Gondola · Sargans, Switzerland
Palfriesbahn
Palfriesbahn is a gondola near Sargans, Switzerland. It climbs 1,248 m over 2.74 km, from 475 m to 1,722 m above sea level. Between its 9 pylons, the cable runs up to about 229 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
97/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Palfriesbahn is scarier than 97% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 31 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 229 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 572 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 856 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 34°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 1.48 km of the 2.74 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Palfriesbahn is near Sargans, Switzerland, at 475 m above sea level (47.07218° N, 9.39391° E). From there it runs 2.74 km up to the top station at 1,722 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Ragnatsch-Hinterspina cable car · 0.8 km away · rises 755 m
- Stoffel Bahn funicular · 4.2 km away · rises 30 m
- Gondelbahn Saxli-Schönhalden gondola · 5.2 km away · rises 848 m
- Wangs-Maienberg-Furt gondola · 7.4 km away · rises 986 m
- Prodalp-Express gondola · 8.4 km away · rises 350 m
- Bad Ragaz-Pardiel gondola · 9.8 km away · rises 1,132 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.