Cable car · Grindelwald, Switzerland
Pfingsteggbahn
Pfingsteggbahn is a cable car near Grindelwald, Switzerland. It climbs 362 m over 956 m, from 1,024 m to 1,385 m above sea level. Between its 3 pylons, the cable runs up to about 124 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
86/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Pfingsteggbahn is scarier than 86% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 128 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 124 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 369 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 893 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 20°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 748 m of the 956 m ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Pfingsteggbahn is near Grindelwald, Switzerland, at 1,024 m above sea level (46.62312° N, 8.04700° E). From there it runs 956 m up to the top station at 1,385 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 30 people
Nearby lines
- Firstbahn, Grindelwald, 1,061–1,562 m gondola · 1.9 km away · rises 501 m
- Firstbahn, Grindelwald, 1,562–1,953 m gondola · 3.7 km away · rises 390 m
- Männlichenbahn, Grindelwald gondola · 4.1 km away · rises 682 m
- Firstbahn, Grindelwald, 1,953–2,166 m gondola · 4.4 km away · rises 214 m
- Männlichenbahn, Lauterbrunnen gondola · 7.0 km away · rises 598 m
- Wengen LWM cable car · 9.3 km away · rises 948 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.