At the completion of the summer/high season in Switzerland, many mountain funiculars cease operation until April or May. Some cableways close for maintenance prior to the busy winter season commencing.
Below you will find the closure dates for some of Switzerland’s most popular cable cars and funiculars.
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Cable car and funicular closures in Switzerland – winter 2020/21
Jungfrau Region
| Stechelberg – Murren – Schilthorn cableway | Closed 20 April to 15 May, 2020 Closed 26 April to 30 April, 2021 Closed 15 November to 10 December, 2021 |
| Murren – Allmendhubel funicular | Closed 14 April to 12 June, 2020 Closed 12 October to 11 December, 2020 Closed 12 April to 11 June, 2021 Closed 18 October to 10 December, 2021 |
| BLM Bergbahn Lauterbrunnen – Murren | No closures |
| Harder Kulm funicular | Closed 2 December, 2019 to 12 April, 2020 |
| Wengen – Mannlichen cableway | Closed 28 October to 13 December, 2019 |
| Grindelwald – Mannlichen cableway | Closed until 13 December, 2019 (due to reconstruction) |
| Grindelwald – First cableway | Closed 27 October to 30 November, 2019 |
| Grindewald – Pfingstegg cableway | Closed 21 October, 2019 to 3 May, 2020 |
| Gelmer funicular | Closed 21 October, 2019 to 6 June, 2020 (weekend operation commences 23 May, 2020) |
| Stockhorn cableway | Closed 11 and 12 November, 2019 Closed Mon & Tue from 18 November to 15 December, 2019 Closed Mon & Tue from 13 January to 8 March, 2020 Closed 9 March to 17 April, 2020 |
Kandersteg area
| Niesen funicular | Closed from 11 November, 2019 to 8 May, 2020 |
| Kandersteg – Oeschinensee cableway | Closed 21 October to 20 December, 2019 Closed 23 March to 8 May, 2020 Closed 25 October to 18 December, 2020 |
Gstaad
| Glacier 3000 | Closed 21 October to 8 November, 2019 |
Lucerne area
| Engelberg – Trubsee cableway | No closures |
| TITLIS Rotair (Stand – TITLIS) | Closed 4 to 15 November, 2019 |
| Kriens – Frakmuntegg – Pilatus | Closed 21 October to 8 November, 2019 |
| Weggis – Rigi Kaltbad cableway | Closed 4 to 15 November, 2019 Closed 9 March to 9 April, 2020 |
| Kräbel – Rigi Scheidegg cableway | Closed 25 November to 5 December, 2019 Closed 14 to 24 April, 2020 |
| CabriO Stanserhorn cableway and funicular | Closed 17 November, 2019 to 1 May, 2020 |
| Schwyz – Stoos funicular | Closed 18 to 29 November, 2019 |
| Morschach – Stoos cableway | Closed 4 to 15 November, 2019 |
The CabriO Stanserhorn cableway with its rooftop viewing platform
Zermatt
| Matterhorn Glacier Paradise cableway | Closed 20 April to 15 May, 2020 Closed 28 September to 6 November, 2020 |
| Zermatt to Rothorn cableway | Closed 4 to 29 May, 2020 Closed 12 to 31 October, 2020 |
Locarno
| Locarno – Madonna del Sasso funicular | No closures |
| Orselina – Cardada cableway | Closed 21 October – 20 December, 2019 |
| Cardada – Cimetta chairlift | Closed 21 October – 20 December, 2019 Closed Mon to Thu in December/January/February/March |
*All information is provided in good faith. It is recommended you check the website of the funicular/cableway to confirm operating dates.
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