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Gondola · Fiss, Austria

Schönjochbahn II

Schönjochbahn II is a gondola near Fiss, Austria. It climbs 520 m over 1.21 km, from 1,916 m to 2,437 m above sea level. Between its 13 pylons, the cable runs up to about 48 m above the ground.

How scary is it?

49/100 · Moderate

By the numbers, Schönjochbahn II is scarier than 49% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 219 of 408 in Austria.

  • Highest above the ground: about 48 m, as high as a 16-storey building, 734 m after the bottom station.
  • Longest stretch without a pylon: 265 m.
  • Steepest stretch of cable: 33°.

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Where does it start?

The bottom station of Schönjochbahn II is near Fiss, Austria, at 1,916 m above sea level (47.06548° N, 10.59671° E). From there it runs 1.21 km up to the top station at 2,437 m.

Capacity
2,800 people per hour
Per cabin
8 people

Nearby lines

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.