Cable Cars & Mountain Railways in Australia

The best cable cars and mountain railways in Australia: 4 on the world’s top 100

4 of the world’s 100 best cable cars and mountain railways are in Australia, according to The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Scenic World in Katoomba at N° 27, followed by Skyrail Rainforest Cableway in Cairns at N° 51 and Cataract Gorge Chairlift in Launceston at N° 72.

Source: The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways 2026, Worth a Journey, https://worthajourney.com/cable-cars/

Australia has the 7th most entries of the 42 countries on The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways 2026.

Australia has 4 of the 4 entries from Oceania; the highest ranked in Oceania is Scenic World in Katoomba, Australia, at N° 27 in the world.

N° 1 in the world is Flåm Railway in Flåm, Norway.

Scenic World in Katoomba is N° 27 of The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 1 in Australia.

Skyrail Rainforest Cableway in Cairns is N° 51 of The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 2 in Australia.

Cataract Gorge Chairlift in Launceston is N° 72 of The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 3 in Australia.

Kuranda Scenic Railway in Cairns is N° 75 of The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 4 in Australia.