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Gondola · Bingen am Rhein, Germany

Rüdesheimer Seilbahn

Rüdesheimer Seilbahn is a gondola near Bingen am Rhein, Germany. It climbs 211 m over 1.37 km, from 100 m to 312 m above sea level. Between its 12 pylons, the cable runs up to about 45 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

22/100 · Gentle

By the numbers, Rüdesheimer Seilbahn is scarier than 22% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 48 of 64 in Germany.

  • Highest above the ground: about 45 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 1.20 km after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 208 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 16°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Rüdesheimer Seilbahn is near Bingen am Rhein, Germany, at 100 m above sea level (49.97960° N, 7.92105° E). From there it runs 1.37 km up to the top station at 312 m.

Per cabin
2 people

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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.