Cable car · Scuol, Switzerland
Luftseilbahn Samnaun
Luftseilbahn Samnaun is a cable car near Scuol, Switzerland. It climbs 716 m over 2.17 km, from 1,778 m to 2,494 m above sea level. Between its 3 pylons, the cable runs up to about 287 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
99/100 · Among the scariest
By the numbers, Luftseilbahn Samnaun is scarier than 99% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 6 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 287 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 1.32 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.43 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 26°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 1.86 km of the 2.17 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Luftseilbahn Samnaun is near Scuol, Switzerland, at 1,778 m above sea level (46.95121° N, 10.37524° E). From there it runs 2.17 km up to the top station at 2,494 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 80 people
- Ride time
- about 6 min
Nearby lines
- Twinliner cable car · 0.1 km away · rises 720 m
- Silvrettabahn II gondola · 5.6 km away · rises 638 m
- Pardoramabahn gondola · 5.7 km away · rises 736 m
- Fimbabahn II gondola · 5.7 km away · rises 689 m
- Pardatschgratbahn gondola · 6.5 km away · rises 1,255 m
- Piz Val Grondabahn cable car · 6.7 km away · rises 513 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.