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Cable car · Meiringen, Switzerland

Luftseilbahn Meiringen-Reuti

Luftseilbahn Meiringen-Reuti is a cable car near Meiringen, Switzerland. It climbs 435 m over 1.40 km, from 626 m to 1,061 m above sea level. Between its 3 pylons, the cable runs up to about 56 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

64/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Luftseilbahn Meiringen-Reuti is scarier than 64% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 260 of 402 in Switzerland.

  • Highest above the ground: about 56 m, as high as a 19-storey building, 937 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 516 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 26°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 140 m of the 1.40 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Luftseilbahn Meiringen-Reuti is near Meiringen, Switzerland, at 626 m above sea level (46.72835° N, 8.19212° E). From there it runs 1.40 km up to the top station at 1,061 m.

Per cabin
80 people
Ride time
about 7 min

Nearby lines

Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: swissALTI3D © swisstopo, 2 m. Data as of 2026-10-31.