Gondola · Zermatt, Switzerland
Matterhorn Express, Zermatt, 1,860–2,587 m
Matterhorn Express is a gondola near Zermatt, Switzerland. It climbs 728 m over 2.07 km, from 1,860 m to 2,587 m above sea level. Between its 20 pylons, the cable runs up to about 65 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
67/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Matterhorn Express is scarier than 67% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 245 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 65 m, as high as a 22-storey building, 1.61 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 252 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 34°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 248 m of the 2.07 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Matterhorn Express is near Zermatt, Switzerland, at 1,860 m above sea level (46.00167° N, 7.73196° E). From there it runs 2.07 km up to the top station at 2,587 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,800 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
- Ride time
- about 7 min
Nearby lines
- Matterhorn Express, Zermatt, 2,436–2,587 m gondola · 1.1 km away · rises 151 m
- Furi - Trockener Steg cable car · 1.3 km away · rises 1,061 m
- Riffelberg-Express gondola · 1.8 km away · rises 715 m
- Zermatt - Furi cable car · 1.8 km away · rises 225 m
- Matterhorn Express, Zermatt, 1,634–1,860 m gondola · 1.8 km away · rises 226 m
- Matterhorn Express, Zermatt, 2,436–2,928 m gondola · 1.9 km away · rises 492 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.