Cable car · Engelberg, Switzerland
Tällibahn (Pendelbahn Fuhren - Birchlaui)
Tällibahn (Pendelbahn Fuhren - Birchlaui) is a cable car near Engelberg, Switzerland. It climbs 543 m over 1.13 km, from 1,173 m to 1,716 m above sea level. Between its 4 pylons, the cable runs up to about 70 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
73/100 · Scary
By the numbers, Tällibahn (Pendelbahn Fuhren - Birchlaui) is scarier than 73% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 215 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 70 m, as high as a 23-storey building, 549 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 595 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 28°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 278 m of the 1.13 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Tällibahn (Pendelbahn Fuhren - Birchlaui) is near Engelberg, Switzerland, at 1,173 m above sea level (46.73224° N, 8.33795° E). From there it runs 1.13 km up to the top station at 1,716 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Per cabin
- 8 people
Nearby lines
- Pendelbahn Käppeli-Trift (Triftbahn) cable car · 2.6 km away · rises 364 m
- Distelboden - Bonistock cable car · 5.6 km away · rises 257 m
- Gondelbahn Mägisalp-Planplatten (Eagle-Express) gondola · 6.6 km away · rises 528 m
- Stöckalp - Melchsee-Frutt gondola · 7.4 km away · rises 854 m
- Titlis Connect cable car · 8.0 km away · rises 559 m
- Luftseilbahn Titlis-Rotair cable car · 8.0 km away · rises 593 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.