseilbahn Acherberg-Kessel is a cable car near Burglen, Switzerland. It climbs 297 m over 672 m, from 1,131 m to 1,428 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 42 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
34/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Luftseilbahn Acherberg-Kessel is scarier than 34% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 361 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 42 m, as high as a 14-storey building, 164 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 233 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 27°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Luftseilbahn Acherberg-Kessel is near Burglen, Switzerland, at 1,131 m above sea level (46.88450° N, 8.70759° E). From there it runs 672 m up to the top station at 1,428 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 4 people
Nearby lines
- Luftseilbahn Riedlig-Kinzig cable car · 0.6 km away · rises 368 m
- Luftseilbahn Witerschwanden-Acherberg cable car · 0.8 km away · rises 370 m
- Luftseilbahn Brügg-Riedlig cable car · 1.5 km away · rises 601 m
- Luftseilbahn Eierschwand-Ruogig cable car · 1.9 km away · rises 721 m
- Luftseilbahn Spiringen-Ratzi cable car · 2.1 km away · rises 563 m
- Luftseilbahn Brügg-Eierschwand cable car · 2.1 km away · rises 359 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.