Cable car · Silenen, Switzerland
Luftseilbahn Bristen-Waldiberg
Luftseilbahn Bristen-Waldiberg is a cable car near Silenen, Switzerland. It climbs 392 m over 898 m, from 786 m to 1,178 m above sea level. Between its 3 pylons, the cable runs up to about 64 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
61/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Luftseilbahn Bristen-Waldiberg is scarier than 61% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 277 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 64 m, as high as a 21-storey building, 408 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 292 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 26°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 79 m of the 898 m ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Luftseilbahn Bristen-Waldiberg is near Silenen, Switzerland, at 786 m above sea level (46.76952° N, 8.69363° E). From there it runs 898 m up to the top station at 1,178 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 4 people
Nearby lines
- Luftseilbahn Steinmatt-Breitlaui cable car · 1.0 km away · rises 338 m
- Luftseilbahn Golzern cable car · 2.0 km away · rises 565 m
- Luftseilbahn Silenen-Chilcherberge cable car · 2.3 km away · rises 604 m
- Luftseilbahn Intschi-Arnisee cable car · 3.6 km away · rises 712 m
- Schwandibahn cable car · 5.8 km away · rises 635 m
- Luftseilbahn Hofstetten-Wilerli cable car · 7.7 km away · rises 619 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.