Gondola · Saas-Fee, Switzerland
Plattjen
Plattjen is a gondola near Saas-Fee, Switzerland. It climbs 771 m over 1.84 km, from 1,798 m to 2,568 m above sea level. Between its 11 pylons, the cable runs up to about 44 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
49/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Plattjen is scarier than 49% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 323 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 44 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 1.19 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 282 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 36°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Plattjen is near Saas-Fee, Switzerland, at 1,798 m above sea level (46.10253° N, 7.92638° E). From there it runs 1.84 km up to the top station at 2,568 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 6 people
Nearby lines
- Alpin Express I gondola · 1.0 km away · rises 801 m
- Spielbodenbahn gondola · 1.1 km away · rises 36 m
- Felskinn cable car · 1.9 km away · rises 1,144 m
- Spielbodenbahm gondola · 1.9 km away · rises 618 m
- Hannig gondola · 2.1 km away · rises 520 m
- Alpin Express II gondola · 2.8 km away · rises 396 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.