Cable car · Modane, France
Turra
Turra is a cable car near Modane, France. It climbs 458 m over 866 m, from 2,036 m to 2,494 m above sea level. Between its 2 pylons, the cable runs up to about 169 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
92/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Turra is scarier than 92% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 16 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 169 m, higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza (139 m), 259 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 866 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 28°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 757 m of the 866 m ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Turra is near Modane, France, at 2,036 m above sea level (45.26818° N, 6.89820° E). From there it runs 866 m up to the top station at 2,494 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
Nearby lines
- Vieux Moulin gondola · 2.3 km away · rises 638 m
- Val Cenis le Haut gondola · 3.1 km away · rises 142 m
- Grande Motte cable car · 16.9 km away · rises 419 m
- Mélézet gondola · 17.2 km away · rises 625 m
- Mont Bochor cable car · 18.4 km away · rises 587 m
- Funiculaire Perce-Neige funicular · 18.9 km away · rises 920 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.