Cable car · Burglen, Switzerland
Luftseilbahn Brügg-Riedlig
Luftseilbahn Brügg-Riedlig is a cable car near Burglen, Switzerland. It climbs 601 m over 1.59 km, from 655 m to 1,256 m above sea level. Between its 4 pylons, the cable runs up to about 109 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
85/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Luftseilbahn Brügg-Riedlig is scarier than 85% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 135 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 109 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 571 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 782 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 25°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 937 m of the 1.59 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Luftseilbahn Brügg-Riedlig is near Burglen, Switzerland, at 655 m above sea level (46.87712° N, 8.68200° E). From there it runs 1.59 km up to the top station at 1,256 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Operator
- BKAG
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Luftseilbahn Brügg-Eierschwand cable car · 0.6 km away · rises 359 m
- Luftseilbahn Eierschwand-Ruogig cable car · 1.3 km away · rises 721 m
- Luftseilbahn Riedlig-Kinzig cable car · 1.5 km away · rises 368 m
- Luftseilbahn Acherberg-Kessel cable car · 1.5 km away · rises 297 m
- Luftseilbahn Witerschwanden-Acherberg cable car · 1.7 km away · rises 370 m
- Luftseilbahn Schattdorf-Haldi cable car · 2.8 km away · rises 598 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.