Gondola · Meribel, France
Saulire Express 2
Saulire Express 2 is a gondola near Meribel, France. It climbs 632 m over 1.85 km, from 2,070 m to 2,702 m above sea level. Between its 18 pylons, the cable runs up to about 40 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
44/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Saulire Express 2 is scarier than 44% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 114 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 40 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 1.74 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 225 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 41°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Saulire Express 2 is near Meribel, France, at 2,070 m above sea level (45.38928° N, 6.58805° E). From there it runs 1.85 km up to the top station at 2,702 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,800 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Pas du Lac 2 gondola · 0.7 km away · rises 472 m
- Saulire cable car · 1.3 km away · rises 623 m
- Pas du Lac 1 gondola · 1.4 km away · rises 527 m
- Vizelle gondola · 1.5 km away · rises 578 m
- Rhodos 2 gondola · 1.7 km away · rises 207 m
- Saulire Express 1 gondola · 1.7 km away · rises 636 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.