Cable car · Emmetten, Switzerland
Luftseilbahn St.Jakob-Gitschenen
Luftseilbahn St.Jakob-Gitschenen is a cable car near Emmetten, Switzerland. It climbs 557 m over 1.69 km, from 979 m to 1,536 m above sea level. Between its 6 pylons, the cable runs up to about 94 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
79/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Luftseilbahn St.Jakob-Gitschenen is scarier than 79% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 175 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 94 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 349 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 608 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 25°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 569 m of the 1.69 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Luftseilbahn St.Jakob-Gitschenen is near Emmetten, Switzerland, at 979 m above sea level (46.90168° N, 8.52259° E). From there it runs 1.69 km up to the top station at 1,536 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Operator
- LGGI
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Luftseilbahn Grosstal-Horlachen cable car · 2.0 km away · rises 311 m
- Luftseilbahn Gossalp-Oberalp cable car · 2.9 km away · rises 284 m
- Luftseilbahn Chlital-Musenalp cable car · 3.5 km away · rises 298 m
- Luftseilbahn Chlital-Gietisflue cable car · 3.7 km away · rises 362 m
- Luftseilbahn Weid-Furggelen cable car · 3.7 km away · rises 380 m
- Luftseilbahn Spis-Sinsgäu cable car · 5.4 km away · rises 452 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.