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Comments:	The Téléphérique du Salève is a passenger cable car that provides access to the top of Mont Salève which overlooks the city of Geneva, Switzerland. The cable car, inaugurated in 1932, climbs very steeply due to the near vertical face of the ridge, with an ascension of 2,182 feet (665m) in an overall length of 3,845 feet (1,172m) taking 4 minutes to achieve. The base station in Étrembières is at an altitude of 1,417 feet (432m), while the top station at 3,600 feet (1,097m). Each cable car cabin can hold up to 60 people. Hours of operation: Check website for seasonal times. Winter Season: January 17, 2026 through April 1, 2026 Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 09.00 (9:00 am) to 16.45 (4:45 pm). Closed November 3 to January 17, 2026 for major inspection work and maintenance. <p> Admission: Round trip tickets: Adult (20 to 64 years old) €18, Students, Seniors (65 and over) young people (16 to 19 years old) €13, Children (4 to 15 years old) €6.50, Children under 4 years old are free. Free parking at the departure station. <p> <b>Machine 1</b> is in front of the entrance to the valley station of the cable car. The cost is 1 euro and a 5-cent coin. Designs all have a beaded border: <br> 1. (H) Mountain station with 'Téléphérique du Saleve, alt, 1097'. <br> 2. (V) Cable car gondola with 'La Cabione Depuis 2014'. <br> 3. (H) Two birds and a ship shooting water in front of Mont Salève with 'Mont Saleve'. <p> <b>Retired from Machine 1</b>: 1) 80 year anniversary coin with '80 ans Téléphérique Salève 1932 2012'. <p> G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: 46°09'45.6"N Longitude: 6°11'21.3"E <br> Google Maps coordinates: 557Q+3M Étrembières, France <p> 8/16/14: This is the cable car you take to see Geneva from above. You can reach here from Geneva. <p> 01.08.2025. Machine still here and pressing well. Antje Engel <p> 15/12/25: Scans added. <p>
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Téléphérique du Salève

Machine Locations > France

Route du Téléphérique
AUVERGNE-RHôNE-ALPES - Etrembières, France, 74100

Phone: +33 450 949 568

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The Téléphérique du Salève is a passenger cable car that provides access to the top of Mont Salève which overlooks the city of Geneva, Switzerland. The cable car, inaugurated in 1932, climbs very steeply due to the near vertical face of the ridge, with an ascension of 2,182 feet (665m) in an overall length of 3,845 feet (1,172m) taking 4 minutes to achieve. The base station in Étrembières is at an altitude of 1,417 feet (432m), while the top station at 3,600 feet (1,097m). Each cable car cabin can hold up to 60 people. Hours of operation: Check website for seasonal times. Winter Season: January 17, 2026 through April 1, 2026 Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 09.00 (9:00 am) to 16.45 (4:45 pm). Closed November 3 to January 17, 2026 for major inspection work and maintenance.

Admission: Round trip tickets: Adult (20 to 64 years old) €18, Students, Seniors (65 and over) young people (16 to 19 years old) €13, Children (4 to 15 years old) €6.50, Children under 4 years old are free. Free parking at the departure station.

Machine 1 is in front of the entrance to the valley station of the cable car. The cost is 1 euro and a 5-cent coin. Designs all have a beaded border:
1. (H) Mountain station with 'Téléphérique du Saleve, alt, 1097'.
2. (V) Cable car gondola with 'La Cabione Depuis 2014'.
3. (H) Two birds and a ship shooting water in front of Mont Salève with 'Mont Saleve'.

Retired from Machine 1: 1) 80 year anniversary coin with '80 ans Téléphérique Salève 1932 2012'.

G.P.S. coordinates: Latitude: 46°09'45.6"N Longitude: 6°11'21.3"E
Google Maps coordinates: 557Q+3M Étrembières, France

8/16/14: This is the cable car you take to see Geneva from above. You can reach here from Geneva.

01.08.2025. Machine still here and pressing well. Antje Engel

15/12/25: Scans added.

Machine 1 - Outside the entrance to the valley station

Retired from Machine 1