Cable car · Emmetten, Switzerland
Luftseilbahn Emmetten-Niederbauen
Luftseilbahn Emmetten-Niederbauen is a cable car near Emmetten, Switzerland. It climbs 798 m over 1.60 km, from 771 m to 1,569 m above sea level. Between its 4 pylons, the cable runs up to about 230 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
96/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Luftseilbahn Emmetten-Niederbauen is scarier than 96% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 33 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 230 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 533 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 794 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 31°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 765 m of the 1.60 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Luftseilbahn Emmetten-Niederbauen is near Emmetten, Switzerland, at 771 m above sea level (46.95587° N, 8.51896° E). From there it runs 1.60 km up to the top station at 1,569 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Luftseilbahn Emmetten-Eggeli cable car · 1.1 km away · rises 306 m
- Emmetten-Stockhütte gondola · 1.4 km away · rises 518 m
- Luftseilbahn Waldi-Chalthütte cable car · 1.5 km away · rises 450 m
- Luftseilbahn Seelisberg-Alp Weid cable car · 3.7 km away · rises 455 m
- Luftseilbahn Beckenried-Klewenalp cable car · 4.1 km away · rises 1,140 m
- Luftseilbahn Weid-Furggelen cable car · 4.5 km away · rises 380 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.