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

The Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways in Africa

2 of the 100 lines in The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways 2026 are in Africa. The highest placed is Table Mountain Aerial Cableway in Cape Town, at number 17 in the world.

Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
N° 17 · Table Mountain Aerial Cableway, Cape Town

South Africa

Table Mountain Aerial Cableway carries a rotating cabin from the foot of Table Mountain to the summit above Cape Town. Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway climbs above Hartbeespoort Dam.

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89. Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway 17. Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
89. Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway 17. Table Mountain Aerial Cableway
  1. Table Mountain Aerial Cableway N° 17 Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Cape Town, South Africa Cable car
  2. Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway N° 89 Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway Hartbeespoort, South Africa 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