The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways · 2026
The Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways in the Nordics
3 of the 100 lines in The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways 2026 are in the Nordics, in 2 countries. The highest placed is Flåm Railway in Flåm, Norway, at number 1 in the world. Loen Skylift in Loen, Norway (number 21) and Aurora Sky Station Chairlift in Abisko, Sweden (number 96) follow.
Norway
The Flåm Railway runs about 20 kilometres from Flåm on the fjord up to Myrdal and stops at the Kjosfossen waterfall. Loen Skylift climbs from the Nordfjord to the top of Mount Hoven in about five minutes.
Sweden
The Aurora Sky Station chairlift in Abisko is a two-seater up Nuolja mountain, with a café and terrace at the top station.
Lines
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