Gondola · Zermatt, Switzerland
Matterhorn Glacier Ride II
Matterhorn Glacier Ride II is a gondola near Zermatt, Switzerland. It climbs 367 m over 1.71 km, from 3,456 m to 3,824 m above sea level. Between its 1 pylon, the cable runs up to about 229 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
95/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Matterhorn Glacier Ride II is scarier than 95% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 38 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 229 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 888 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.70 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 12°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 1.56 km of the 1.71 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Matterhorn Glacier Ride II is near Zermatt, Switzerland, at 3,456 m above sea level (45.93481° N, 7.70758° E). From there it runs 1.71 km up to the top station at 3,824 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Opened
- 2023-07-01
- Capacity
- 1,300 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 28 people
- Ride time
- about 4 min
Nearby lines
- Funivia del Plateau Rosa cable car · 1.9 km away · rises 626 m
- Trockener Steg - Matterhorn glacier paradise cable car · 2.1 km away · rises 881 m
- Trockener Steg - Klein Matterhorn Glacier Ride gondola · 2.1 km away · rises 904 m
- Cime Bianche Laghi gondola · 3.9 km away · rises 282 m
- Matterhorn Express, Zermatt, 2,436–2,928 m gondola · 4.8 km away · rises 492 m
- Furi - Trockener Steg cable car · 5.6 km away · rises 1,061 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.