[1] This article is a List of gondola lifts around the world. A gondola lift has cabins suspended from a continuously circulating cable whereas aerial trams simply shuttle back and forth on cables. (Both are cable cars, and both are aerial lifts which also includes chairlifts.) For aerial tramways, see the List of aerial tramways. For funitels, see the Funitel article.
(Note: this list should not contain aerial tramways or chairlifts.)
The Constantine Cable Car, linking the two parts of Constantine.
Oran Cableway, Oran.
Annaba Cableway, Annaba.
Skikda Cableway, Skikda.
Telemcen Cableway, Telemcen.
South Africa
Hartbeespoort, North West - Gondola above Hartebeespoort Dam - Hartbeespoort Aerial Cableway
Gondola in the National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, Pretoria
Egypt
Ain Sokhna-Gondola above El Sokhna
Asia
Mainland China
Gondola - At Mount Tai, Shandong
Access to mountain tops of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Hunan
Access to between the two higher altitude mountain tops of Mount Tai in Shandong
Huangshan has three cable cars going up the mountain: the Eastern Trail's Yungu Si cable car, The Western Trail's Yuping cable car, and Taiping cable car[2]
Hong Kong
Ocean Park, Hong Kong Island - Cable car from Nam Long Shan Headland to Wong Chuk Hang within the Park
Lantau Island - Ngong Ping 360, a 5.7 km cableway from MTR Tung Chung station to Ngong Ping Terminals near Po Lin Monastery. The cableway is part of the Ngong Ping 360 project.
India
Gulmarg Gondola - The New Cable Car of GulmargCable CarsTimber Trail at Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh
The Girnar ropeway in Junagadh, Gujarat, is Asia's longest ropeway.
The Gulmarg Gondola in Jammu and Kashmir, one of the highest in Asia
The Naina Devi Gondola in the state of Himachal Pradesh
Iran's Tochal gondola lift: The French (Poma) built gondolas that carry tourists and skiers to Tochal mountain, IranNamakabrud's gondola lift
Dizin ski resort on the north mountains of Tehran at Gajereh region includes three gondola lifts. The lowest point of the region is 2650 m, while its highest point is 3600m above the sea level.[3]
The Pooladkaf gondola lift in Pooladkaf ski resort, near Sepidan, on the north mountains of Shiraz at Fars region. Elevation of this lift is from 2810 to 3231 meters from sea level.
The Tochal gondola lift (Tele-cabin) from metropolitan Tehran to the Tochal Ski Resort
Namakab Rud gondola lift in Mazandaran Province in northern Iran. It cuts through a lush forest and connects the Alborz, one of the highest summits in the region, to the villa city on the coast of the Caspian Sea.[4]
Lahijan Cable Car in the Gilan province
Eynali Cable in the north of Tabriz.
Israel
Kibbutz Manara cliff cable cars, Upper Galilee - a vital connection to the valley below. It lifts people from Kiryat Shmona to Kibbutz Manara at the top of Manara Cliff.
Haifa Rakavlit - a part of the city's expanded public transport system complementing the existing city bus and Metronit BRT lines.
Kazakhstan
The Medeu - Shymbulak gondola links the sports complex Medeu and the ski resort Shymbulak in Almaty.
Japan
Among 170 aerial lifts in Japan, 97 lines are gondola lifts, including 3 funitels. 65 gondola lifts operate full season. See the above article for the full listing of aerial lifts in the country (including aerial tramways). Gondola lifts with English articles include:
Dragondola, Naeba, Yuzawa, Niigata, is the longest aerial lift in Japan (5.5 km), as well as the fastest gondola lift in the country (6 m/s)
SP Gondola, Takasu Snow Park, Gujō, Gifu, also runs at 6 m/s
Gozaisho Ropeway, Komono, Mie
Katsuragiyama Ropeway, Izunokuni, Shizuoka
Nikkō Shiranesan Ropeway, Katashina, Gunma
Rusutsu Resort, Rusutsu, Hokkaidō
Shin-Kōbe Ropeway, Kōbe, Hyōgo
Sky Safari, Himeji Central Park, Himeji, Hyōgo
Yokohama Air Cabin; Yokohama, Kanagawa
Lebanon
The Teleferique connects the bay of Jounieh, a city 16 km north of the capital Beirut, to Harissa's Our Lady of Lebanon pilgrimage monument at about 650 meters above sea level. It is 1,570 meters long and travels at 3.15 meters/second. It holds an exceptional view to the Mediterranean, as well as a dense pine forest.[5]
Macau
Cable Guia
Wynn Palace - The gondola lifts are an attraction within the hotel complex.
Malaysia
Genting Skyway, connecting Gohtong Jaya to the hilltop resort of Genting Highlands, is one of the fastest gondola lift in Asia (6 m/s), and was the longest cable car in Southeast Asia
Awana Skyway, connecting Awana Transport Hub, Chin Swee Temple and SkyAvenue in Genting Highlands, they are among the strongest monocable gondola installations in the world
Langkawi Cable Car connects to Gunung Mat Cincang in the Langkawi Archipelago; this system has the longest free span for a mono-cable car at 950 m (3,120 ft) as well as one of the world's steepest with a 42° gradient.
Chandragiri Cable Car, Kathmandu
Nepal
Manakamana Cable Car - Access to the very religiously regarded remote Manakamana Temple
Chandragiri Cable Car from Thankot to Chandragiri hills.
Kalinchowk Bhagwati Temple Cable car - Operates from Kuri village in Dolakha District to the temple on the hill nearby.
Annapurna Cable Car - Operates from Lakeside in Pokhara to Sarangkot.
Pakistan
Ayubia National Park gondola lift
Saudi Arabia
A lift in the Sooda Region and one over the Abha city
Singapore
The Singapore Cable Car from Mount Faber to Sentosa Island; interesting in that it has an intermediate stop in a highrise building.
Transalpina ski resort - Ski Gondola.(2 ropeways connected via a middle station, due to problems regarding the power grid usually the second ropeway doesn't work)
Zlatibor - Zlatibor Gold Gondola (longest in the world at 9 km)
Tornik - Pribojska Banja (future longest in the world at 14.7 km)
Kopaonik - Brzeće - Mali Karaman
Slovenia
Kanin Cable Car in Bovec is the longest gondola lift in Slovenia. It takes skiers from the Bovec valley (436 m) to the central part of the ski slopes (2,200 m).
Teleférico de Benalmádena (es) - Tourist lift on the Costa Del Sol
Telecabina de la Coma del Clot (ca) - Pulsed gondola lift at Vall de Núria, Catalonia.[11]
Teleférico de Madrid in Madrid, Community of Madrid. From Parque del Oeste to Casa de Campo.[12]
Vall de Núria telecabina - six-person cars in two sets of four each.
Sweden
Gondola in Åre
Branäs - Ski lift.
Åre - Olympiagondolen - Ski lift.
Kläppen - Ski lift.
Switzerland
Classic gondola lift in Emmetten, Switzerland
More than 40 Swiss ski resorts have gondola lifts for eight or more passengers, with more than 100 individual lifts in operation.[13] Notable lifts include:
Gondelbahn Grindelwald-Männlichen is a 6071m tram with a journey time of 30 minutes.[14]
Seilbahnen Beatenberg-Niederhorn, from Beatenberg to the summit of the Niederhorn
Wallowa Lake Tramway, Wallowa–Whitman National Forest, Joseph
Portland Aerial Tram
Texas
Texas Skyway, Fair Park, Dallas
Washington
Skyride, Riverfront Park, Spokane
West Virginia
Pipestem Resort State Park, Pipestem
Oceania
Australia
Arthurs Seat, Victoria. The Eagle opened on 3 December 2016. Made by Doppelmayr.
Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney
Skyrail Rainforest Cableway, Cairns
Horse Hill Lift, Mount Buller, Victoria †
Kosciusko Express lift, Thredbo, New South Wales †
Merritts Gondola, Thredbo, New South Wales (Opening 2020)[15]
†Note: Horse Hill and Kosciusko Express are combined lifts (or 'chondolas') where gondolas and four seat detachable chairs can be added to a cable according to demand.
Christchurch Gondola, Heathcote Valley, Port Hills
Skywaka Gondola, Whakapapa ski field, Mt Ruapehu
All lifts at the list of New Zealand ski lifts
South America
Argentina
"Telecabina" (Chapelco Ski resort)
Aerogondolas (Skyride), Parque de la Ciudad Theme Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina
"Telecabina Amancay", Cerro Catedral Ski Resort, San Carlos de Bariloche
"Telecabina Jean Pierre", Cerro Bayo Ski Resort, Villa La Angostura
"Teleférico San Bernardo", Salta, Argentina
Bolivia
Mi Teleférico (La Paz). First three lines opened in 2014, six more lines are being planned. At 10 km (6.2 mi) in length, Phase One (the first three lines) was considered to be the longest aerial cable car system in the world upon its completion in 2014. The Phase Two expansion would extend the system by some 20 km (12 mi).[16]
Brazil
Teleférico do Alemão, a cable car servicing the Complexo do Alemão favela in Rio de Janeiro.
Teleférico da Providência, a cable car servicing the Providência neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro. Has not operated since 2016
"Bondinho Parque Unipraias", a tourist cable car in Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina.
"Bondinhos Aéreos Parque da Serra", a tourist cable car in Canela, Rio Grande do Sul.
"Bontur Bondinhos Aéreos", a tourist cable car in Aparecida, São Paulo.
Chile
Santiago Cable Car. In Santiago, a tramway was open on April 1, 1980, in San Cristóbal Hill. With 72 cabins moving at 4 meters per second, its biggest tower is 124.6 ft (38 m) tall, and the smallest 26.2 ft (8 m). The Teleférico de Santiago has 12 towers and takes almost 20 minutes to cover the 3 miles (4860 m) route, powered by a 100 hp engine.
Colombia
In the Colombian National Coffee Park in Montenegro, department of Quindío, there is a tourist tramway hovering over the park.
Metrocable is an urban public transit system serving the steep areas of Medellín. The system is interconnected with the metropolitan train system, Metro de Medellín.
In the Chicamocha National Park (Santander), there is a tourist cable car system connecting the "Panachi" station with the town of "Meseta de los Santos", across the Chicamocha Canyon. Total length of 6.3 km.
Megacable is an urban public transit system serving the steep areas of Pereira, and is interconnected with the bus rapid transit network "Megabús".[17]
Ecuador
Aerovia (Guayaquil) in Guayaquil. Gondola lift.
Telefériqo in Quito. Gondola lift.
Venezuela
Metrocable is an urban public transit system in Caracas.