Cable car · Gonten, Switzerland
Luftseilbahn Jakobsbad-Kronberg
Luftseilbahn Jakobsbad-Kronberg is a cable car near Gonten, Switzerland. It climbs 771 m over 3.12 km, from 875 m to 1,646 m above sea level. Between its 3 pylons, the cable runs up to about 269 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
98/100 · Among the scariest
By the numbers, Luftseilbahn Jakobsbad-Kronberg is scarier than 98% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 17 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 269 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 2.43 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 2.13 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 17°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 2.06 km of the 3.12 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Luftseilbahn Jakobsbad-Kronberg is near Gonten, Switzerland, at 875 m above sea level (47.31985° N, 9.32831° E). From there it runs 3.12 km up to the top station at 1,646 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
Nearby lines
- Luftseilbahn Schwägalp-Säntis cable car · 5.9 km away · rises 1,118 m
- Luftseilbahn Wasserauen-Ebenalp cable car · 7.3 km away · rises 722 m
- Alp Sigel-Bahn cable car · 10.2 km away · rises 654 m
- Einseil-Gruppenpendelbahn Wildhaus-Gamplüt cable car · 10.7 km away · rises 268 m
- Luftseilbahn Hoher Kasten cable car · 10.9 km away · rises 867 m
- Staubernbahn cable car · 11.6 km away · rises 1,241 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.