Gondola · Sankt Michael im Lungau, Austria
Sonnenbahn
Sonnenbahn is a gondola near Sankt Michael im Lungau, Austria. It climbs 817 m over 2.10 km, from 1,082 m to 1,899 m above sea level. Between its 13 pylons, the cable runs up to about 44 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
34/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Sonnenbahn is scarier than 34% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 324 of 408 in Austria.
- Highest above the ground: about 44 m, as high as a 15-storey building, 1.59 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 214 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 26°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Sonnenbahn is near Sankt Michael im Lungau, Austria, at 1,082 m above sea level (47.10095° N, 13.64792° E). From there it runs 2.10 km up to the top station at 1,899 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Opened
- 2011
- Per cabin
- 8 people
- Ride time
- about 8 min
Nearby lines
- Großeckbahn gondola · 2.7 km away · rises 787 m
- Silverjet I gondola · 4.7 km away · rises 482 m
- Silverjet II gondola · 5.0 km away · rises 510 m
- Gipfelbahn, Sankt Margarethen im Lungau gondola · 5.8 km away · rises 462 m
- Almbahn, Sankt Michael im Lungau gondola · 6.2 km away · rises 561 m
- Zehnerkarbahn, Untertauern, 2,054–2,196 m gondola · 16.8 km away · rises 142 m
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.