Cable Cars & Mountain Railways in South Africa

Table Mountain Aerial Cableway in Cape Town, South Africa leads Africa on the world’s 100 best cable cars and mountain railways, at N° 17

2 of the world’s 100 best cable cars and mountain railways are in South Africa, according to The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Table Mountain Aerial Cableway in Cape Town at N° 17, followed by Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway in Hartbeespoort at N° 88. Table Mountain Aerial Cableway is also the highest ranked of the 2 entries from Africa.

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

South Africa has the 16th most entries of the 41 countries on The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways 2026.

South Africa has 2 of the 2 entries from Africa; the highest ranked in Africa is Table Mountain Aerial Cableway in Cape Town, South Africa, at N° 17 in the world.

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

Table Mountain Aerial Cableway in Cape Town is N° 17 of The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 1 in South Africa.

Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway in Hartbeespoort is N° 88 of The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 2 in South Africa.