The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways · 2026
The Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways in Oceania
4 of the 100 lines in The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways 2026 are in Oceania. The highest placed is Scenic World in Katoomba, at number 27 in the world. Skyrail Rainforest Cableway in Cairns (number 51) and Cataract Gorge Chairlift in Launceston (number 72) follow.
Australia
Scenic World in Katoomba has three rides over the Jamison Valley: an incline railway, a cableway and a skyway. Near Cairns, Skyrail Rainforest Cableway crosses the rainforest canopy between Smithfield and Kuranda and the Kuranda Scenic Railway reaches the same village through the Barron Gorge. The Cataract Gorge Chairlift in Launceston spans 457 metres over the gorge.
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