Cable car · Meiringen, Switzerland
Oberaarbahn, Meiringen, 1,948–2,210 m
Oberaarbahn is a cable car near Meiringen, Switzerland. It climbs 262 m over 1.48 km, from 1,948 m to 2,210 m above sea level. Between its 3 pylons, the cable runs up to about 208 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
94/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Oberaarbahn is scarier than 94% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 48 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 208 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 758 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.33 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 12°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 1.18 km of the 1.48 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Oberaarbahn is near Meiringen, Switzerland, at 1,948 m above sea level (46.57138° N, 8.33126° E). From there it runs 1.48 km up to the top station at 2,210 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Sidelhornbahn cable car · 0.6 km away · rises 257 m
- Hospizbahn cable car · 1.0 km away · rises 162 m
- Oberaarbahn, Meiringen, 2,216–2,303 m cable car · 2.5 km away · rises 87 m
- Pendelbahn Käppeli-Trift (Triftbahn) cable car · 16.1 km away · rises 364 m
- Tällibahn (Pendelbahn Fuhren - Birchlaui) cable car · 18.7 km away · rises 543 m
- Robiei-Cavagnoli cable car · 19.5 km away · rises 322 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.