Cable car · Walenstadt, Switzerland
Luftseilbahn Iltios-Chäserrugg
Luftseilbahn Iltios-Chäserrugg is a cable car near Walenstadt, Switzerland. It climbs 917 m over 3.32 km, from 1,342 m to 2,260 m above sea level. Between its 6 pylons, the cable runs up to about 112 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
87/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Luftseilbahn Iltios-Chäserrugg is scarier than 87% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 123 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 112 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 2.05 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.16 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 24°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 1.48 km of the 3.32 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Luftseilbahn Iltios-Chäserrugg is near Walenstadt, Switzerland, at 1,342 m above sea level (47.18525° N, 9.31183° E). From there it runs 3.32 km up to the top station at 2,260 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Opened
- 1972
- Operator
- TBBU
- Per cabin
- 80 people
Nearby lines
- Gondelbahn Stöfeli-Chäserrugg gondola · 0.4 km away · rises 386 m
- Gondelbahn Espel-Stöfeli gondola · 1.0 km away · rises 420 m
- Sesselbahn/Gondelbahn Alt St.Johann-Sellamatt gondola · 2.5 km away · rises 499 m
- Kistenbahn Starkenbach-Selun (Selunbahn) cable car · 4.8 km away · rises 670 m
- Einseil-Gruppenpendelbahn Wildhaus-Gamplüt cable car · 5.3 km away · rises 268 m
- SeeJet Sektion 1 (Unterterzen - Oberterzen) gondola · 8.1 km away · rises 231 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.