The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways · 2026
The Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways in the Middle East
9 of the 100 lines in The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways 2026 are in the Middle East, in 5 countries. The highest placed is Téléphérique de Jounieh in Jounieh, Lebanon, at number 20 in the world. Bursa Uludağ Teleferik in Bursa, Turkey (number 30) and Boztepe Teleferik in Ordu, Turkey (number 43) follow.
Turkey
Olympos Teleferik climbs from near Beldibi to the summit of Mount Tahtalı at 2,365 metres. Babadağ Teleferik rises from Ölüdeniz to the summit of Babadağ. Cable cars also run from Bursa toward Uludağ, from the centre of Ordu up Boztepe hill and from Derbent to Kuzuyayla in Kartepe.
Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Iran
The Téléphérique de Jounieh runs from the bay up to Harissa and the Our Lady of Lebanon statue. Ajloun Cable Car starts near Ajloun Castle and crosses forested hills. Galala Cable Car climbs about 20 minutes above the Red Sea, and the Namak Abrud Telecabin rises through Hyrcanian forest above the Caspian Sea.
Lines
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N° 20
Téléphérique de Jounieh
Jounieh, Lebanon
Cable car
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N° 30
Bursa Uludağ Teleferik
Bursa, Turkey
Cable car -
N° 43
Boztepe Teleferik
Ordu, Turkey
Cable car -
N° 44
Galala Cable Car
Galala City, Egypt
Cable car -
N° 52
Olympos Teleferik
Kemer, Turkey
Cable car -
N° 58
Namak Abrud Telecabin
Namak Abrud, Iran
Cable car -
N° 73
Babadağ Teleferik
Ölüdeniz, Turkey
Cable car -
N° 98
Ajloun Cable Car
Ajloun, Jordan
Gondola -
N° 100
Kartepe Teleferik
Kartepe, Turkey
Gondola
Best by region
- The NordicsFlåm RailwayFlåm, NorwayN° 1
- EuropeFlåm RailwayFlåm, NorwayN° 1
- AsiaFansipan Legend Cable CarSa Pa, VietnamN° 9
- The Middle EastTéléphérique de JouniehJounieh, LebanonN° 20
- North AmericaPeak 2 Peak GondolaWhistler, CanadaN° 36
- Latin AmericaTeleférico de MéridaMérida, VenezuelaN° 4
- AfricaTable Mountain Aerial CablewayCape Town, South AfricaN° 17
- OceaniaScenic WorldKatoomba, AustraliaN° 27