Gondola · Randogne, Switzerland
Violettes Express
Violettes Express is a gondola near Randogne, Switzerland. It climbs 714 m over 2.47 km, from 1,506 m to 2,221 m above sea level. Between its 21 pylons, the cable runs up to about 66 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
57/100 · Moderate
By the numbers, Violettes Express is scarier than 57% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 294 of 402 in Switzerland.
- Highest above the ground: about 66 m, as high as a 22-storey building, 2.17 km after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 177 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 27°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 40 m of the 2.47 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Violettes Express is near Randogne, Switzerland, at 1,506 m above sea level (46.32052° N, 7.49853° E). From there it runs 2.47 km up to the top station at 2,221 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
- Capacity
- 2,200 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 6 people
Nearby lines
- Crans-Merbé-Cry d'Er gondola · 2.1 km away · rises 751 m
- Montana - Arnouvaz gondola · 2.3 km away · rises 189 m
- Funitel Violettes-Plaine Morte gondola · 2.8 km away · rises 652 m
- Iffigenalp-Rawil-Weisshorn cable car · 6.3 km away · rises 407 m
- Les Grillesses - Le Bâté "Malo Express" gondola · 7.1 km away · rises 584 m
- Militärseilbahn Iffigenalp-Rawil-Weisshorn cable car · 7.7 km away · rises 931 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.