Cable car · Promontogno, Switzerland
Pranzaira-Albigna
Pranzaira-Albigna is a cable car near Promontogno, Switzerland. It climbs 899 m over 2.24 km, from 1,196 m to 2,095 m above sea level. Between its 3 pylons, the cable runs up to about 246 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
98/100 · Among the scariest
By the numbers, Pranzaira-Albigna is scarier than 98% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 20 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 246 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 497 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.26 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 29°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 1.63 km of the 2.24 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Pranzaira-Albigna is near Promontogno, Switzerland, at 1,196 m above sea level (46.35804° N, 9.64413° E). From there it runs 2.24 km up to the top station at 2,095 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Construction
- 1955/2016
- Per cabin
- 8 people
- Ride time
- about 7 min
Nearby lines
- Sils-Furtschellas cable car · 13.5 km away · rises 512 m
- Murtèl-Corvatsch cable car · 16.1 km away · rises 596 m
- Surlej-Murtèl cable car · 17.1 km away · rises 831 m
- Ascensore inclinato, Lanzada funicular · 18.0 km away · rises 64 m
- Snow Eagle cable car · 18.1 km away · rises 1,069 m
- Signalbahn cable car · 21.0 km away · rises 352 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.