Cable car · Weggis, Switzerland
Luftseilbahn Weggis-Rigi Kaltbad
Luftseilbahn Weggis-Rigi Kaltbad is a cable car near Weggis, Switzerland. It climbs 932 m over 2.10 km, from 496 m to 1,429 m above sea level. Between its 3 pylons, the cable runs up to about 150 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
92/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Luftseilbahn Weggis-Rigi Kaltbad is scarier than 92% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 77 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 150 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 1.36 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 959 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 28°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 1.35 km of the 2.10 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Luftseilbahn Weggis-Rigi Kaltbad is near Weggis, Switzerland, at 496 m above sea level (47.03406° N, 8.44082° E). From there it runs 2.10 km up to the top station at 1,429 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Operator
- RB
- Per cabin
- 80 people
Nearby lines
- Luftseilbahn Küssnacht-Seebodenalp cable car · 3.8 km away · rises 564 m
- Luftseilbahn Hinterbergen cable car · 4.4 km away · rises 574 m
- Luftseilbahn Vitznau –Wissifluh cable car · 4.7 km away · rises 450 m
- Private-CableCar cable car · 5.0 km away · rises 65 m
- Luftseilbahn Kräbel-Rigi Scheidegg cable car · 5.6 km away · rises 877 m
- Oberschwend-Rigi Burggeist cable car · 6.4 km away · rises 534 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.