Cable car · Engelberg, Switzerland
Luftseilbahn Rugisbalm-Eggen
Luftseilbahn Rugisbalm-Eggen is a cable car near Engelberg, Switzerland. It climbs 545 m over 1.53 km, from 866 m to 1,412 m above sea level. Between its 7 pylons, the cable runs up to about 153 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
89/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Luftseilbahn Rugisbalm-Eggen is scarier than 89% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 102 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 153 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 333 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 661 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 23°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 497 m of the 1.53 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Luftseilbahn Rugisbalm-Eggen is near Engelberg, Switzerland, at 866 m above sea level (46.85113° N, 8.36242° E). From there it runs 1.53 km up to the top station at 1,412 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 4 people
Nearby lines
- Luftseilbahn Mettlen-Rugisbalm cable car · 0.9 km away · rises 266 m
- Luftseilbahn Mettlen-Flüemattli cable car · 1.1 km away · rises 279 m
- Luftseilbahn Grafenort-Brunniswald cable car · 2.5 km away · rises 729 m
- Luftseilbahn Geissmattli-Bielen cable car · 3.2 km away · rises 559 m
- Luftseilbahn Diegisbalm-Oberalp cable car · 4.8 km away · rises 403 m
- Luftseilbahn Nechimatt-Diegisbalm cable car · 4.9 km away · rises 472 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.