Cable car · Emmetten, Switzerland
Luftseilbahn Gossalp-Oberalp
Luftseilbahn Gossalp-Oberalp is a cable car near Emmetten, Switzerland. It climbs 284 m over 637 m, from 1,463 m to 1,747 m above sea level. Between its 3 pylons, the cable runs up to about 151 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
88/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Luftseilbahn Gossalp-Oberalp is scarier than 88% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 112 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 151 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 382 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 610 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 24°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 506 m of the 637 m ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Luftseilbahn Gossalp-Oberalp is near Emmetten, Switzerland, at 1,463 m above sea level (46.87556° N, 8.50142° E). From there it runs 637 m up to the top station at 1,747 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 4 people
Nearby lines
- Luftseilbahn St.Jakob-Gitschenen cable car · 2.9 km away · rises 557 m
- Luftseilbahn Chlital-Musenalp cable car · 4.1 km away · rises 298 m
- Luftseilbahn Spis-Sinsgäu cable car · 4.2 km away · rises 452 m
- Luftseilbahn Grosstal-Horlachen cable car · 4.5 km away · rises 311 m
- Luftseilbahn Chlital-Gietisflue cable car · 5.1 km away · rises 362 m
- Luftseilbahn Fell-Chrüzhütte cable car · 5.3 km away · rises 807 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.