Cable car · Airolo, Switzerland
Robiei-Cavagnoli
Robiei-Cavagnoli is a cable car near Airolo, Switzerland. It climbs 322 m over 1.67 km, from 1,890 m to 2,213 m above sea level. Between its 7 pylons, the cable runs up to about 178 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
91/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Robiei-Cavagnoli is scarier than 91% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 82 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 178 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 1.16 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 481 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 28°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 835 m of the 1.67 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Robiei-Cavagnoli is near Airolo, Switzerland, at 1,890 m above sea level (46.44320° N, 8.51275° E). From there it runs 1.67 km up to the top station at 2,213 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
Nearby lines
- Funivia San Carlo-Robiei cable car · 2.8 km away · rises 860 m
- Funivia Pesciüm–Sasso della Boggia cable car · 10.0 km away · rises 325 m
- Funivia Airolo–Pesciüm cable car · 10.4 km away · rises 557 m
- Sidelhornbahn cable car · 19.0 km away · rises 257 m
- Hospizbahn cable car · 19.3 km away · rises 162 m
- Oberaarbahn, Meiringen, 1,948–2,210 m cable car · 19.5 km away · rises 262 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.