Gondola · Karabaglar, Turkey
Balçova Teleferik
Balçova Teleferik is a gondola near Karabaglar, Turkey. It climbs 353 m over 762 m, from 78 m to 432 m above sea level. Between its 4 pylons, the cable runs up to about 40 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
30/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Balçova Teleferik is scarier than 30% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 18 of 28 in Turkey.
- Highest above the ground: about 40 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 149 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 206 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 30°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Balçova Teleferik is near Karabaglar, Turkey, at 78 m above sea level (38.38725° N, 27.04441° E). From there it runs 762 m up to the top station at 432 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.