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Gondola · Lans, Austria

Patscherkofelbahn

Patscherkofelbahn is a gondola near Lans, Austria. It climbs 953 m over 2.41 km, from 1,007 m to 1,960 m above sea level. Between its 22 pylons, the cable runs up to about 63 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

64/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Patscherkofelbahn is scarier than 64% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 120 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 63 m, as high as a 21-storey building, 397 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 282 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 29°.
  • More than 50 m above the ground for 148 m of the 2.41 km ride.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Patscherkofelbahn is near Lans, Austria, at 1,007 m above sea level (47.22207° N, 11.42675° E). From there it runs 2.41 km up to the top station at 1,960 m.

Opened
2017-12-22
Capacity
2,000 people per hour
Per cabin
10 people
Ride time
about 10 min

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Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.