Cable car · Burglen, Switzerland
Luftseilbahn Eierschwand-Ruogig
Luftseilbahn Eierschwand-Ruogig is a cable car near Burglen, Switzerland. It climbs 721 m over 2.03 km, from 1,006 m to 1,727 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 145 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
90/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Luftseilbahn Eierschwand-Ruogig is scarier than 90% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 95 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 145 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 1.16 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 868 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 25°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 1.03 km of the 2.03 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Luftseilbahn Eierschwand-Ruogig is near Burglen, Switzerland, at 1,006 m above sea level (46.88530° N, 8.68016° E). From there it runs 2.03 km up to the top station at 1,727 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Operator
- LBER
- Per cabin
- 6 people
Nearby lines
- Luftseilbahn Brügg-Riedlig cable car · 1.3 km away · rises 601 m
- Luftseilbahn Riedlig-Kinzig cable car · 1.4 km away · rises 368 m
- Luftseilbahn Brügg-Eierschwand cable car · 1.4 km away · rises 359 m
- Luftseilbahn Acherberg-Kessel cable car · 1.9 km away · rises 297 m
- Luftseilbahn Witerschwanden-Acherberg cable car · 2.5 km away · rises 370 m
- Luftseilbahn Schattdorf-Haldi cable car · 3.6 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.