Winter 2026/27 from 7 November
Ride the cable car to 2,971 m, cross the Peak Walk suspension bridge from one summit to the next and walk out onto the glacier. What the ticket costs, when it runs and how to get there, checked against official sources.
Scex Rouge summit and Peak Walk bridge in deep snow. Photo: Christian David / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Independent guide, not the official Glacier 3000 website. Official tickets and live opening status: glacier3000.ch
Tickets 2026/27
One return ticket covers the cable car, the Peak Walk, the Ice Express chairlift and the Glacier Walk. Swiss Travel Pass, GA and Half Fare holders pay the children’s price.
Cable car ticket
The return cable car from Col du Pillon to Scex Rouge, sold on GetYourGuide. You get yourself to Col du Pillon by car or PostBus.
With transport
Coach and minibus day trips that drive you to Col du Pillon and back. Many sell the cable car as an extra, so check what is included.
From the operator
Glacier 3000 sells the return ticket at CHF 95 for adults on its own website and at the ticket office at Col du Pillon. Swiss Travel Pass, GA and Half Fare holders pay the reduced price there.
This site earns nothing from the official shop.
Col du PillonBase station, car park, PostBus
CabaneMid-station, change cable car
Scex RougeTop station, restaurants, Peak Walk
Live at the top
Glacier 3000 says the lifts can stop when gusts pass 80 km/h. Whether they are running today is on the operator’s live page. Official lift status
Source: MeteoSwiss, automatic station Les Diablerets (DIA). Measured values, updated every 10 minutes.
Honest answers to the questions people ask before they book, and side-by-side comparisons with the other big Swiss summits.
GetYourGuide
Coach day trip from Montreux to Col du Pillon with time at Glacier 3000; the cable car ticket is an option you add.
Departs from Place de l'Eurovision, Montreux · About 6 hours
GetYourGuide
Coach day trip from Lausanne to Glacier 3000 with free time in Montreux on the way back; check whether the cable car is included in the option you pick.
Departs from Vennes metro stop, Lausanne · 8 to 9 hours
GetYourGuide
Coach day trip from Geneva to Col du Pillon and Glacier 3000 with free time in Montreux; the cable car is an option.
Departs from Geneva · 6 to 10 hours
Les Diablerets is the closest village; Gstaad is about 20 minutes away by car or bus. For every hotel in the area, see our sister site Gstaad Hotel Guide.
Les Diablerets · 4-star superior · 111 rooms
In Les Diablerets, about six minutes by car from the cable car
Winter season from 19 December
From €491 a night
Les Diablerets · 3-star · 48 rooms
Family hotel in Les Diablerets, a short drive to Col du Pillon
From €245 a night
Gstaad · 4-star superior · 46 rooms
Beside Gstaad station, where the PostBus to Col du Pillon starts
From €432 a night
For the 2026/27 season the return cable car from Col du Pillon to Scex Rouge is CHF 95 for adults and CHF 48 for children aged 6 to 15 and holders of a Swiss Travel Pass, GA or Half Fare card. Children under 6 ride free.
No. Glacier 3000 Tickets is an independent visitor guide. The official website is glacier3000.ch, and the operator sells tickets there and at the ticket office at Col du Pillon.
The winter season runs from 7 November 2026 to 30 April 2027. Every autumn the cable car closes for maintenance; in 2026 that is from 19 October to 6 November. Cable cars run from 09:00; check the operator’s live status on the morning you go.
The cable car starts at Col du Pillon, on the road between Gsteig and Les Diablerets. It is about 20 minutes by car from Gstaad, and PostBus line 180 stops at the base station. Coach day trips run from Geneva, Lausanne and Montreux.
