FELL - SPIS - SINSGÄU

You have your equipment and food ready and want to go up the mountain? Here you will find all the information about the area and the cable car.

The railroad is in operation all year round in summer and winter. To start the ride you have to call Mr. Durrer with the installed phone at the station. He will then operate the train and transport you safely up or down.

Life with the cable car

The small cable cars in the Engelberg Valley are indispensable from a tourist point of view. They are considered a true cultural asset by visitors and locals alike. However, even in this century, the Bähnli are primarily important means of transport for the farming families, who can only meet their daily needs by ropeway.

In the heart of Oberrickenbach are the two Buirebähnli of Josef Durrer.

The passion of Josef Durrer for his Buiräbähnli

Josef Durrer already grew up here at 1200 m above sea level at the Spis farm and took over his parents' farm at a young age. He has always lived and worked the life above Oberrickenbach. His farm includes a lot of pasture land, which he now leases out. Meanwhile he is in a well-deserved retirement and besides his wife, the two children and a couple of cats it became quieter on the farm. Today he looks after both cable cars and welcomes hikers with pleasure. The lower section Fell - Spis cable car belongs to him and the upper one he manages for the Alpgenossenschaft. The Spis - Sinsgäu cable car stands out for its unusual cabin - a so-called "Niederberger Schiffli". These historic cable cars of the manufacturer Niederberger - today Inauen-Schätti - still travel through the air as a convertible and offer a lasting experience.

TICKETS, OPERATION & MORE

Tickets & Prices

Payment
Please pay for your ticket in cash or with TWINT at the middle station.

 

Prices Fell – Spis

One-way trip 

CHF 3.00

Return journey 

CHF 5.00

 

Prices Spis – Sinsgäu

One-way trip 

CHF 8.00

Return journey 

CHF 9.00

 

Prices Fell – Spis – Sinsgäu

One-way trip 

CHF 8.00

Return journey 

CHF 14.00

 

Operating instructions

Operating instructions for the cable cars Fell – Spis and Spis – Sinsgäu

Press the call button at the valley station or call 079 711 09 26.

The lift staff will answer and operate the lift from the middle station as soon as you are in the lift.

Open the gondola door manually. The cable car will only run if the door is properly closed.

For safety reasons, we ask you to remain seated for the entire ride.

Emergency & Contact

Please keep calm.

Josef Durrer
+41 79 711 09 26

More Info

Fell – Spis

Length of track:

990 meters

Travel time:

5 minutes

Year of construction: 

1974

Height of top station:         

1200 metres above sea level

Capacity:

4 persons

 

Spis – Sinsgäu

Länge Bahn:

1580 meters

Fahrzeit:

10 minutes

Baujahr: 

1979

Höhe Bergstation:            

1650 metres above sea level

Hiking

Do you want to keep track on the mountain?
Find suitable maps here or visit us at the Tourist Information.

 

OBERRICKENBACH - SPIS - WITTERN - ZICKZACK PATH - HALDIGRAT

  • Oberrickenbach - Spis - Spis - Wittern with the cable cars
  • Wanderung: Wittern via the ZickZack path to Haldigrat
  • Hiking time approx. 2 h

BUIRÄBÄHNLI - SAFARI STAGE 2

Gastronomy

Exercise in the great outdoors gives you hunger. In the Haghütte below the Sinsgäu mountain station you can sit comfortably.

ALP HAGHÜTTE

The Alpbeizli Haghütte is one of the particularly inviting kind. Located on the hiking trail Bannalp - Sinsgäu - Oberrickenbach / Sinsgäu - Gitschenen / Sinsgäu - Haldigrat (zigzag trail), it is definitely worth a visit. And for those who don't want to stop in, at least buy a piece of cheese to eat at home as a souvenir of the beautiful hike.

Contact

SEILBAHN FELL - SPIS
Josef Durrer
Ober Spis 1
6387 Oberrickenbach
+41 79 711 09 26