Cable car · Engelberg, Switzerland
Luftseilbahn Stäfeli-Äbnet
Luftseilbahn Stäfeli-Äbnet is a cable car near Engelberg, Switzerland. It climbs 307 m over 472 m, from 1,358 m to 1,664 m above sea level. Between its 3 pylons, the cable runs up to about 85 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
77/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Luftseilbahn Stäfeli-Äbnet is scarier than 77% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 190 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 85 m, as high as a 28-storey building, 229 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 269 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 44°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 140 m of the 472 m ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Luftseilbahn Stäfeli-Äbnet is near Engelberg, Switzerland, at 1,358 m above sea level (46.79890° N, 8.49243° E). From there it runs 472 m up to the top station at 1,664 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 4 people
- Ride time
- about 4 min
Nearby lines
- Luftseilbahn Engelberg-Fürenalp cable car · 2.5 km away · rises 759 m
- Luftseilbahn Titlis-Rotair cable car · 6.1 km away · rises 593 m
- Titlis Connect cable car · 6.1 km away · rises 559 m
- Luftseilbahn Kilchbühl-Bord cable car · 6.3 km away · rises 322 m
- Luftseilbahn Trübsee-Stand cable car · 6.5 km away · rises 622 m
- Gondelbahn Trübsee-Stand (TITLIS-Xpress), Engelberg, 1,791–2,412 m gondola · 6.5 km away · rises 621 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.