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The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways · 2026

The Best Cable Cars in the World

42 of the 100 lines in The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways 2026 are cable cars, in 25 countries. The highest placed is Titlis Rotair in Engelberg, Switzerland, at number 2 in the world. Teleférico de Mérida in Mérida, Venezuela (number 4) and Stanserhorn CabriO in Stans, Switzerland (number 5) follow.

Titlis Rotair
N° 2 · Titlis Rotair, Engelberg

What they are

Large cabins hang from fixed cables and run between two or three stations. Several cabins turn on the way up: Titlis Rotair above Engelberg, the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway in Cape Town, Skyway Monte Bianco from Courmayeur and the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. Stanserhorn CabriO has an open upper deck on the cabin roof.

To high summits

The Aiguille du Midi cable car climbs from Chamonix to 3,842 metres, the line to Matterhorn Glacier Paradise from Zermatt to about 3,883 metres, and the Teleférico de Mérida through five stations to Pico Espejo. In the Dolomites, cable cars run to Sass Pordoi, Lagazuoi and Punta Rocca on the Marmolada.

Over the sea

Hon Thom Cable Car crosses about 8 kilometres of sea to an island off Phu Quoc. In South Korea, the Mokpo and Sacheon cable cars run out to islands. The Achadas da Cruz cable car on Madeira drops from a clifftop to a village on the shore.

Lines

91. Rajgir Ropeway 89. Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway 85. Jackson Hole Aerial Tram 84. Teleférico de las Barrancas del Cobre 83. Tsomgo Lake Ropeway 79. Teleférico das Achadas da Cruz 73. Babadağ Teleferik 67. Galzigbahn 65. Palm Springs Aerial Tramway 64. Gletscherbahnen Kaprun 61. Tianmen Mountain Cableway 59. Telecabina Bâlea 58. Namak Abrud Telecabin 56. Singapore Cable Car 54. Funivia Marmolada 52. Olympos Teleferik 44. Galala Cable Car 43. Boztepe Teleferik 37. Funivia Lagazuoi 34. Schilthornbahn 33. Glacier 3000 32. Nordkettenbahnen 31. Teleférico del Teide 30. Bursa Uludağ Teleferik 28. Langkawi SkyCab 24. Kotor Cable Car 21. Loen Skylift 20. Téléphérique de Jounieh 19. Sacheon Sea Cable Car 17. Table Mountain Aerial Cableway 16. Bayerische Zugspitzbahn 15. Matterhorn Glacier Paradise 14. Funivia Sass Pordoi 13. Skyway Monte Bianco 12. Mokpo Marine Cable Car 11. Hon Thom Cable Car 9. Fansipan Legend Cable Car 8. Sugarloaf Cable Car 6. Téléphérique de l’Aiguille du Midi 5. Stanserhorn CabriO 4. Teleférico de Mérida 2. Titlis Rotair 2
91. Rajgir Ropeway 89. Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway 85. Jackson Hole Aerial Tram 84. Teleférico de las Barrancas del Cobre 83. Tsomgo Lake Ropeway 79. Teleférico das Achadas da Cruz 73. Babadağ Teleferik 67. Galzigbahn 65. Palm Springs Aerial Tramway 64. Gletscherbahnen Kaprun 61. Tianmen Mountain Cableway 59. Telecabina Bâlea 58. Namak Abrud Telecabin 56. Singapore Cable Car 54. Funivia Marmolada 52. Olympos Teleferik 44. Galala Cable Car 43. Boztepe Teleferik 37. Funivia Lagazuoi 34. Schilthornbahn 33. Glacier 3000 32. Nordkettenbahnen 31. Teleférico del Teide 30. Bursa Uludağ Teleferik 28. Langkawi SkyCab 24. Kotor Cable Car 21. Loen Skylift 20. Téléphérique de Jounieh 19. Sacheon Sea Cable Car 17. Table Mountain Aerial Cableway 16. Bayerische Zugspitzbahn 15. Matterhorn Glacier Paradise 14. Funivia Sass Pordoi 13. Skyway Monte Bianco 12. Mokpo Marine Cable Car 11. Hon Thom Cable Car 9. Fansipan Legend Cable Car 8. Sugarloaf Cable Car 6. Téléphérique de l’Aiguille du Midi 5. Stanserhorn CabriO 4. Teleférico de Mérida 2. Titlis Rotair 2
  1. Titlis Rotair N° 2 Titlis Rotair Engelberg, Switzerland Cable car
  2. Teleférico de Mérida N° 4 Teleférico de Mérida Mérida, Venezuela Cable car
  3. Stanserhorn CabriO N° 5 Stanserhorn CabriO Stans, Switzerland Cable car
  4. Téléphérique de l’Aiguille du Midi N° 6 Téléphérique de l’Aiguille du Midi Chamonix, France Cable car
  5. Sugarloaf Cable Car N° 8 Sugarloaf Cable Car Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Cable car
  6. Fansipan Legend Cable Car N° 9 Fansipan Legend Cable Car Sa Pa, Vietnam Cable car
  7. Hon Thom Cable Car N° 11 Hon Thom Cable Car Phu Quoc, Vietnam Cable car
  8. Mokpo Marine Cable Car N° 12 Mokpo Marine Cable Car Mokpo, South Korea Cable car
  9. Skyway Monte Bianco N° 13 Skyway Monte Bianco Courmayeur, Italy Cable car
  10. Funivia Sass Pordoi N° 14 Funivia Sass Pordoi Canazei, Italy Cable car
  11. Matterhorn Glacier Paradise N° 15 Matterhorn Glacier Paradise Zermatt, Switzerland Cable car
  12. Bayerische Zugspitzbahn N° 16 Bayerische Zugspitzbahn Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Cable car
  13. Table Mountain Aerial Cableway N° 17 Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Cape Town, South Africa Cable car
  14. Sacheon Sea Cable Car N° 19 Sacheon Sea Cable Car Sacheon, South Korea Cable car
  15. Téléphérique de Jounieh N° 20 Téléphérique de Jounieh Jounieh, Lebanon Cable car
  16. Loen Skylift N° 21 Loen Skylift Loen, Norway Cable car
  17. Kotor Cable Car N° 24 Kotor Cable Car Kotor, Montenegro Cable car
  18. Langkawi SkyCab N° 28 Langkawi SkyCab Langkawi, Malaysia Cable car
  19. Bursa Uludağ Teleferik N° 30 Bursa Uludağ Teleferik Bursa, Turkey Cable car
  20. Teleférico del Teide N° 31 Teleférico del Teide Tenerife, Spain Cable car
  21. Nordkettenbahnen N° 32 Nordkettenbahnen Innsbruck, Austria Cable car
  22. Glacier 3000 N° 33 Glacier 3000 Col du Pillon, Switzerland Cable car
  23. Schilthornbahn N° 34 Schilthornbahn Mürren, Switzerland Cable car
  24. Funivia Lagazuoi N° 37 Funivia Lagazuoi Passo Falzarego, Italy Cable car
  25. Boztepe Teleferik N° 43 Boztepe Teleferik Ordu, Turkey Cable car
  26. Galala Cable Car N° 44 Galala Cable Car Galala City, Egypt Cable car
  27. Olympos Teleferik N° 52 Olympos Teleferik Kemer, Turkey Cable car
  28. Funivia Marmolada N° 54 Funivia Marmolada Malga Ciapela, Italy Cable car
  29. Singapore Cable Car N° 56 Singapore Cable Car Singapore, Singapore Cable car
  30. Namak Abrud Telecabin N° 58 Namak Abrud Telecabin Namak Abrud, Iran Cable car
  31. Telecabina Bâlea N° 59 Telecabina Bâlea Bâlea Cascadă, Romania Cable car
  32. Tianmen Mountain Cableway N° 61 Tianmen Mountain Cableway Zhangjiajie, China Cable car
  33. Gletscherbahnen Kaprun N° 64 Gletscherbahnen Kaprun Kaprun, Austria Cable car
  34. Palm Springs Aerial Tramway N° 65 Palm Springs Aerial Tramway Palm Springs, United States Cable car
  35. Galzigbahn N° 67 Galzigbahn St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria Cable car
  36. Babadağ Teleferik N° 73 Babadağ Teleferik Ölüdeniz, Turkey Cable car
  37. Teleférico das Achadas da Cruz N° 79 Teleférico das Achadas da Cruz Porto Moniz, Portugal Cable car
  38. Tsomgo Lake Ropeway N° 83 Tsomgo Lake Ropeway Gangtok, India Cable car
  39. Teleférico de las Barrancas del Cobre N° 84 Teleférico de las Barrancas del Cobre Divisadero, Mexico Cable car
  40. Jackson Hole Aerial Tram N° 85 Jackson Hole Aerial Tram Teton Village, United States Cable car
  41. Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway N° 89 Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway Hartbeespoort, South Africa Cable car
  42. Rajgir Ropeway N° 91 Rajgir Ropeway Rajgir, India Cable car

Best by region

  1. The NordicsFlåm RailwayFlåm, NorwayN° 1
  2. EuropeFlåm RailwayFlåm, NorwayN° 1
  3. AsiaFansipan Legend Cable CarSa Pa, VietnamN° 9
  4. The Middle EastTéléphérique de JouniehJounieh, LebanonN° 20
  5. North AmericaPeak 2 Peak GondolaWhistler, CanadaN° 36
  6. Latin AmericaTeleférico de MéridaMérida, VenezuelaN° 4
  7. AfricaTable Mountain Aerial CablewayCape Town, South AfricaN° 17
  8. OceaniaScenic WorldKatoomba, AustraliaN° 27

Best by kind

  1. Cable carsTitlis RotairEngelberg, SwitzerlandN° 2
  2. GondolasGeoje Panorama Cable CarGeoje, South KoreaN° 10
  3. Rack & Mountain RailwaysFlåm RailwayFlåm, NorwayN° 1
  4. ChairliftsAerosilla Cerro CampanarioBariloche, ArgentinaN° 39
  5. FunicularsGelmerbahnHandeck, SwitzerlandN° 22

Best by country

  1. SwitzerlandTitlis RotairEngelbergN° 2
  2. United StatesTelluride GondolaTellurideN° 41
  3. South KoreaGeoje Panorama Cable CarGeojeN° 10
  4. ItalySkyway Monte BiancoCourmayeurN° 13
  5. TurkeyBursa Uludağ TeleferikBursaN° 30