As of 2026-10-12, Vanoise Express tops the list with 201 seats.
- #1 Vanoise Express — 201 seats
cable car in Savoie, France
The Vanoise Express is a French double-decker cable car that links La Plagne with Les Arcs ski resorts in the Alps, acting as a vital link in the Paradiski area. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #2 téléphérique de la Cime-Caron — 150 seats
gondola on France
source Wikidata - #3 Grande-Motte aerial tramway — 115 seats
Téléphériques de la Grande Motte is an aerial tramway in the French ski-resort Espace Killy. The tramway climbs the mountain peak with the same name in Tignes. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #4 Mt. Fuji Panoramic Ropeway — 72 seats
Japanese aerial lift
The ~Kawaguchiko~ Mt. Fuji Panoramic Ropeway , is a Japanese aerial lift line in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi, operated by Fuji Kyuko. Opened in 1959, the line climbs Mount Tenjō from the shores of Lake Kawaguchi, one of the Fuji Five Lakes. The observatory has a view of the lake, as well as Aokigahara forest, and Mount Fuji. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #5 Glacial Aerial Tramway Kaprun III — 61 seats
aerial tramway in Austria
The Glacial Aerial Tramway Kaprun III is the third section of the aerial tramway on the Kitzsteinhorn mountain at Kaprun, Austria. It was placed in service on 26 November 1966. It is currently branded Gipfelbahn. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #6 Téléphérique du Brévent — 60 seats
aerial tramway in France
source Wikidata - #7 Téléphérique du Salève — 60 seats
passenger cable car
The Téléphérique du Salève is a passenger cable car providing access to the top of the Salève in Haute-Savoie, France, overlooking the city of Geneva, Switzerland. The cable car is operated by a joint venture between RATP, Transports Publics Genevois, and COMAG. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #8 Ulriksbanen — 51 seats
aerial tramway in Bergen, Norway
Ulriksbanen is a passenger aerial tramway in Bergen, Norway. It connects the mountain Ulriken to the city, and is frequently used by tourists as well as locals. The tramway was first thought of by Frithjof Meidell Andersen in 1954, and a company was established in 1959. After having been constructed by a Swiss company, Ulriksbanen opened in 1961. Ulriksbanen, branded as Ulriken643, in reference to the height of Mount Ulriken, opened with a new cable car and new bigger Skyskraperen restaurant in... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #9 Mount Katsuragi Ropeway — 51 seats
ropeway line owned by Kintetsu in Japan's Kinki region
The Katsuragisan Ropeway , legally referred to as Katsuragi Ropeway Line , is an aerial tramway line in Gose, Nara, Japan. The line is the only aerial tramway line in Japan that is directly owned and operated by a major private railway company, the Kintetsu Railway. Opened in 1967, the line climbs Mount Yamato Katsuragi. Contactless smart cards PiTaPa or Surutto Kansai are not available on the line. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #10 Mount Kinka Ropeway — 46 seats
aerial tramway in Gifu, Japan
The Mt. Kinka Ropeway is a Japanese aerial lift line in Gifu, Gifu. This is the only line Gifu Kankō Ropeway operates. The company belongs to Meitetsu Group. The line, opened in 1955, climbs Mount Kinka, linking Gifu Park and Gifu Castle. Read more on Wikipedia.
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