Cable car · Wildhaus, Switzerland
Luftseilbahn Schwägalp-Säntis
Luftseilbahn Schwägalp-Säntis is a cable car near Wildhaus, Switzerland. It climbs 1,118 m over 2.01 km, from 1,347 m to 2,465 m above sea level. Between its 2 pylons, the cable runs up to about 286 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
99/100 · Among the scariest
By the numbers, Luftseilbahn Schwägalp-Säntis is scarier than 99% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 7 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 286 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 877 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.20 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 37°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 1.58 km of the 2.01 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Luftseilbahn Schwägalp-Säntis is near Wildhaus, Switzerland, at 1,347 m above sea level (47.25646° N, 9.31759° E). From there it runs 2.01 km up to the top station at 2,465 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Opened
- 1935-07-31
- Operator
- LSS
- Capacity
- 690 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 85 people
- Ride time
- about 10 min
Nearby lines
- Einseil-Gruppenpendelbahn Wildhaus-Gamplüt cable car · 5.0 km away · rises 268 m
- Luftseilbahn Jakobsbad-Kronberg cable car · 5.9 km away · rises 771 m
- Luftseilbahn Wasserauen-Ebenalp cable car · 7.7 km away · rises 722 m
- Sesselbahn/Gondelbahn Alt St.Johann-Sellamatt gondola · 7.8 km away · rises 499 m
- Gondelbahn Espel-Stöfeli gondola · 8.4 km away · rises 420 m
- Luftseilbahn Iltios-Chäserrugg cable car · 9.3 km away · rises 917 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.