Cable car · Engelberg, Switzerland
Luftseilbahn Engelberg-Fürenalp
Luftseilbahn Engelberg-Fürenalp is a cable car near Engelberg, Switzerland. It climbs 759 m over 1.45 km, from 1,081 m to 1,840 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 253 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
97/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Luftseilbahn Engelberg-Fürenalp is scarier than 97% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 24 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 253 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 698 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.06 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 31°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 986 m of the 1.45 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Luftseilbahn Engelberg-Fürenalp is near Engelberg, Switzerland, at 1,081 m above sea level (46.80178° N, 8.44924° E). From there it runs 1.45 km up to the top station at 1,840 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Operator
- Luftseilbahn Engelberg - Fürenalp AG
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Luftseilbahn Stäfeli-Äbnet cable car · 2.5 km away · rises 307 m
- Titlis Connect cable car · 4.1 km away · rises 559 m
- Luftseilbahn Titlis-Rotair cable car · 4.1 km away · rises 593 m
- Luftseilbahn Trübsee-Stand cable car · 4.2 km away · rises 622 m
- Luftseilbahn Kilchbühl-Bord cable car · 4.2 km away · rises 322 m
- Gondelbahn Trübsee-Stand (TITLIS-Xpress), Engelberg, 1,791–2,412 m gondola · 4.2 km away · rises 621 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.