Gondola · Sofia, Bulgaria
Княжевския лифт
Княжевския лифт is a gondola near Sofia, Bulgaria. It climbs 593 m over 1.74 km, from 752 m to 1,344 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 117 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
90/100 · Very scary
By the numbers, Княжевския лифт is scarier than 90% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 1 of 8 in Bulgaria.
- Highest above the ground: about 117 m, higher than the Statue of Liberty (93 m), 782 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 1.35 km.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 29°.
- More than 50 m above the ground for 1.05 km of the 1.74 km ride.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of Княжевския лифт is near Sofia, Bulgaria, at 752 m above sea level (42.65248° N, 23.23936° E). From there it runs 1.74 km up to the top station at 1,344 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
Nearby lines
- Кабинков лифт Симеоново - Алеко (Simeonovo-Aleko Gondola) gondola · 8.8 km away · rises 1,073 m
- Tzari Mali Grad Railway funicular · 34.2 km away · rises 90 m
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.