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

The Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways in Italy

6 of the 100 lines in The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways 2026 are in Italy. The highest placed is Skyway Monte Bianco in Courmayeur, at number 13 in the world. Funivia Sass Pordoi in Canazei (number 14) and Funivia Lagazuoi in Passo Falzarego (number 37) follow.

Skyway Monte Bianco
N° 13 · Skyway Monte Bianco, Courmayeur

Dolomites

Funivia Sass Pordoi runs from Passo Pordoi to a terrace at 2,950 metres. Funivia Lagazuoi climbs from Passo Falzarego to about 2,700 metres. Funivia Marmolada reaches Punta Rocca in three stages, passing a Great War museum at Serauta. A gondola links the centre of Ortisei with the Alpe di Siusi.

Mont Blanc and Lake Maggiore

Skyway Monte Bianco climbs in rotating cabins from Courmayeur to Punta Helbronner at 3,466 metres. Above Laveno-Mombello, two-person bucket cabins rise to Sasso del Ferro over Lake Maggiore.

Lines

82. Funivia Ortisei–Alpe di Siusi 62. Funivie del Lago Maggiore 54. Funivia Marmolada 37. Funivia Lagazuoi 14. Funivia Sass Pordoi 13. Skyway Monte Bianco
82. Funivia Ortisei–Alpe di Siusi 62. Funivie del Lago Maggiore 54. Funivia Marmolada 37. Funivia Lagazuoi 14. Funivia Sass Pordoi 13. Skyway Monte Bianco
  1. Skyway Monte Bianco N° 13 Skyway Monte Bianco Courmayeur Cable car
  2. Funivia Sass Pordoi N° 14 Funivia Sass Pordoi Canazei Cable car
  3. Funivia Lagazuoi N° 37 Funivia Lagazuoi Passo Falzarego Cable car
  4. Funivia Marmolada N° 54 Funivia Marmolada Malga Ciapela Cable car
  5. Funivie del Lago Maggiore N° 62 Funivie del Lago Maggiore Laveno-Mombello Gondola
  6. Funivia Ortisei–Alpe di Siusi N° 82 Funivia Ortisei–Alpe di Siusi Ortisei Gondola

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