Over 40 mountain railways

The mountains in Nidwalden offer an impressive 360-degree panorama of the Alps and the world's densest network of cable cars opens up the peaks around Lake Lucerne. Discover the fascinating mountains in Nidwalden and surroundings.

Timetable Cableway & Railway

Here you can find the current opening hours of the mountain railways in Nidwalden. In spring and autumn, the mountain railways are sometimes closed due to maintenance work.

Association «Freunde der Kleinseilbahnen»

Get to know the association "Freunde der Kleinseilbahnen" (Friends of small cable cars).

Buiräbähnli Safari

From Engelberg, the path leads via Zingel and Lutersee lake to Eggendössli, where you take the Rugisbalm cableway down to Mettlen (Grafenort). Once down in the valley, you follow Engelberg’s Aa river to Büelen valley station then catch the cableway up the mountain. From there, the path sets off on a...