Cable Cars & Mountain Railways in United Kingdom

The best cable cars and mountain railways in the United Kingdom: 3 on the world’s top 100

3 of the world’s 100 best cable cars and mountain railways are in the United Kingdom, according to The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways 2026, published by Worth a Journey. The highest ranked is Snowdon Mountain Railway in Llanberis at N° 76, followed by Nevis Range Mountain Gondola in Fort William at N° 77 and Heights of Abraham in Matlock Bath at N° 93.

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

The United Kingdom has the 10th most entries of the 42 countries on The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways 2026.

The United Kingdom has 3 of the 40 entries from Europe; the highest ranked in Europe is Flåm Railway in Flåm, Norway, at N° 1 in the world.

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

Snowdon Mountain Railway in Llanberis is N° 76 of The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 1 in the United Kingdom.

Nevis Range Mountain Gondola in Fort William is N° 77 of The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 2 in the United Kingdom.

Heights of Abraham in Matlock Bath is N° 93 of The World’s 100 Best Cable Cars & Mountain Railways 2026, published by Worth a Journey, and N° 3 in the United Kingdom.